#obsolete computers

Sony MSX computers.

Sony HB-F1XD

Sony HB-F1XDJ

this is the most Italian concept of computer programming I've ever seen.

You with your cigarette and your mustache, talking with your hands. COmputer telling a long story no one care about. We're in our suits in a lounge. Maybe I'm talking him into killing my mistress...

Take your old, obsolete PC and turn it into a Linux Box.

1. Research different Linux Flavors.

2. Choose your Linux Flavor (Distro).

3. Download your chosen Linux Flavor.

4. Download Rufus.

5. Create bootable USB ISO using Rufus and your chosen Linux Flavor ISO.

6. BACK UP ALL OF YOUR IMPORTANT FILES ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE OR EXTRA USB FLASH DRIVE.

7. Reboot your PC. Hit ESC as it reboots.

8. Boot from USB Drive.

This is by no means meant to be a permanent replacement for a Windows Computer, but Linux has come a long way. It’s completely open source, but not everything you want in terms of programs are going to be available to you. There’s also a lot to do with installing your programs so be sure to research how to install programs, how to install repositories, etc. This is really meant for people willing to learn new things, or people trying to get away from Windows but do not have enough for a Mac. That being said, Linux is the OS that Google Chromebooks are based off of but Linux is much more in depth and requires a good learning curve.

If you can master Linux, you are ahead in the computer technology race.

And trust me, your command line interface will be your friend.

BUT the point is, if you want to run Linux, you can either get a cheap Raspberry Pie 3 Model B ($35USD just for the motherboard! You can get a complete kit sans Mouse and Keyboard for under 160 and that includes a touch screen monitor, case that can turn it into a tablet like device, heat sinks, Operating System SD card, HDMI cord, and a ton of other things), or you an recycle an old PC that you have that is in good working order but is obsolete (Like say, Windows XP or Windows Vista). 

I did it with an old Dell Studio 540 Slim with a 2.0 gHz Pentium Processor, 2 GB RAM, and a 500 HDD. It originally ran Windows Vista. I deleted Windows Vista and installed OpenSuse, setting it up as not only a computer with a Graphic User Interface hooked up to my TV, but I also set it up to double as a file server. The computer was built in 2008 or 2009 as a top of the line computer specifically to handle the games of the time. My mom had spent about 2500 USD on it, so it seemed like a shame to just junk it after 9 or 10 years, so when Vista went obsolete, my mom gave it to me to help me with school work (I might have also put some work into the machine previously when we had a power surge and I did a better diagnostic than Dell did and was able to fix it - Dell swore it was the motherboard that went bad. I ignored them after arguing for about twenty minutes with them, replaced the power source instead of the motherboard, and haven’t had a single problem out of it since).

Daily Links and Deals: Sideloading ebooks into your e-reader app

Today, a how-to on sideloading epubs into the Aldiko app. Also, a look at obsolete computers and gadgets, a free anit-ransomeware tool and an article on what to put in our digital suitcase when we travel. In deals, a wireless Omron blood pressure monitor and deals on Yukon Outfitters backpacks and bags.

Daily Links for day, August 9, 2016:

Obsolete computers and gadgets you can’t help but love(SF…