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| knightwise | good morning | 07:44 |
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| zxmpi | o/ | 08:14 |
| knightwise | heyhey | 08:31 |
| knightwise | finally got the old iMac i had lying around working again | 08:31 |
| knightwise | 27 inch display :) installed ubuntu on it | 08:31 |
| knightwise | its over 10 years old but with an SSD still runs like a charm | 08:31 |
| knightwise | just had to install the macfan package to keep the fans down | 08:32 |
| zxmpi | neat. how slow is ubuntu on it? | 08:39 |
| zxmpi | might a lighter distro be faster, more practical? | 08:40 |
| zxmpi | i hate seeing old hardware being dumped but there is a level below which it's no longer practical to be a daily driver | 08:40 |
| knightwise | its actually quite fast | 09:05 |
| knightwise | even those older dual cores still pull their weight | 09:05 |
| zxmpi | yeah, i give mac some flak for using old hardware but they do optimise their hardware very well to make a good overall system | 09:06 |
| knightwise | very true | 09:08 |
| knightwise | I even have an older snowbook lying around still running the latest buntu | 09:08 |
| knightwise | pop in an SSD, boost the ram and there you go | 09:08 |
| zxmpi | side bonus is that kids see them as a status symbol and care for them a bit better than random laptop. have seen macboos survive many students years in college whereas a hp/dell/acer barely lasts a year | 09:09 |
| knightwise | the macbooks we use here are for professional use and those babies LAST | 09:10 |
| knightwise | atm my little pi is grabbing some youtube mixes i need for livestreams. | 09:11 |
| knightwise | Got Tmux open on it, 6 windows happily chugging away | 09:11 |
| zxmpi | pis are the exception to the ancient hardware rule. small runs on sniff of leccy. you can always find a use for an ancient one that works | 09:12 |
| knightwise | the only pc brand that keeps on giving has got to be Lenovo Thinkpads | 09:12 |
| zxmpi | i think the framework laptops might bump them from their #1 pedestal | 09:13 |
| zxmpi | will have to see how long the company AND the laptops last | 09:14 |
| knightwise | brand ? | 09:16 |
| zxmpi | https://frame.work/laptop | 09:22 |
| daftykins | core 2 duos aren't enough imo, got an old lemon one here (iMac) CPU runs about 70 degrees idle, hah | 14:03 |
| daftykins | in fact i am keen to get rid as i will likely get offered a much newer one soon, they're about only useful for creating macOS boot media, though i often do that from a VM | 14:04 |
| zxmpi | probably when winter is over :-P | 14:52 |
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