Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : boraxman
From : Adept
Date : Mon Dec 05 2022 09:54:44

 bo> I'm the only one who really is "into gaming", and even then, it is not
 bo> that much.  Part of the reason I stopped (apart from getting older,
 bo> having a family, etc), is that I don't really want to use Windows as I
 bo> consider Microsoft pretty evil.  Linux runs most of what I'm interested
 bo> in, Wine/Proton fills the gaps.

Yeah, there are multiple ways of doing gaming, and many ways to do it on a budget. And even to do it the expensive ways, and not destroy your budget, if you're lucky enough to have a bit of spare income.

And nice that Linux works for you. I've run Linux from time to time, and obviously use it on servers, but am way more fine with Windows and Microsoft than I was in the past.

But that's probably because I'm way more bothered by what the other tech giants have been up to. And Windows just seems like less of an oppressive monopoly than it once was.

But it's still neat when people manage to make Linux work for them, whatever the situation is.

 bo> However, the Demoscene is something else and to be honest, its something
 bo> I've wanted to get back into, though I've never made demos, only enjoyed
 bo> watching them.

Yeah, and you probably need more of a computer for that than creating a demo, depending on what route you go.

E.g., a lot of people code for older systems, or make something using Pico-8. Which, while it's not old, certainly feels like it could be.

But I've wanted to play around with newer things. And, well, be able to use Unreal Engine, even if I wouldn't necessarily only use it.

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