Richard Brown composed on 2015-12-12 19:26 (UTC+0100):
These machines are still going to be many times faster than whatever
Speed is a non-issue for picture viewing, email, and online shopping and billpay. What was fast enough more than a decade ago is likely fast enough today.
old 32-bit hardware is still lurking out there. While I understand ANY money might be 'too much' for some, I do think that it's important to make clear that 64-bit hardware is really not that expensive.
64-bit hardware, even (or especially) the cheap examples I suggest above, benefit from years of laptop and data centre hardware development. They're smaller, lighter, quieter (important if you're running this at home) and more power efficient.
Cheap and new both come at a price, among which is commonly absence of longevity. Look at cell phones. Ignoring how quickly their software capability becomes obsolete, the hardware typically doesn't last very long. A cheap PC, regardless of bits, doesn't have the track record a machine still going strong after 10 or 15 years has. Cheap PCs typically lack PS/2 ports. I still use keyboards made before the first USB keyboards were made, long before Win keys first appeared, and don't support USB adapters. I've been unable to find newer with a layout facilitating one hand touch typing using Fn keys (all 12 at left end, which Fn, Ctrl, Alt & Shift co-located facilitate, and all newer keyboards make impossible). Newer doesn't automatically mean better where better counts most. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org