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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap (www.itpro.com)

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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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[–] Treczoks 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

OK, half of them were trash, anyway. But the other half can still be a good Linux box. Wipe them, install Linux, and give it to schools so children can learn that there is something better than Windows.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Half? Bet that number is higher. Linux can run on a potato if you find the right distro.

[–] Malfeasant 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For example, the potato I ran my web server on in the late 90s... That's a 386sx under there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Nice. Could probably still host some static pages today.

[–] Treczoks 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While you can run Linux on a potatoe, we would not making new friends that way. I have tried to use a RPi2b as a machine with GUI and browser, but I would not recommend this as an example for a Linux system for the uninitiated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

True. Those are slow. I have tried it with a 1b myself.

But those should do things like kodi or pihole just fine.

[–] Malfeasant 1 points 10 months ago

For example, the potato I ran my web server on in the late 90s... That's a 386sx under there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even the trash ones can be a good linux box. Most people just surf the web, look at youtube videos, e-mail and some word processing. Linux can do that with two fingers up it's nose.

[–] Treczoks 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You would not believe how shitty boxes people in some offices are using. I've got a netbook that barely runs Firefox under Linux.

[–] Tangent5280 1 points 10 months ago

its surprising how many options linux has to do something. Not being closed source means everybody who has an unorthodox application uses linux to run their shit.

Firefox too slow to browse the web? get a halfway solution with lynx or w3m to browse from the terminal, switching over to firefox only for those things that wont work with TUIs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Might be good for retro gaming or emulation of older games consoles.