Re: Pixies – Planet Of Sound (1991)

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 19:57

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:
Nightjar wrote:My poor computer's hit the wall.

Mines alright, and isn't it older than yours?
Mine is now 11 years old.

Blimey!

Mines a 2014 model and I got it 2016, I think.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 19:58

About the EP?

Entertaining, well the first track was, kinda, but all in all in one ear out t'other.

by Nightjar Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:05

My iMac (27" thora

) is a late 2013 model.

So, a decade old.

Also, cos I'm not a Tefal-headed techie or Poundland bolt-ons weirdo I've never done a thing to it.

AND, since 2019 when Catalina upgraded to Big Sur my computer has refused to follow suit.

So, I'm trapped at a Catalina impasse.

So shut your holes the lot of you.

Unless you want to help me improve my pooter's performance that is. flirty

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:16

I'd be tempted to do a full OS reinstall, reboot holding down the Option-Command-R keys at the same time.

You have got a full back up though? angel

And it easy to add memory to that model:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201191

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:28

I converted my Windows laptop to Linux Mint, around 4 years ago, when Windows 7 was discontinued. bowtie

Is it possible to do likewise with an Apple machine?

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:34

Yeah you could, but who would want to go from a Unix certified operating system to a Linux one, aristojar

by Nightjar Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:37

Gibberish.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 20:52

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 12 Oct 2023 - 21:19

The video below goes through how it's done.

It shows you how to install Ubuntu but I get the feeling Ubuntu isn't popular anymore. You can use the same process to download and install Linux Mint Xfce instead. I went for Xfce on my laptop as it's less demanding on old computers.

Linux Mint can be downloaded here: https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=307

You don't have to permanently install it. You can just run it from the pen drive, using that as an external SSD. You only have to permanently install it on your computer once you've decided you're happy with it.

Don't forget to backup your files before permanently installing it. yes

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