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Windows 10

Richard Dye said:
oldMohawk, I have a new computer on order which should arrive in about 10 days with W11. I will be r7nning this with an existing HP printer about 11/2 years old. Would you expect something like this to happen?
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Hi Richard,
I think your HP printer will work satisfactorily with Windows 11. With regard to my Canon printer Windows deleted the driver files which to the system signals the 'hardware' is not there although it was actually connected. I had no problems reinstalling the printer and it works perfectly.

I sometimes think that Microsoft create little tests to keep us 'oldies' alert and on our toes ... ;)
 
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One of the best hackers of old tech ** on the internet, Fran Blanche of Fran Labs, pretty much says here what I think about Windows 10!

Not only do you have to hunt to find stuff the view can change from day to day depending on what Microsoft thinks you need to know.

** Not many people have rebuilt an Apollo computer!
 
mw0njm. said:
i had one of them from a boot sale:) but swapped it next day for a walkman
www.computerhope.com

What is the TRS-80?

Computer dictionary definition of what TRS-80 means, including related links, information, and terms.
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Back in those days you increased memory (too bad I can’t do for me) buy buying the individual chips and putting them in. The other thing I remember was that the 120 drive was SO noisey! The first time I ran it I wondered if I should oil it.
 
For the first job I had where I had a small amount of influence, the electronics were components being soldered into veroboard. I changed that to use custom printed circuit boards (PCB), and then persuaded to company to buy me a TRS80. That was used for 'development' work on a 4 bit processor that we incorporated into the equipment. I built a parallel interface that attached to our PCB and programmed some battery backed memory that the processor subsequently executed from. Heady days.

Richard Dye said:
the 120 drive was SO noisey! The first time I ran it I wondered if I should oil it.
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Yes, definitely. You would have needed Citroen mineral oil so as not to contaminate the drive hydraulics :imp:.

Andrew.
 
Brummie a long time ago said:
For the first job I had where I had a small amount of influence, the electronics were components being soldered into veroboard. I changed that to use custom printed circuit boards (PCB), and then persuaded to company to buy me a TRS80. That was used for 'development' work on a 4 bit processor that we incorporated into the equipment. I built a parallel interface that attached to our PCB and programmed some battery backed memory that the processor subsequently executed from. Heady days.


Yes, definitely. You would have needed Citroen mineral oil so as not to contaminate the drive hydraulics :imp:.

Andrew.
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:cool:
 
Maybe I'm the only forum member who likes Windows 11 ... :grinning:

I have the 'normal' 21H2 version in my Desktop PC and an 'insider' experimental 22H2 version in my laptop. I use both versions everyday.
 
oldMohawk said:
Maybe I'm the only forum member who likes Windows 11 ... :grinning:

I have the 'normal' 21H2 version in my Desktop PC and an 'insider' experimental 22H2 version in my laptop. I use both versions everyday.
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I all fairness, I think I am what’s known as a late adapter. My PC (home built) is still fine doing what I want it to do, although I have made it W11 ready.

Adobe creative cloud has just done a major update with the interface on Premier Pro looking completely different now. That’s a bit frustrating.
 
Morturn said:
I all fairness, I think I am what’s known as a late adapter. My PC (home built) is still fine doing what I want it to do, although I have made it W11 ready.

Adobe creative cloud has just done a major update with the interface on Premier Pro looking completely different now. That’s a bit frustrating.
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Last year I looked at updating to W11 but after looking around decided against getting a new computer. Mine is 2016 and I use it for amongst other things consulting work. So it has to run. I have an iPad but my skill set on that are not so good. I spoke to a couple of IT friends whom I respect and are not selling anything. They both said you will know when its time. It will start slowing down, need to reboot more frequently even after disc clean ups etc. Unless it crashes it should keep running then finally get very slow. Well, it gotten slower and slower, still works well but I am a little concerned it might stop in the middle of the wrong thing.
I stopped looking for about 6 months and made the decision to jump in. Of course I had to wait a week and a half because it was not in stock, fingers crossed!
 
mw0njm. said:
mine has gone very slow,but me thinks it is due to having copper not fiber and a pants isp.
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Pete, I think it's more than slowing, rebooting etc. Regarding your, you may be right but mine was acting up, having said that it has been great for the past week, go figure!
 
i have just re loaded win 10 on me laptop that is slow as well now, could it be someting to do with the latest ver?
 
mw0njm. said:
yes often and del unwanted apps.and win old etc but still slower than it was, the movies buffer a lot now
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What reading do you get when you hit the GO button on the following
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Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test

Use Speedtest on all your devices with our free desktop and mobile apps.
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I get 43.09mbps download and 8.09mbps upload.
This is not classed as fast these days but ok for me.
I have Fibre to the Cabinet with 400metres of Copper to the house.
 
You can easily put Linux on a pc with a DVD or stick, The simpler way, I find, is with a DVD. It is a little slower but easier to follow I find. You can get them from the Linux Shop. *just just in name in a search.
 
I had an old computer which struggled with the latest Windows 10/11 so I decided to put the free Linux operating system in it. I didn't really need to but I thought I would try it. I used the following website which has step by step instructions to create a bootable USB stick to install Linux Mint 20. It was much easier than I thought it would be.

How to install Linux Mint 20 from USB

Linux Mint 20 is the latest LTS release of Linux Mint desktop. Linux Mint 20 is elegant and easy to use desktop that is arrived with more developments and new features to make the desktop experience more comfortable. In this article, how to install Linux Mint 20 from the USB drive is explained.
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A screenshot of Linux Mint 20 with Chrome running and the BHF on screen. I've had Zoom sessions on it using a Logitech Webcam. It is very secure but the Linux help forums are not user-friendly.
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ps: I still prefer Windows .... ;)
 
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oldMohawk said:
I had an old computer which struggled with the latest Windows 10/11 so I decided to put the free Linux operating system in it. I didn't really need to but I thought I would try it. I used the following website which has step by step instructions to create a bootable USB stick to install Linux Mint 20. It was much easier than I thought it would be.

How to install Linux Mint 20 from USB

Linux Mint 20 is the latest LTS release of Linux Mint desktop. Linux Mint 20 is elegant and easy to use desktop that is arrived with more developments and new features to make the desktop experience more comfortable. In this article, how to install Linux Mint 20 from the USB drive is explained.
linuxhint.com linuxhint.com

A screenshot of Linux Mint 20 with Chrome running and the BHF on screen. I've had Zoom sessions on it using a Logitech Webcam. It is very secure but the Linux help forums are not user-friendly.
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ps: I still prefer Windows .... ;)
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thank you OM
 
When Linux and Red Hat were launched they were going to be the end of Microsoft and IBM operating systems, does anyone know why this failed to materialize?
Also when IBM had Lotus Smart Sweet, even the IBMers preferred Office.
Just thinking out loud
 
Most of the time I simply just use my computer and don't mind Microsoft holding my hand but occasionally like to delve into the 'works'. At the moment I have Apple holding my hand as I post this from my iPad ... :grinning:
 
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