The old fossil is taking to Linux better than expected. I can't bear to toss this. Wrote so much code on it that the keycaps are worn blank. Also the only somewhat modern laptop I have with a good, mechanical keyboard.
@indigo Probably. It, like the Seiko I wouldn't let them near, sometimes requires a machine that produces negative pressure to affix the back cover. Sidekick and I are going to a few Nashville museums in a few weeks. I'll take it to a repairman while I am there.
// @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg My mistake for taking it to a chain jeweler. They only staff them with eye candy now.
// @indigo
Now abusing my old DV 6700 laptop
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz
2GB of RAM
Shipped with Vista Business.
Let's watch Ubuntu 64bit kill it.
@skematica Back when this thing was bleeding edge, Linux went nuts on it. Couldn't cope with half of it's innards. Now that Linux has more than caught up to it, they appear to get along nicely.
@kdfrawg It's just a symptom of my particular illness. I loathe throwing away things that still function reasonably well. It's a AMD Phoenom III for crying out loud.
It can still serve a purpose as an ebook editor and Android development platform though. It's 17" and very bright/high contrast. Easy on the aging eyes.
This laptop is sentient. It knows I have banished Windows from it. Refuses to cleanly shut down. First time it has done that.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I am putting the Ubuntu hard drive back into this laptop.
I can't believe after all these years, I have run across PATH length limitations. I'm not going to install Windows 10 on this old thing to get around it. Buying a new laptop for the Visual Studio 2015 stuff anyway.
This thing stays Linux from here on out.