Win 10 Versus Old Hardware & Software.

Eldon - you've said many times the age on your hardware. In the worst case of a failure do you replace parts or find a new (used) machine to avoid this fiasco?

 

I've got a puppy Linux that connects, plays music and videos and reads pdf's. Aside from content creation it seems OK. And earlier Windows does all this also!

 

I'll never buy a used PC. I replace whatever hardware fails.

My HDD is 11 years old. It starts and stops everyday.
My mouse, keyboard, PSU, LG CD-ReWriter is 11 years old. The Sony DVD-ReWriter is 8 years old.
I don't have SP1 for Windows 7, and I don't install Windows updates, and I don't have problems.

Ask the self-appointed experts to explain this.
Don't hold your breath...

 

Eldon, I would give you 2 'likes' for that last post but I don't have permission!

Edit- I notice your phone is outdated also. HA.

 

My phone is 2 years old.
And it does everything I need it to do. I use MyPhoneExplorer on my PC, and I have everything on my phone, on my PC.
Sometimes, we can win.

 

Well I just don't get this hair shirt approach.. What's the point of denying yourself the benefits of fast processors, fast memory and fast SSDs? I like to have the whole experience, so either on real machines or VMs I've got every version of Windows from 98SE to 10, all fully updated and I don't generally have problems either. Oh, and for good measure I've got Puppy Linux on most of the machines too. It's OK is all I care to say about it.

 

Not everybody can afford the latest, greatest, fastest hardware. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Earthling, do you know everything there is to know about Microsoft Office 2003 Professional? And don't give me any cr@p about MSO 2003 being a security risk.

 

If it's unaffordable there isn't any choice to make, but old for old's sake doesn't make much sense to me. I've never used Office 2003. I have an Office XP Pro disc though it's not currently installed anywhere. The programs are 2002 versions. What's the problem anyway?

 

The problem is we don't have to use the latest hardware or software.
I use Adobe Audition 1 which was released in 2003. I can work with 128 audio tracks. I can watch HD videos with the onboard Intel graphics. I play my PC through a 35 year old Hi-Fi. And all of this is costing me nothing. We don't all roll in money.

 

Eldon I was talking about the phone in your avatar's hand. Can't be from 2013. And I also have my computer sound hooked to an old 100w technics rack system 3pc amp tuner equalizer. Only 2 speakers. Probably from around 80 - 85. Sure not plug and play.

 

I can agree with your post but surely you haven't done this over a metered connection. That takes a hardwire. Or at least a wifi with speed and bandwidth that's not available here.

 

That's my landline.
My hands are to big for the small modern phones.

 

And everything on that phone is on your computer - i.e. a numpad!