On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 09:44:37AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Andrew McGlashan composed on 2019-06-21 20:03 (UTC+1000): > > > Most, if not all 32 bit arch machines are probably going to consume > > far more energy than newer machines of far greater capability. That > > is, it probably doesn't make any financial sense to continue running > > an old 32 bit machine. > > Retiring a working old PC requires an investment of not just money, but also > time, > and possibly retraining. The old PC is a sunk cost, and its user(s) may have > no > need for greater capability [...]
Besides, there's sometimes unique hardware involved, which makes things more... "interesting". But yeah, at some point, an old archived Debian version will be the sanest choice. Cheers -- t
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