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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

From D <nospam@example.net>
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Subject Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date 2024-12-13 11:38 +0100
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> On 12/12/24 3:22 AM, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:07:45 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>
>>>     Had an EEEpc ... great little unit ! Then I dropped it off a ladder
>>>     while aligning a security camera  :-(
>> 
>> I've still got mine. The OEM OS wouldn't handle WPA2 so I sidelined it.
>> Earlier this year I got it up and running with Q4OS after a couple of
>> failed installs when it ran out of room. The Trinity desktop is
>> lightweight and being a KDE derivative has the Windows XP feel the
>> original Linux had.
>> 
>> I jumped on it when it first came out as something small and cheap enough
>> to stuff into a motorcycle saddlebag.
>
>  Exactly - and I've had many motorcycles.
>
>  Don't/won't own a 'smartphone' - and at my age it's
>  hard to focus on tiny text. Small laptops are ideal.
>  Sometimes people tell me to just use Their App for
>  some kind of online services ... I pull out my
>  cheapo flip phone, end of discussion  :-)

I'm not even your age, but I agree completely. I have a nokia 110 4g, and 
it is perfect! Lasts me about 1.5 weeks without charging it.

The only drawback is that I cannot use Uber so I pay 3-4x for a taxi the 
regular way. =(

>  I see flips have made a COMEBACK. There's an increasing
>  segment who wants 'simple' and to-the-point without all
>  the BS. The lid over the main screen is a big plus too.

The ones that are appearing where I am are sadly enormous "fake" flip 
phones that ru nfull blown android or kaios. Very crappy products and 
contain just as much surveillance tech as a smart phone.

Nokia sold their dumdphone business to HMD, and I suspect HMD will shut it 
down within a few years.

The only thing I miss on my Nokia is wifi hotspot, which is convenient 
when travelling, but it is not a must have feature.

>  The EEEpc was affordable and JUST big enough and the
>  performance was 'ok'. Used it for many years. Linux made
>  it MUCH better and faster. Alas did not make it immune
>  to gravity .......
>
>  I think I made a VM out of Q4OS but never really did much
>  with it. Desktops - LXDE if possible, XFCE if not. Like
>  them lean and mean without 'eye candy' and such crap.
>
>  Anyway, today, there are a number of lower-end Dells and
>  HPs that are fair replacements for the EEEpc. With Win

Are there any ones at around 10" to 11"? I loved my macbook air 11.6". 
Perfect size for me. Sadly it was cancelled, so now I have a 14" ASUS, 
which is really a bit too big for me.

>  they suck, with Lin they LIVE. Had to replace the batt
>  in one of my Dells recently though - the thing was
>  getting WAY too hot during charging and would never
>  quite fully charge. However the batt was fairly cheap,
>  WITH the Dell name, and EZ to replace.
>

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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-07 11:40 +0100
  Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-08 02:05 -0500
    Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-08 13:39 +0100
      Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-08 19:50 +0000
        Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-09 01:22 -0500
          Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-09 15:28 +0000
            Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-09 15:58 +0000
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-09 21:53 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 15:29 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 20:09 +0100
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-09 22:23 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 10:09 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 15:39 +0000
            Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-09 22:15 +0000
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-10 04:41 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 15:50 +0000
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 10:07 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 19:52 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 22:06 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 03:38 -0500
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-12 10:49 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-13 04:56 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-13 02:20 -0500
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 08:38 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:42 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:41 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-13 11:32 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 20:01 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:48 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:40 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 13:15 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 19:09 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 18:17 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:34 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-14 05:18 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 13:08 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 13:51 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 19:15 +0100
      Re: Joy of this, Joy of that John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-09 11:39 -0800
        Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-09 20:22 +0000
        Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 09:52 +0100
          Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 03:07 -0500
            Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 08:22 +0000
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-12 08:13 -0800
              Re: Joy of this, Joy of that "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-13 01:55 -0500
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 08:30 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-13 07:53 -0800
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:45 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:38 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 20:14 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:53 +0100
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 11:13 +0000
                Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 18:28 +0000

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