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<p>The whole issue of 'obsolete' has been a bit of a puzzle to me,
too. <br>
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<p>Why is it necessary to get the latest and greatest? Why is a
phone, for example (maybe an iPhone 6 or a Galaxy S8) that was
once the latest and greatest -- and still works fine - suddenly
obsolete when a new model comes along? <br>
</p>
<p>Why is Word 10 (which I use to teach a 100 year old nun, and
usually use for most of my projects) obsolete - even though it
still works fine for me, and meets almost all of my needs? <br>
</p>
<p>The once state-of-the-art (or almost) Dell notebook that you
wrote about was hot shit a decade or so ago -- sure, new software
may require more resources - but this thing is still powerful, and
will do Linux Mint very well. With good desktop apps - and a lot
of apps that do things that are similar to the Windows or Mac apps
(or some ported across platforms to provide equivalent features
and capabilities) - why NOT keep an 'obsolete' machine alive and
vital? <br>
</p>
<p>This isn't quite like it was in the mid '90s when the Pentium or
80264 came out, and some apps wouldn't run on an earlier CPU. <br>
</p>
<p>I've been thinking about putting Linux on one of my virtual
machines and taking it for a spin.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/31/2019 9:45 AM, Phil Shapiro via
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<div> I've noticed several eBay vendors are selling used
laptops with Linux Mint installed. I sometimes buy <pwa
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community members at cost. I'm then able to provide free tech
support via my public library job.</div>
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<div> In some ways my job is analogous to an open
source Apple genius bar <pwa
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<div> Anyway, there might be an interesting story about
Linux finding its way into communities via eBay. I can.</div>
<div>pass along the <pwa
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<div> An interesting side angle to this <pwa
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use an em-dash here?" data-pwa-suggestions="—"
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class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">--</pwa> the vendors would
not be installing Linux Mint if there were no demand</div>
<div><pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-0981C7C1FB9A19F261C68D152F0AE4D4"
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Linux Mint 19.3xfce on a 2002 Dell Dimension 4550 desktop this
week. <pwa
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that computer would be out of commission. With Linux
installed,</div>
<div>it could see a few more years of use.</div>
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<div> Too often tech professionals use the word
"obsolete" as if it were a factual statement, rather than a
statement of opinion.</div>
<div>If you're a refugee from some <pwa
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2002 computer with Linux installed would be a dream system to
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<div> If your name were <pwa
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br>
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"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>
"Learning <pwa
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