Balabolka - Text To Speech - Page 2

KyBunnies · 12-17-2014, 05:42 PM

lol I usually keep my Windows computer about 5 years. I ran Win XP on a desktop for 7 years or more. I still have the desktop. I have upgraded the memory and hard drive. But I normally have all my computers specifically made how I want.

eschwartz · 12-17-2014, 07:30 PM

Hehe, my laptop is ~10 yrs old and running fine... but then, it was upgraded from WinXP to linux.

ATDrake · 12-17-2014, 11:17 PM

I think we're probably a bunch of outliers here on MR (just look at how many of us hoard ancient e-reading devices in our profiles, myself included).

My first Mac PowerBook lasted for 8 years until the power supply adapter died (I think) and I was happily using it right up until the end. One of these days I should go to that place which offers low-cost generic replacements and give that a try.

eschwartz · 12-17-2014, 11:38 PM

Glorfindel has some ancient Windows 95 monster which has amongst other notable qualities, 32MB of RAM. I believe it runs DSL (Damn Small Linux) now...

You can probably get that Mac up and running pretty cheaply, I would definitely give that a try.

My laptop was unusable on 256MB of RAM, I got a $20 upgrade to 2GB and that together with a new power supply for about $7 got it running perfectly well. Meanwhile, people buy new computers all the time for upwards of $300 just so they can use the internet...

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12-17-2014, 05:42 PM	#16
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	lol I usually keep my Windows computer about 5 years. I ran Win XP on a desktop for 7 years or more. I still have the desktop. I have upgraded the memory and hard drive. But I normally have all my computers specifically made how I want.

12-17-2014, 07:30 PM	#17
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Hehe, my laptop is ~10 yrs old and running fine... but then, it was upgraded from WinXP to linux.

12-17-2014, 11:17 PM	#18
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	I think we're probably a bunch of outliers here on MR (just look at how many of us hoard ancient e-reading devices in our profiles, myself included). My first Mac PowerBook lasted for 8 years until the power supply adapter died (I think) and I was happily using it right up until the end. One of these days I should go to that place which offers low-cost generic replacements and give that a try.

12-17-2014, 11:38 PM	#19
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Glorfindel has some ancient Windows 95 monster which has amongst other notable qualities, 32MB of RAM. I believe it runs DSL (Damn Small Linux) now... You can probably get that Mac up and running pretty cheaply, I would definitely give that a try. My laptop was unusable on 256MB of RAM, I got a $20 upgrade to 2GB and that together with a new power supply for about $7 got it running perfectly well. Meanwhile, people buy new computers all the time for upwards of $300 just so they can use the internet...

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