Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: 3.5 Floppies
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Wed Mar 04, 2026 11:03

@VIA: DIGDIST
  Re: Re: 3.5 Floppies
  By: Rob Mccart to NIGHTFOX on Wed Mar 04 2026 07:43 am

 RM> You can buy ChromeBooks quite a bit cheaper that work easily enough that
 RM> Windows users can generally switch to them relatively painlessly, and you
 RM> save about $75 by avoiding the Windows License..

I recently decided to use Linux as my main OS on my main PC at home.  I've been using it for a bit over a month now, and I can't say I miss Windows.  I've even been able to use some of my favorite Windowssoftware on Linux (until I find Linux-native alternatives that I like); it seems that Windows support with Wine & such keeps getting better.  Even one of my favorite PC games, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, runs very well in Linux with Proton (and installed from Steam).  And similarly to Chromebook, I can avoid paying for a Windows license next time I build a new PC for myself.

Nightfox

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