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Originally Posted by rcentros
I do understand what you're saying. I'm just disagreeing with you. If a computer does what you want it to do, it's not obsolete. My twelve year-old computer can run Linux Mint -- and that's what I want to run -- therefore it's not obsolete.
Obsolete is defined ...
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1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied
chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
[1913 Webster]
My computer is "in use" and it's not "neglected." |
And my similarly-aged laptop runs Archlinux with Mint's Cinnamon desktop and likewise works perfectly, so it is not obsolete. But it wouldn't run Windows 8 very well, not on 2 GB of RAM, and with HD Integrated Graphics (no dedicated GPU) I strongly suspect it is old enough to fail the compatibility test...
Windows 8 is not some magical gold standard, any linux distro will remain compatible on modern versions with much older hardware than Windows 8 (and certainly more than Windows 7).
But I imagine that is all irrelevant, as you cannot run Kobo Desktop on linux anyway...