From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 10:01:52 -0500, DFS wrote:   
   >   
   >> As I recall, the very first Chromebooks wouldn't let you save anything   
   >> locally.  I have to assume they long ago overcame that restriction.   
   >>   
   >> They're still somewhat locked down vs Windows or other Linux distros,   
   >> but I did see you can run Android apps and install a "Linux environment"   
   >> on a Chromebook.   
   >   
   > We bought a Chromebook to test the web app we were developing. I didn't   
   > get to play with it much but it wasn't altogether bad.   
   >   
   > The current question is how many Chromebooks will be able to migrate to   
   > Aluminum OS?  Sources say they are testing with the 12th Gen Alder Lake   
   > processors, so probably no guarantees for anything prior to 2021.   
   >   
   > Chrome OS will be supported until it isn't.   
   >   
   >> I wrote a ditty about it 14 years ago.  Remember?   
   >>   
   >>    
   >   
   > Funny thing about that. I bought my Acer Aspire netbook in 2011 so it's   
   > about 14 years old. Part of it was replacing the HDD with a SSD but it's   
   > doing fine with Linux Mint 22.2, better than it ever did with Windows 7.   
   > Another old box saved from the landfill by Linux!   
      
   My ASUS "gamer's" laptop is also about 14 years old. I have it   
   closed but powered on so's I can shell into it now and then. Way   
   old Ubuntu install. It's sitting right next to me. The cat is   
   laying on it because it's warm.   
      
   --   
   Happiness is a warm computer.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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