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[bert]

Don't most bank's cash machines run on XP?

[whisky-dave]

I thought it was ARM by a british company that was used most or leader in mobile devices anyway.

[bert]

The newsreader I use (Turnpike) has a split thread facility so you can put OT branches into a separate thread. Unfortunately thanks to MS failing to support 32 bit explorer after encouraging developers to use it, it won't run on 64 bit Windows so I run W732 bit just to keep it.

[tony sayer]

Have noticed these days that the desktop has been replaced with a portable laptop especially with sales staff at quite a few firms we visit....

Most all running WIN 8 ....

[charles]

ARM isn't an operating system. The company make (or at least design) processors.

[Richard]

F*cked if I know. I was led to believe that linux was a piece of piss. Seems like it's a tad more complicated, but someone will be along shortly to inform you that it is you who is the problem.

[The Natural Philosopher]

which is only needed because of fundamental design flaws in windows. as is the 'reboot on upgrade of anything'

[The Natural Philosopher]

indeed. but it doesn't reboot your computer while it does it.

[The Natural Philosopher]

or a huge installed base of software.

[The Natural Philosopher]

has anyone actually asked a technical question?

No, the message is consistent, the product is simply not.

Designed to sell, but not to work.

[The Natural Philosopher]

depends on what's in em ;-)

[dennis]

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More than post about fixing windows. How many windows people even know about usenet? Where are they going to get linux help when they don't know about usenet and they can't ask in the local shop or a friend?

You live in the clouds like most linux zealots, you use linux and know where to get help so you expect everyone else to know how. Its thinking like that that stops linux beig more wide spread especially when the ones that do ask questions get told they are too stupid to run linux which happens far too often.

[The Natural Philosopher]

download .iso, burn DVD, insert in usual orifice, and boot

[The Natural Philosopher]

Its not been necessarily pre-loaded on any machine I have nought in te past 20 years

Except the S/H stuff.

[The Natural Philosopher]

mint mate 32 bit is the moist stable and easiest to use.

[The Natural Philosopher]

I've been able tpo read MSword docs ion libre office that MS office couldn't read ;-)

[dennis]

I'd sell it and buy something else.

So which apps do you run on your router/nas/mobile that don't run on windows anyway?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Well exactly.

Stasbility and speed wasn't seen as a primary requirement

[The Natural Philosopher]

and almost everything that runs on an ARM runs a linux or derivcative thereof

[Richard]

Do grow up. It does work. Has done for some time and will continue to do so. So will linux and other varieties of operating systems. I guess the plus side is that you're not an Islamic fundamentalist - yet.