The magnificent operating system thread
Author Message The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Thu Nov 23, 2023 6:53 pm I wonder why it was so slow? It runs Windows 8 at a perfectly normal speed.
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SiberianPrincess’sMidriff
Posts : 42277Karma : 457Join date : 2021-07-19 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:08 pm Because Windows is GR8!
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:14 pm I'm now trying to install Slacko Puppy 7.0 on my tablet. So far, it's looking promising...
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:15 pm Touchscreen doesn't seem to be working.
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:46 pm Also, can't work out how to connect to the Internet.
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SiberianPrincess’sMidriff
Posts : 42277Karma : 457Join date : 2021-07-19 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:49 pm You're using the wrong distro
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:08 pm I'm trying out every type there is.
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:06 pm I'm now trying with Anti X. It is working smoothly. So, I'm now trying to install it.
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:11 pm It's failed to create the necessary partition.
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:11 pm I've now managed to install Android on one of the tablets.
It's running so slowly it's ridiculous.
It's Android. It's designed to run on phones. How can it be a struggle for it?
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:34 pm I'm now trying MX-Linux on one of the tablets. It seems to be working perfectly.
Tomorrow night, I shall see if I can install it.
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Posts : 42277Karma : 457Join date : 2021-07-19 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:26 pm Have you tried Sun Solaris? Or OS2/Warp?
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:39 pm Wikipedia informs me the first one is 64-bits, which is 32-bits more than my tablets can cope with.
It informs me that the 2nd one was last updated in 2001.
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:02 pm I refuse to believe there's a human being alive who can understand anything this man says in this video.VIDEO
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Posts : 141206Karma : 1133Join date : 2018-05-02 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:05 pm From 2 minutes on, it's just sounds that resemble words.
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Posts : 104231Karma : 848Join date : 2018-05-05 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:20 am My computer just booted up normally!
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Posts : 104231Karma : 848Join date : 2018-05-05 Subject: Re: The magnificent operating system thread Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:14 am It was relatively quick as well.
wonder if that means I can update my OS.
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