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moniss

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9. I've got some old

Reply to usonian (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 12:18 AM

Jul 2023

legacy programs that I liked to use for things like scanning etc. and they aren't very compatible anymore. So some of the old is over on a multiple OS deal. Yes I'm surprised the spell checker didn't insist on Linus or Lynx.

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COMPUTER SPEED GAINS ERASED BY MODERN SOFTWARE [View all] usonian Jul 2023 OP

Sounds Like An Application Of Parkinson's Law The Magistrate Jul 2023 #1

You made me look it up. 😂 usonian Jul 2023 #4

Thanks, Never Heard Of That One The Magistrate Jul 2023 #6

It would seem to me that the software is deliberately throttled in some ways Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #2

Bloated software will always expand to the limits ... dchill Jul 2023 #3

Back in the late '90's and moniss Jul 2023 #5

If it meets your needs, there are really small Linux distros that run fine on limited hardware. usonian Jul 2023 #7

My favorite Bistro is Zorin. SalamanderSleeps Jul 2023 #8

I've got some old moniss Jul 2023 #9