Thanks for all the replies so far : they have been carefully saved. Clearly, I need to look up component specs on the I/net & try to get upto-date with 2020s tech after 6,5 yr absence.
I don't do gaming : SGT puzzles are enough for me. I use the HDD strictly for back-up + storage of infrequently used data + a Mint partition which allows me to use my scanner (another story). I would like to listen to some classical music -- eg the Canadian pianist who won the Warsaw Chopin prize recently -- , but have no desire to hear how politicians sound off. I don't want to have to rely entirely on an SSD which might fail suddenly : today, I sb able to restore the Gentoo system + Home files from HDD, if I had to buy a replacement SSD. ANB5 doesn't usually annoy me with noise. Any further comments are very welcome. I will report back when I've had time to review the info so far. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
