11-07-19 16:53 Mike Powell wrote to ED VANCE about XP_Many Questions
Howdy! Mike,

 MP> @MSGID: 
 MP> @REPLY: 
 > I've been thinking of putting some variety of Linux on this pc.
 > At least then I will be able to use a Supported version of Firefox, instead
 > of Firefox that isn't supported by Mozilla because Microsoft doesn't want to
 > support the older O/S software they created.

 MP> Well, a simple upgrade to linux might or might not fix issues like
 MP> that. You may have to ultimately buy a newer PC to use supported
 MP> versions.  I am not sure about mozilla but google, for example, stopped
 MP> making a 32-bit version of Chrome for linux.  In order to use their
 MP> newer, supported versions of Chrome, you have to be running a 64-bit
 MP> machine.

This XP pc has a AMD 3800+ CPU which I"m thinking is a 64 bit processor
so it could run newer software if I wanted to Dual-Boot or run a 64-bit
OS in Virtual Memory. ?

That is if the Hardware HP put in this box will work with a 64-bit OS.

I had another thought sometime ago about seeing if a AMD 4800+ CPU would
or could help out some if I changed the CPU.

I played with running Ubuntu 7.04 from the CD I made long ago.
And have downloaded several updates 10.4, 12.04 and 16.04.3 to try out.

I heard about Mint Mate v.17 and looked at it too, but haven't really
wanted to take XP off of this pc and run a version of LINUX.

I've just played with LINUX so far.
If I could just keep this XP from playing with Me...

73 de Ed W9ODR                    .        .


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