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Re: Installing on one machine, using in another..

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On 2016-02-26, Stef <not@this.address.com> wrote:

> john wrote:
>
>> "Stef" <not@this.address.com> wrote in message 
>> news:nam8j5$3gr$1@gioia.aioe.org...
>>
>>> William Unruh wrote:
>>>
>>>> Certainly notebooks are pretty impressive. The keyboards/monitors are
>>>> much less so, but that can be fixed by using external
>>>> keyboards/monitors. The bigger problem is the impossibility of upgrade.
>>>> When they get older you cannot in general rejuvinate them except by
>>>> buying a new one. On the other hand, you cannot lug a desktop around.
>>>> (On that note, always buy light. Even if you think you are only
>>>> occasionally going to lug it around, the first time you are running
>>>> across an airport carrying a 5 pound notebook will convince you why
>>>> buying a 17 inch monster was a bad idea-- I buy 12-13 inch machine which
>>>> weigh 2 pounds. Makes a huge difference. )
>>>
>>> 17 incher?  I wouldn't consider anything bigger than 14".  But really
>>> prefer the 11 to 12" range with a port to hook up an external monitor at
>>> the very least.  Even 13 inchers are too big.  I'll leave the 17 inchers
>>> to the young and foolish with strong backs. ;-)
>>
>> I agree!  but the thinking of these younger kids is that their 17" laptop 
>> "is" the home desktop and they carry around their android device for 
>> portability (like my daughter and her friends!)  and there is some wisdom in 
>> that as well - built in power failure protection, compact (for their tiny 
>> rooms) and good enough to double as their TV and video phone etc!  I have 
>> not had any modern laptop that will not immediately install any distro (once 
>> the UEFI is dealt with)
>> John 
>
> Some years ago in an airport waiting for my flight, an obvious  student
> (long, messy hair, dressed like a bum) began to pull a notebook out of
> his beat up backpack.  And pulled.  And pulled!  And PULLED!  It had to
> be a 17 or 20 Macbook -- when they made them that big. The largest
> notebook I'd ever seen. It was comical like at the circus watching in
> amazement as clowns continually exit out of a small toy car.
>
> Notebooks that size are not what I'd consider very portable, but
> as you said aren't meant to be: they just sit on the desk more or less
> a permanent fixture like the old computer boxes used to sit under it.  
> And for portability, they carry the biggest smartphones and/or tablets
> in existence.  Until an even bigger new model debuts.  I've got a Nexus
> 4(!) phone and it's really bigger than I wanted, but it was the smallest
> avaiable.  All the other smartphones were even bigger. That was two
> years ago. Now a "small" phone has a 6" screen. I can't even get
> something that big in my pocket. If things keep going the way they've
> been going -- bigger is better, ya' know, I'll need to hire a Sherpa
> to carry my phone. ;-)

Remember when the smaller the cell phone the better?  It was sort of like
penis size in reverse.  (Having said that, I like having a flip phone
in a pouch on my belt - but mine isn't one of the really tiny ones.)

Now, however, the trend has reversed.  In fact, cell phones are growing
to the extent that it's time someone made fun of them.  And indeed,
someone has:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrAXThafdTI

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Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 14:02 +0000
  Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-02-22 17:09 +0000
    Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 17:25 +0000
      Welcome to Usenet (Was: Installing on one machine, using in another..) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-02-22 17:32 +0000
        Re: Welcome to Usenet (Was: Installing on one machine, using in another..) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 17:44 +0000
        Re: Welcome to Usenet (Was: Installing on one machine, using in another..) JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-02-22 16:07 -0600
          Re: Welcome to Usenet (Was: Installing on one machine, using in another..) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-23 10:21 +0000
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-02-22 09:56 -0800
        Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 18:06 +0000
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-22 12:00 -0600
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-02-22 18:29 +0000
        Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 18:49 +0000
          Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-02-22 12:01 -0800
          Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-02-22 21:38 +0000
            Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-23 10:06 +0000
    Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-22 12:00 -0600
  Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-22 11:36 -0600
    Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 17:43 +0000
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Trenbidia <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2016-02-23 00:25 +0000
  Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-22 18:09 +0000
    Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 18:17 +0000
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-23 16:50 +0000
        Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-23 18:34 +0000
          Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-23 15:23 -0600
            Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Trenbidia <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2016-02-23 23:52 +0000
          Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-24 01:27 +0000
            Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-23 20:39 -0600
              Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-24 08:35 +0000
              Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-24 18:09 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-02-24 20:18 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-25 06:56 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "john" <z@z.z> - 2016-02-25 11:56 -0800
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-26 17:47 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-27 00:14 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-27 08:36 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2016-02-27 10:02 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-27 19:43 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-27 18:30 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-27 21:37 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-28 04:22 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-28 15:14 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-28 17:19 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-28 19:36 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-28 21:33 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-28 23:07 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another..  totally off topic now!! "john" <z@z.z> - 2016-02-29 09:36 -0800
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. totally off topic now!! "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-29 23:52 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. totally off topic now!! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-03-01 00:38 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-02-29 17:08 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-01 00:09 +0100
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-03-01 00:29 +0000
                Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-01 01:57 +0100
  Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2016-02-22 18:38 +0000
    Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-22 18:44 +0000
      Re: Installing on one machine, using in another.. Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2016-02-22 20:24 +0000

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