Subj : Re: Thinkpad Nostalgia
To   : vorlon
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Mar 12 2023 12:26:14

-=> vorlon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 vo> Hi poindexter FORTRAN,

 > It's got a 1.8 Ghz Core 2 duo, only a 32-bit CPU. 2 GB of RAM. I took
 > out the 500 GB hybrid SATA drive I'd put into it in 2014, and replaced
 > it with a 256GB SSD.

 vo> humm. From memory Core 2 duo's are 64bit cpu's.
 vo> What model is the cpu?

 > I did some digging around on the 'net to find a current 32-bit OS.
 > NetBSD was intriguing, as is BunsenLabs Linux, but Linux Mint Debian
 > edition still comes in a 32-bit edition.

 vo> Straight debian still has a 32bit version.


I'm using 32 bit Debian on my Thinkpad T43.  I would recommend at least 2G to
run it, but it works well.  From what I've read, Debian 12 will still support
32 bit.

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