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   On Mon, 12/22/2025 10:17 AM, s|b wrote:   
   > On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:09:53 +0100, Ammammata wrote:   
   >   
   >> s|b wrote on 21/12/2025 :   
   >>   
   >>> The question is: do you really want to install W11 on a 15yo computer? I   
   >>> mean: WHY?   
   >   
   >> well not 15yo, but about 10yo   
   >>   
   >> mine is an intel i7-6700 cpu, with 16Gb ram and 4x2 Tb hdd (plus an ssd   
   >> for the OS), dismissed by a customer: whay should I waste it since it   
   >> works properly for the few things I need?   
   >   
   > I'm not talking about not getting rid of old hardware, but rather about   
   > using that hardware with an OS that wasn't built for that hardware. If   
   > it runs fine, why not, but if it takes 2 minutes to open a window...   
   >   
   > I've got a PC that is god know how old, but it runs under W7 and I use   
   > it to rip music CDs to MP3 with EAC every now and then. I could take out   
   > the CD/DVD (re)writer out and install it in the tower I'm using now, but   
   > I can't be bothered.   
   >   
      
   The graphics are still accelerated. The machine has a graphics card.   
      
   Windows can open slower due to storage speed. If the window is opening   
   too slow for you, replace the HDD with an SSD.   
      
   The machine doesn't run at 6GHz, but it still manages to get the window open.   
      
   If I had a benchmark that correlated well with user-experience,   
   I'd be using it and quoting it. I don't have anything that is   
   a good fit for that purpose. The smaller disc here, might be too   
   old to get running. The Winbench had some 2D tests it runs, and the   
   ability to update the screen quickly is a measure of your   
   graphical prowess for 2D. (Caution: This is one test, that if   
   memory serves, really needs an Epilepsy warning. It's sorta like the   
   Solitaire Waterfall.) I can't remember the last time I've run this,   
   and it isn't going to like all that "new" hardware :-)   
      
   https://archive.org/details/ziffdavispcbenchmarks98   
      
   I thought I would never see another copy of that. And there it is.   
      
      Paul   
      
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