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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/3/19 11:21 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:<br>
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<p>That could very well happen. <br>
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<p>But of course, those perfectly-useful machines could
eventually die a 'natural computer death', as well,
rather than being junked because there is no modern OS
to run on them. <br>
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<p>So far though, they are working well, and going strong,
accomplishing useful tasks for me. <br>
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<p>It may surprise a lot of people to hear that the slower
machines are actually more valuable to me, because they
allow me to test if my software really does work on
'older, slower machines', as I claim on my website. <br>
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<p>Strangely, my 32-bit MacBook seems to have a better
display than my later 64-bit MacBook. And with Linux,
it makes a perfectly good musical instrument for
performances. <br>
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Aere</pre>
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<div>@Aere:</div>
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<div>Possibly the 32-bit MacBook might have an Nvidia graphics
card, which generally seems to bring a crisper display than
the Radeon options . . . . Apple seems to "mix n match" the
hardware in different platforms, so to make it seem
competitive with PC choices?</div>
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<div>And, right, "the wish for a natural death" scenario,
rather than "induced death due to lack of support" . . .
I've tried to keep my old PPC machines going, unnaturally
adding parts to revive them from zombie state . . . but, the
pull of the technological wave seems to keep sending them
back . . . and then the new parts don't have the right
connectors . . . making it difficult to sustain "life" . . .
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<div>It's somewhat like "newer, fresher horsies" are the
"better" choice in the cost/benefit ratio of time management
theory . . . ??</div>
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<p>There's something people planning future support of Linux
systems, thinking machines will have hardware failures, and no
longer be in-use, need to consider. <br>
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<p>Wear-and-tear for computers used all the time, differs from
computers used only occasionally. Machines of the latter variety,
tend to last a lot longer than those used all the time, at least,
in my experience that seems to be the case. <br>
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<p>That's probably why my older machines are still going strong. <br>
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<p>- Aere<br>
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Aere</pre>
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