I am using a 2009 Apple MacMini as my home computer. Many years ago, I upgraded RAM from 1GB to 3GB. Of course, the original operating system Mac OS X is unusab

I am using a 2009 Apple MacMini as my home computer. Many years ago, I upgraded RAM from 1GB to 3GB. Of course, the original operating system Mac OS X is unusable and unsupported for a long time now. It took not long after the first end of life messages from Apple that I installed GNU/Linux on it and this runs the small machine very stable since then. I also enjoy improving the performance of this system by following KISS philosophy. That means I mostly run CLI/TUI applications, the most used GUI app is Firefox which I use for web browsing (when Links/lynx/w3m are not sufficient). And because of such a minimalist setup, this 13 year old MacMini not only feels but in fact is way faster than my 4 year old Windows 10 work laptop. I hate that I have to replace that work laptop now with a more powerful machine just because Microsoft Defender is eating up too much resources permanently and Windows 11 installation is just around the corner. This exploitative way of acting by the industry is fatal for our environment and must change if we want to give future generations a chance. So thanks for this post - you have shown how it can be done differently and spread the word!