[GTALUG] ThinkPad T60s available?

[Giles Orr via talk]

Apologies: this is not directly Linux-related.  Think of it as
greening the world by giving new life to old hardware ...  And I know
a lot of people on this list are ThinkPad users.

I'm looking for a functional ThinkPad T60 (or two) preferably with a
copy of Windows XP installed.  XP isn't required - I think I can
handle that part if needed.  This is for a friend who needs to run an
exceptionally old piece of music software - and for this application,
real hardware makes more sense than emulation.  The computer won't be
connected to the Internet.

Similar machines (ie. approximately that generation) would be
considered, but we know the T60 works well in this context so it's
preferred.

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Re: [GTALUG] Linux on Chromebook

[Giles Orr via talk]

I used to go to Detroit a lot with geeky friends, and we pretty much
always visited Microcenter.  Although I haven't gone in years.
Stewart's message suggests there isn't stock of this particular item
as close as Detroit, but ... for most people on this list, I think
you'd enjoy a visit to Microcenter if you get the chance.  Fun place -
imagine, if you will, a bigger and even geekier Canada Computers, with
the added bonus of (mostly) cheaper American prices.

On Fri, 9 Sept 2022 at 19:53, Stewart C. Russell via talk
 wrote:
>
> Someone at the Raspberry Pi meetup last night mentioned the Evolve III
> Maestro 11.6" educational laptop, if anyone's looking for a *really*
> cheap laptop. I don't know of anyone selling it in Canada at a
> reasonable price, but Micro Center - a brick & mortar electronics store
> in the USA - is selling them for US $60 (~ $78). Unfortunately, the
> nearest store with stock is likely a day and half's drive away, plus
> border crossing and all that faff. User reviews on Reddit are not super
> positive.
>
> The machine is incredibly barebones, but the fact it even works at all
> is quite impressive at this price:
> https://www.microcenter.com/product/649971/evolve-iii-maestro-116-laptop-computer-dark-grey
>
> This was in response to me introducing the frankly overpriced pi-top [4]
> Raspberry Pi 4-based "tablet": https://www.pi-top.com/products/pi-top-4
> It might have a glorious touchscreen, but a tablet it ain't.
>
>   Stewart
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