Post ACy5gcZhmLSQL4vsaO by rolenthedeep@mastodon.lol
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(DIR) Post #ACxucDaddCZyCB4D9E by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T18:30:17Z
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"Your computer isn't that old, you just need a better operating system."You know, the more I keep using Linux, the truer this saying gets. It's amazing how far you can take even these 2000s machines with just the right mix of software.
(DIR) Post #ACxv0PeORSrAYCMOFk by coneheadbrown@indieweb.social
2021-11-01T18:34:37Z
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@kzimmermann 16gb of ram biggest scam of the 21st century
(DIR) Post #ACxwLMd8xwjnDeKVpg by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T18:49:40Z
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@coneheadbrown well more RAM always feels nice, but yup totally agreed
(DIR) Post #ACxwQlluuxo4ds0kW8 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T18:50:39Z
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@coneheadbrown> looks at htop showing 16GB total> backs away slowly...
(DIR) Post #ACxwRFonCpvrpTaTAG by coneheadbrown@indieweb.social
2021-11-01T18:50:39Z
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@kzimmermann nah college is a bigger scam
(DIR) Post #ACxzOsTrIsxGjSM0fY by trekkie1701c@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T19:23:54Z
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@kzimmermann I have a decommissioned Dell from some business that just has a dual-core CPU and a couple of gigs of RAM.It's set up with Proxmox (for some flexibility and so that I can remotely access the GUI, it's otherwise headless), and it runs data capture for my radio telescope. (Or did when I had a dongle for it, but I'll have another one waiting for me when I get home).Very low power, very old, but can do cool stuff.
(DIR) Post #ACy0NWSRnXx65ubyUK by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T19:34:48Z
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@trekkie1701c amazing usage! In my case I'm typing this toot from a 2007-era inspiron with similar specs running Puppy Linux off a USB stick.Does it run well? Well, it can do everything that a modern computer does only at a fraction of the price and resources. And the best part: people sometimes will even give it away to you for free because they think it's useless!
(DIR) Post #ACy0tPfwYARkKH8AV6 by New001@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T19:40:37Z
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@kzimmermann So, FreeDOS is better that Linux?
(DIR) Post #ACy1GdQTalhHdIy9JY by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T19:44:50Z
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@New001 don't know, I have never tried FreeDOS
(DIR) Post #ACy5gcZhmLSQL4vsaO by rolenthedeep@mastodon.lol
2021-11-01T20:34:15Z
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@kzimmermann man, all of my computers are from 2000-2010s and I still have no pressing need to upgrade.Drop in a dirt cheap ssd, max out on cheap DDR3, and put linux on it, and these machines run better than a lot of new machines, for a very low number of dollars.Windows, though, is so horrifically bloated that it's nearly unusable. I have to spend hours ripping out Microsoft garbage every time i do an install. SO glad my job is no longer tied to windows
(DIR) Post #ACy97Yok9lssMnVIvI by trekkie1701c@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T21:12:51Z
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@kzimmermann This is actually how I got into FOSS in the first place. My family was fairly poor and our computer - in the early 2000s - was an AST system with CGA graphics and an 80286 in it. My first real experience with a GUI system at home was when a friend gave me an otherwise junker PC that I can't remember the specs to, but it ran Mandrake Linux and it was amazing. I'd been hooked ever since.
(DIR) Post #ACy9Gs3E13JMcniW6S by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T21:14:15Z
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@rolenthedeep nice! Yeah, DDR3 is so cheap and readily available that I can't imagine using something else today. Coupled with a smart OS and bam: lean, mean machine!Glad to hear about your no-longer-dependency on Windows for your job! Did you have to "battle" against your employer to reach it? Or was that simply the default for the position? I really want to get to that position for my job one day :P
(DIR) Post #ACy9OjAUvRUnONrhYG by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-01T21:15:56Z
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@trekkie1701c wow, amazing story! Who can imagine creating life out of a - literally - discarded computer that has no apparent use? Such is the power of Free Software, a real underdog's tale!
(DIR) Post #ACyAh3XO22pjjUsIcq by rolenthedeep@mastodon.lol
2021-11-01T21:30:26Z
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@kzimmermann no, I left the world of professional programming lolI had been working for a game studio on a title in C#, we were tied to visual studio.Now I just program for my hobbies and side work. Most of what I want to do includes cross platform support, so might as well just live in Linux.Linux now is worlds apart from what it was a few years ago. I really don't miss windows at all.