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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 09 Jan 2026 13:59:10 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > On 9 Jan 2026 03:48:13 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:39:04 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> And *that* was where the higher return rate came from: it was   
   >>> effectively the death knell of the “netbook” as a separate product   
   >>> category. Microsoft couldn’t offer a product to compete fairly with   
   >>> Linux in that category, so it used its still-massive marketing might   
   >>> to kill the product category.   
   >>   
   >> Dropping a SATA SSD in my 14 year old netbook did wonders. One drawback   
   >> is it no longer keeps my balls warm when I'm using it.   
   >   
   > What do you use that netbook for? I just acquired a 2013 MacBook Air for   
   > $30, and other than giving it to my boy to destroy, I can't figure out   
   > what to do with it.   
      
   Arduino development mostly. I use arduino-cli, vim, and minicom in i3.   
   Works well. I usually have a browser open for documentation in another   
   workspace. It handle that fine with 4 GB without going into swap.   
      
   I used to take it with me when I was traveling. If it got damaged or   
   stolen no big deal. Even with Windows 7 it was usable although loading   
   anything was slow due to the HDD.  I think it might have been 540 rpm   
   rather than 5400.   
      
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