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<p>It really used to depend on which version of Linux you use. Newer
versions will most likely be the best, with more support for
current video and wi-fi, and other main parts of the computer as
well. My lasy experience with Linux was with a laptop I was
repairing while I worked at Acer. I believe it was either Penguin
or Ubuntu. Worked flawlessly with an excellent GUI (Graphical User
Interface) and it was very fast, both to boot up and to open
files. Win 7 is really getting long in the tooth and I'm surprised
Microsoft has let it hang on this long. I was repairing mostly XP
and Vista machines when Win7 was introduced. Probably in 2008.
That makes it at least 11 years old and Microsoft makes all it's
money by obsoleting it's operating systems and the associated
software that goes with them like Office.</p>
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<div>I saw a notice that Microsoft had set a date not too far in
the future to stop issuing security updates for Win 7. I have a
laptop that needs a keyboard replacement that is being used with
an external keyboard that is on Win 7. It may be upgradeable to
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<div>I replaced a keyboard this weekend on my only Win 10 machine.</div>
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<div>We have had list members recommend Linux. Sounds like a big
step to me.</div>
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<div>Phil Auten Texas AT List member (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pga2@basicisp.net">pga2@basicisp.net</a>); The
biggest problem I have with all browsers is that they have quit
supporting any version of Windows older than Windows7. Both of
my laptops are running older versions of Windows, one on XP SP3
and the other on Vista SP2. I am looking at converting them both
to Linux.</div>
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