Re: [GTALUG] More pointless battles [was: I'm discarding an old notebook!]
haha! Unless the battery, after 10 years, is non-functional. In my case, it is 15 years. On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 14:38, Anthony de Boer via talk wrote: > D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > I'm pretty sure that the notebook could run DOS. Or act as a headless > > Linux server. Neither of these appeals to me. > > The one big upside there is the integrated UPS! ;-) > > -- > Anthony de Boer > --- > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] More pointless battles [was: I'm discarding an old notebook!]
Google OS flex system requirements: https://www.pcworld.com/article/614720/google-chrome-os-flex-turns-old-pcs-into-chromebooks-for-free.html "You’ll need a USB key with 8GB or more. PCs will need at least 4GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The CPU restrictions are more lenient: You’ll need a 64-bit CPU, period. Which is basically any processor made after the year 2000. There are GPU restrictions, though: Intel GMA 500, 600, 3600, and 3650 graphics hardware do not meet Chrome OS Flex performance standards" On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:59, James Knott via talk wrote: > On 2022-02-15 5:24 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > I've been shamed / intrigued into doing a bit more hacking on this > > Acer Aspire 9300 notebook. > > > > Spoiler: this was a waste of time. > > Here's a possibility: > > https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-flex-google-aims-to-bring-chrome-os-to-old-windows-pcs-macs?utm_source=email_campaign=whatsnewnow_medium=title > --- > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [GTALUG] More pointless battles [was: I'm discarding an old notebook!]
On 2022-02-15 5:24 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: I've been shamed / intrigued into doing a bit more hacking on this Acer Aspire 9300 notebook. Spoiler: this was a waste of time. Here's a possibility: https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-flex-google-aims-to-bring-chrome-os-to-old-windows-pcs-macs?utm_source=email_campaign=whatsnewnow_medium=title --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
