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Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 7:16 am
by Skeithex
Agreed, when they are no longer used, then the equipment tied to it become paper weights.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 9:56 am
by froggyboy604
At least, there are virtual machine/emulators which let people use older desktop and mobile operating systems to run older software, so people can continue to use old software and apps if they still have the installer files to install them.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 6:34 am
by Skeithex
True, most wouldn't understand how to use VMs properly though. VMs can be tricky to use.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 9:24 am
by froggyboy604
VMs can also be very slow on computers with a slow CPU and less RAM.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 7:11 am
by Skeithex
Yep, if they aren't high end, they won't run VMs very well.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 10:56 am
by froggyboy604
I think there are very basic versions of Linux and Android which may run decently on VMs installed on slower computers.

Re: Purchasing parts

Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 6:51 am
by Skeithex
somewhat light weight linux OS does help, specially with those who don't want to use windows.