Subj : Your current version of Windows
To   : Paul Quinn
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Dec 02 2019 05:58:25

In a post between "Paul Quinn : August Abolins", on 12/1/2019 8:54 PM

 AA> My [4] above is the newest of the bunch. I have the extra
 AA> 4GB modules for it since about 6 months ago..

 PQ> Just do it. I recently upgraded my Dell Inspiron 560 (2010
 PQ> model) to 8Gb and it's still 'so nice'. (OTOH, it needs a
 PQ> couple of HDD fixes.) It ran Windows 7 out of the box, for
 PQ> 10 minutes till I saw the AV crappola. Then I plonked Ubuntu
 PQ> 10.04 LTS on it and never looked back. Now has Xubuntu 18.04
 PQ> LTS/64... smooth.

Yes, 8GB would make a big improvement for the [4] pc. Ram typically reaches 
near the current 4GB limit during the day when using my required programs at 
the same time.

The [4] pc is quiet, and small.  I should be able to even replace the current 
HDD with a larger SDD drive. But downtime is a rare commodity at the end of the 
business day which is typically 10+ hours.

The [4] pc is parked in a little nook that is currently blocked by "few 
things". <G>  No spare time to move those "few things", clean up the dust, and 
put everything back - fast.

>  * Origin: Quinn's Rock - Live from Paul's Xubuntu desktop!

I had quite the educational experience exploring linux distros for a friend.  I 
liked Xubuntu as well.  The trick was to find the right distro to match the 
specs of the pc.  Not every distro played well with NVIDIA video in the 
aforementioned [5] Dell pc for example.

BTW, although the [5] Dell pc supported 64-bit instructions, I settled with 
Win7/32.

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