Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:38:03 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <9PucnWdylb1dAtf6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <8QSdnSVUsd2Rt9H6nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@earthlink.com> <0GCdnfw-dKqg38z6nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <27adnXI82bRUU876nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <99e16cd0-fc18-0799-79be-460bbe75262c@example.net> <20241209113959.000056ef@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2636399"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62314 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. >