On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:45:04 -0700 Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote:
> On 12/04/2014 08:26 AM, Barry Titterton wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > How old is the oldest computer that you have in regular use? > > > > I was prompted to ask this question by a comment that I over heard while > > doing some Linux advocacy at my local community centre. They run > > beginners computer courses (Windows only) so I popped along to see if > > anyone would be interested in Linux and FOSS. There was a conversation > > which included the statement "If your machine is 3 to 4 years old it > > must be getting worn out, so you need to think about getting a new one". > > This got me thinking about my own machines and I realised that my main > > desktop PC (Pentium D 3.2GHz), that I use every day, will be 9 years old > > in February, and it is still capable of running Ubuntu 14.04 very well. > > > > So how old is your machine?. > > > > Regards, > > > > Barry T > > > Barry: > > My oldest machine is an HP Vectra, 450 megahertz machine with 512 meg of > RAM. The HP Vectra was introduced in 1983, and was popular for about 15 > years. > > My next-to-oldest machine is a Compaq Deskpro (small form factor), 933 > megahertz machine with 512 meg RAM. This machine was probably > introduced in 1986, and was popular through the 1990's (I see reference > guides for it dated 1997 & 1998). > > Probably the first question that comes to mind, is why do I use such > machines? > > These older machines are actually more valuable to me than newer > machines, as they allow me to test minimum configurations for my > software application (the KeyMusician Keyboard), which I designed to > also work (stated in the advertising) on older, slower machines. > > I cannot do such testing on a virtual machine because that introduces an > unacceptable amount of latency in playing music. > > Of course, my other reason for using old machines is the desire not to > throw away something that works perfectly well for the task intended. > With Linux, I have been able to productively use such machines. > > Given the above statement, I have a number of older machines. I have a > number of Dell Optiplex machines (GX-240, GX-260, and GX-270, produced > in 2003-2004). > > I have a Dell Dimension DX1100 (which used to be my primary machine), > for which production ended about 2008. > > My current primary machine is a Dell Inspiron 620 desktop machine, which > I bought two years ago, as a used machine. My spouse has a similar > primary machine. > > I have two Apple MacBook machines (manufactured between 2006 and 2011), > one of them 32-bit, and the other 64-bit, for testing on Mac OS X. > > I have an Acer Aspire 4535 laptop I use for performing music (and also > for testing). I bought it new in 2012. I have an older Sony Vaio > laptop I use for testing on Windows Vista. > > -- > Sincerely, > Aere > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users Wow my hardware isn't comparitively that old. I just got a new desktop that I use regularly but it was replacing a 10 year dell with a pentium 4 and I am on my 5+ year old laptop I still care enough about to upgrade with an ssd. It is running stronger than ever with the ssd now. I only really upgraded so I could run virtual machines which my laptop wasn't the best at because it did not have hardware support for virtualization. I stopped using old one because it didn't look good in a nonnative resolution and because I get so much more performance for the amount of electricity with the new one. -- Brendan Perrine <walteror...@gmail.com> -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
