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Originally Posted by Quoth
USB-C host to Micro-USB cable works, if wired correct, on DELL optiplex.
32 bit Intel/AMD cpu: Linux Mint 19.3 & Calibre 5.44
64bit Intel/AMD cpu: Current Linux and Calibre.
Old HW with win7 might be 32 bit or 64 and can run Linux.
Some PCs have 64 bit CPU but a 32bit UEFI, so only 32 bits Windows can install (usually Atom). However possible to copy 32bit Grub / EFI Linux files from 32 bit Mint 19.3 or suitable 32bit Linux to mounted 64 bit install ISO copied so be R/W, then make new ISO.
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I like Linux (and I'm experimenting with UNIX — Nomad FreeBSD). Nomad BSD is a persistent, live USB. It's what I'm using now. Just installed Calibre 5.44 with the DeDRM and DeACSM plugins (they port Linux applications over). De-ACSM was missing a crypto library but I was able to find it and once installed both plugins worked fine.
The reason I bring up Chromebooks is that (with the older ones, at least) you can get them really cheaply. And it's possible folks already have Chromebooks and Calibre would be a good way to use them.