3 Jun
2013
3 Jun
'13
8:09 p.m.
On 06/03/2013 02:01 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
Even if it is still widely-used, the 386 is a very
very old, basic CPU
now. If it is around in significant numbers in 5YO systems, I am,
frankly, astounded, but even so, I'm afraid that you must expect 2013
OSs not to run well on 2008 hardware. If said OSs work at all on 1998
hardware, I'd be very surprised, and this is older than 1988 hardware.
Do you mean "stuff designed now being sold five years from now"? If so,
you'll likely see that. The example I cited (the only one of which I can
speak from direct personal experience) is in medical equipment. That stuff
is designed, FDA-approved, and sold for 10-20 years without modification.
Be glad that there are choices and you have the option
of running
older, lighter-weight Unixes.
I'm typing right now on a midrange Linux box - a Core 2 Quad Extreme
with 8GB of RAM. I was given it for nothing on my local Freecycle
group; I had to provide my own disks and graphics card.
This quadruple-core 3GHz 64-bit CPU was skipware in 2012.
My laptop was also a freebie: a Core 2 Duo, circa 2? GHz, with 3GB of
RAM and a 250GB disk.
Your local Freecycle groups are astounding. I live in a VERY high-tech
area and even I don't see stuff like that given away. (well, actually,
thinking about that a bit more...There are "clueful" people around here;
stuff like C2D machines are more likely to be found running Linux or NetBSD
around here.)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA