Comments on: The Laptop Conundrum http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716 Sat, 14 May 2016 01:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew T. http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716&cpage=1#comment-173 Andrew T. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:03:42 +0000 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716#comment-173 By the time you replaced every broken part, you'd have a new laptop. :P By the time you replaced every broken part, you'd have a new laptop. :P

]]> By: xoddf2 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716&cpage=1#comment-172 xoddf2 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:20:31 +0000 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716#comment-172 Finding replacement parts for the old laptop isn't an option either? Finding replacement parts for the old laptop isn't an option either?

]]> By: Andrew T. http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716&cpage=1#comment-171 Andrew T. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:12:56 +0000 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716#comment-171 @Royce and Michael, Thanks for your comments. (My instinctive reaction was, "Whoa! People are actually reading my blog!") Maybe virtualization would work. Maybe Mint would too; if I had a desire to tinker and learn new systems. Trouble is, I do enough of that in my day job. After 5:00 and on weekends, all I want is to go on with my life with as little irritation or technological disruption as possible. @Royce and Michael,

Thanks for your comments. (My instinctive reaction was, "Whoa! People are actually reading my blog!")

Maybe virtualization would work. Maybe Mint would too; if I had a desire to tinker and learn new systems. Trouble is, I do enough of that in my day job. After 5:00 and on weekends, all I want is to go on with my life with as little irritation or technological disruption as possible.

]]> By: Michael http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716&cpage=1#comment-170 Michael Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:07:13 +0000 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716#comment-170 Any chance you could run your old apps in a virtual machine on top of the Windows 7 build? Any chance you could run your old apps in a virtual machine on top of the Windows 7 build?

]]> By: Royce Williams http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716&cpage=1#comment-166 Royce Williams Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:13:10 +0000 http://www.andrewturnbull.net/log/?p=716#comment-166 If you take "needs to support 16-bit Windows apps" as a constraint, then Mac OS X, Linux, and BSD are out. But I'd bet money that most (if not all) of the functionality you're hoping to preserve by using 16-bit apps can be achieved with Linux -- and probably with better performance and fitness to purpose. There are some Linux distros that are designed to Just Work. The solid leader in the category today is Mint. http://www.linuxmint.com/about.php As for hardware, I would recommend picking up a used Dell Latitude D630, max out the RAM, and add an SSD. You'll feel right at home. I'd be happy to give you a demo of the possibilities when I see you Ft. Wayne. :) If you take "needs to support 16-bit Windows apps" as a constraint, then Mac OS X, Linux, and BSD are out.

But I'd bet money that most (if not all) of the functionality you're hoping to preserve by using 16-bit apps can be achieved with Linux -- and probably with better performance and fitness to purpose.

There are some Linux distros that are designed to Just Work. The solid leader in the category today is Mint.

http://www.linuxmint.com/about.php

As for hardware, I would recommend picking up a used Dell Latitude D630, max out the RAM, and add an SSD. You'll feel right at home.

I'd be happy to give you a demo of the possibilities when I see you Ft. Wayne. :)

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