Subj : Re: OS/2
To   : Utopian Galt
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Apr 28 2023 07:15:00

-=> Utopian Galt wrote to All <=-

 UG> if Microsoft is not going to support WIndows 10 especially the 32 bit
 UG> edition would OS/2 Arca Noae be the better solution?

Depends on what you're running. Windows 10 is going to be supported
until at least 2025, so there's some time. Are you running a 32-bit OS
for compatibility with a DOS BBS, or running on a 32-bit CPU?

If you can run a 64-bit OS but are limited in RAM, I'd look at the XFCE
versions of Ubuntu or Mint. They're relatively low-memory distros and
would run nicely in 4GB of memory.

I'm not sure of Arca Noae's support for Windows apps is like, it would
be nice if someone had ported WINE over to it.

If your CPU is 32-bit, you're a little limited as some distros are
discontinuing support for 32-bit CPUs. Debian still comes with a 32-bit
version, as do a couple of debian-based flavors.

I have a nice older home system. It's got a 4th generation i7, 16 GB of
RAM, but no TPM chip. I can't upgrade to Windows 11 automatically, but
may be able to upgrade from CD - but no guarantees from Microsoft. I may
be finally making the move to Linux in 2025.

I'd bet that corporate use of Windows 10 compels Microsoft to push
support out a little longer.



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