From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 02 Feb 2026 23:37:17 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > Funny enough, Linux is going to be doing me a favour in the coming days.   
   > I bought a 2013 MacBook for $30, and it's clearly not too useful   
   > anymore. Honestly, I had no idea what I would do with it, so I figured   
   > I'd just give it to the kid to play with. He's not too interested in it   
   > though, but he isn't interested in electronics in general. Today, I   
   > realized that I could put Linux on there and make it a movie-viewing   
   > laptop for students who finished their work in class. It could even be a   
   > writing station for students who want to print, but I wouldn't want to   
   > waste toner on them (since the school wouldn't reimburse me). Watching   
   > TV shows and movies would be a great reward for kids to actually   
   > complete their work on time, especially with my very lazy, very   
   > unmotivated, difficult groups.   
      
   Old Macs with Intel silicon shouldn't be a problem.   
      
   https://asahilinux.org/about/   
      
   It's been getting better but Asahi on Apple silicon has its problems.   
      
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