Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap - eviltoast

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

  • scops@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Half? Bet that number is higher. Linux can run on a potato if you find the right distro.

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        1 year ago

        Nice. Could probably still host some static pages today.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        True. Those are slow. I have tried it with a 1b myself.

        But those should do things like kodi or pihole just fine.