On 9/7/20 10:10 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
The PC itself isn't so much the problem. My current PC is an HP 6000
Pro, which isn't all that old. The problem is that I have a DSL line,
which averages 100-200k b/sec. Fine for email, slow for bloated web
pages, and terrible for video.
Also, I hate Windows, and so am using linux. For whatever reason,
Youtube refuses to work with any of my linux browsers. The error
messages say it needs HTML5; but my browsers work fine with HTML5 files
from any other source.
If your HP6000 has CD/DVD/USB booting you can try most Linux
distributions as "live" from the external media without the pain of
installing. Tediously slow, but works well enough for testing. You can
easily try several distributions to see what works and what suits you.
Like Peppermnt
https://www.google.com/search?q=peppermint+linux
or linux mint (or others)
https://www.google.com/search?q=linux+mint
I'm running Puppy linux. I've tried a few others, but got lost in
"configuration hell". They might be fine for a linux expert, but I'm a
rank amateur.
I've favored Debian based distributions for decades. For the past 10
years or so, I've used Mint on laptops. I remember Puppy; I don't
believe it is still supported? The low cost of higher end hardware has
pushed low end hardware Linuxes out of popularity. I have given up hope
of ever again using my 386SXs.
I had to upgrade to a new android 9 smartphone...
To show what a luddite I am, I don't *have* a smartphone! For one thing,
the text is too hard to read for my tired old eyes. For another, my fat
old fingers can't type on the tiny keyboards. I've tried a tablet, but
even that's too small. (I'm reading this on a 17" monitor set to 1024x768).
Because of size and inconvenience of having a second object, bluetooth
keyboards are not a very desirable solution to the soft keyboard
problem. But, they work pretty well, are cheap, and many are of minimal
size.
An Android tablet is probably the best solution to screen size. A 10"
tablet is probably workable. I have no experience with remote monitors
for Androids.
Some time ago, I looked at Maru (I think is the name). A Linux
distribution that turns certain Android smart phones into a full blown
Linux computer. For meaningful use, one is forced to add an external
monitor and a real keyboard.
There are now several semi-crucial devices what support only app access;
no browser access. Two examples:
I've found the Emporia home energy monitoring highly valuable and cost
effective; they do not yet offer browser access.
The Tesla app offers car and PowerWall monitoring and car service
scheduling. Tesla seems to have no inclination to offer browser access.
There are now Chromebooks that run Android apps concurrently with normal
Chromebook functioning. I have one and it works well; you can use
either the Chromebook real keyboard or a soft keyboard. It offers both
touch screen and mouse cursor control. The Emporia app works on it.
The Tesla app first worked on it, then quit. I haven't yet spent time
trying to figure out why. Due to the demand for remote education
laptops, Chromebooks are in very short supply. Low end Chromebooks used
to go for $100 or less; I think the Chromebook with Android was about $200.
The more time I spend online, the LESS I get done!
You and EVERYONE else!
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