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So far, Windows 2000 1 - RSE 0. I have to run through a 12 page built to create a slipstream install disk, which might not work. (Usually XP hardware drivers will work on 2000, but there's no guarantee...
Why Windows 2000? Well, I'm a retro sort of guy....
(OK, they don't believe that.)
Actually there are two reasons. One, I don't believe in this activation <bleep>. I don't grant anybody the right to load their spyware at a whim, or have the ability to eventually turn off the software I paid for just because they decided to stop activating it.
Two, nettops running Atom processors are not known for their power. Windows 2000 was designed for processors running in the 1 GHz range or lower, so they shouldn't overload the Atom. I have all the software I need, most of which runs under 2000. (I haven't tried Sigil or Calibre).
At the end, I hope to have a machine that will do everything I want to do, taking up 5 percent the space of my big desktop, and burning only 30-40 watts of power, down from the 250-300 watts of my big desktop. At 12 cents a KiloWatt Hour, the machine should pay for itself in 5 years (it cost $215 USD with shipping), just from electricity saving alone...
I run a two machine setup (one sterile, one internet), and I plan to mirror that with two nettops - one Windows (sterile), one Mint Linux (internet)...
If I can ever get the OS loaded....
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