Skipware level, late 2012

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:05 PM, <cctalk-request at classiccmp.org> wrote: On 13 October 2012 21:09, Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au> wrote: Delurking briefly, I just wanted to comment that I currently have as my primary machine a 10 year old Dell C640 laptop with a P4M 1.8ghz cpu, 1024x768, maxed out with 2 gb of ram & 2x120gb drives (bios max) & an onboard wi-fi card. USB 1 is the only real annoyance. No speed demon to be sure, but it runs Xubuntu 12.04 well 90% of what I want to do runs fine - if nothing else, a CADR emulator, SIMH & DOSBox all do what I want them to & I don't need to make a living on it. It even can handle my photo negative scanner &, if a bit slowly sometimes, GIMP to edit my photography. There are very few who need a faster computer. Though I'll be the first one to admit it would be nice to be able to afford something newer. William -- Live like you will never die, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching. Alex White