On 4 December 2014 at 15:26, Barry Titterton <titterton.ba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All, > > How old is the oldest computer that you have in regular use? > > I was prompted to ask this question by a comment that I over heard while > doing some Linux advocacy at my local community centre. They run > beginners computer courses (Windows only) so I popped along to see if > anyone would be interested in Linux and FOSS. There was a conversation > which included the statement "If your machine is 3 to 4 years old it > must be getting worn out, so you need to think about getting a new one". > This got me thinking about my own machines and I realised that my main > desktop PC (Pentium D 3.2GHz), that I use every day, will be 9 years old > in February, and it is still capable of running Ubuntu 14.04 very well. > > So how old is your machine?. > > Being a geek I tend to cycle hardware every 3-4 years at most, so my oldest computer in use is a Lenovo Edge 11 that I bought about three and half years ago. It's running Xubuntu 14.04 happily. I need to do something with my wife's laptop-before-last which I think is 10-12 years old and very underspecced. I might see if Lubuntu will play with it. In my day job I did come across a server a few years ago at a mobile phone company that had an uptime approaching 12 years ,which was maintained by the sysadmins as a badge of honour. I like to hope that it's still running. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib"
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