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One huuuge difficulty is that a lot of computer stuff is dependent on the era you’re using it in. If you take a computer now, you’ll end up using modern websit
by rtpg 7y ago
One huuuge difficulty is that a lot of computer stuff is dependent on the era you’re using it in.
If you take a computer now, you’ll end up using modern websites, stuff like Slack, etc, which will not mech well with older form factors or software.
Meanwhile my grandparents had a computer with XP, Diablo 2, and .... codeBlocks? The C/++ IDE.
Many years beyond a lot of this software, the computer experience is still pretty excellent. Especially when i can turn on a radio next to it to close off the last piece (having some music to listen to)
It’s been many years since I’ve used that machine , but it was great because I wasn’t trying to use the machine to watch YouTube or use Twitter
- scarface74 7y agoLong after Apple stopped supporting my 32 bit Core Duo 1.66Ghz circa 2006 Mac Mini with 1.5Gb RAM, I was able to install Windows 7 and my mom still uses it occasionally with the latest version of Chrome, iTunes and Office 2010 as a secondary computer. Her main computer is my old Sony Vaio 1.66Ghz Core Duo (bought used from Woot in 2007) all in one desktop with 2Gb RAM and a 1600x900 17” monitor. It’s running Windows 7. Neither feels slow. My Plex server until earlier this year was a 2009 Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz Dell business laptop with 8Gb RAM, gigabit Ethernet and one of the last great 1920x1200 displays.