02-19-2020, 02:12 PM
I've been a Linux user since 2007. First with Ubuntu and for the last 3+ years Linux Mint. This week I was gifted 2 old desktop systems. One started out as a WinXP box and it was beyond rescue. Max'd out at 1GB memory, 160GB HD and an intermittent fault somewhere.
The second was a Win7 emachine. AMD64 dual core, 4GB memory, about 9 usb ports, memory card reader and DVD drive in a nice, compact desktop form. Linux Mint XFCE was tried and I was getting intermittent video issues. System would lock up and I'd end up with a screen slewed diagonally. Install Linux Lite and it is just works. Great little box for its intended use in the basement workshop. I upgraded the HD to 1TB to handle my music collection.
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Mike
The second was a Win7 emachine. AMD64 dual core, 4GB memory, about 9 usb ports, memory card reader and DVD drive in a nice, compact desktop form. Linux Mint XFCE was tried and I was getting intermittent video issues. System would lock up and I'd end up with a screen slewed diagonally. Install Linux Lite and it is just works. Great little box for its intended use in the basement workshop. I upgraded the HD to 1TB to handle my music collection.
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Mike