FW: List your old computer

[Jon Elson]

On 02/26/2021 12:00 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
> On 2/24/2021 5:48 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
>
>> Faster?  The only comparison I have is between my 
>> KA630-AA and my current desktop (Dell Optiplex 980) 
>> running Ubuntu. It seems to be almost 1000 X faster.  I 
>> have a program that records environmental data every 15 
>> seconds.  Then, there are programs that condense and 
>> summarize the data.  The whole run at the end of the year 
>> used to take about 30 minutes. It runs in about 5 SECONDS 
>> on the PC.  (Yes, I know, only 360 X.)
>>
>> Jon
> But it seems boot times get longer and longer.
> Ben.
>
>
A stock Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop (with SSD) boots up, I can 
log in and be on the desktop in 15 seconds.  That is good 
enough for me.  I have to run Widows 10 for tax software, 
and on a VM and magnetic drive, that is quite slow.

Jon