Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap
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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility
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Half? Bet that number is higher. Linux can run on a potato if you find the right distro.
While you can run Linux on a potatoe, we would not making new friends that way. I have tried to use a RPi2b as a machine with GUI and browser, but I would not recommend this as an example for a Linux system for the uninitiated.
True. Those are slow. I have tried it with a 1b myself.
But those should do things like kodi or pihole just fine.
For example, the potato I ran my web server on in the late 90s... That's a 386sx under there.
Nice. Could probably still host some static pages today.
For example, the potato I ran my web server on in the late 90s... That's a 386sx under there.