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Computer/Technology => Computer => Topic started by: aelthric on July 28, 2017, 04:43:37 PM

Title: Hello from my ressurrected Compaq Mini
Post by: aelthric on July 28, 2017, 04:43:37 PM

Nothing to see here...

Title: Re: Hello from my ressurrected Compaq Mini
Post by: Alfonz on July 28, 2017, 09:12:32 PM

Nothing like a favorite distro to revive an "out to pasture" PC, I got through many years with Slack/Mint and sometimes Ubuntu on ancient laptops.

Good job aelthric  :)

Title: Re: Hello from my ressurrected Compaq Mini
Post by: goldshirt*9 on July 29, 2017, 12:39:47 AM

love "tinkering" with old products to see if I can get them working again.
nice one

Title: Re: Hello from my ressurrected Compaq Mini
Post by: 8ullfrog on July 29, 2017, 06:04:20 AM

My grandpa had a hard drive poo out on one of the really lousy compaq, and it would only take an oem windows compaq refused to ship to him.

So he used ubuntu for four months, then bought a shitty e-machine for the next business year.

He liked it, but he missed some windows only software.

As for obsolete machines, I always wanted an eOne, but apple sued over it, and apparently they were shitboxes.

Congrats on reviving your zombie!

God though, compaqs were always tempremental shits.

Title: Re: Hello from my ressurrected Compaq Mini
Post by: smokester on July 30, 2017, 03:19:55 AM

Quote from: goldshirt*9 on July 29, 2017, 12:39:47 AM

love "tinkering" with old products to see if I can get them working again.
nice one

Perhaps you could take a look at my left knee?