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I thought there was going to be only one version of Windows 10. . .
How many does this make now?
After a short run with CP/M on a PIED PIPER in the beginning I was with MSDOS and stupidly stuck with Microsoft until a month ago. Windows X was the straw that broke the camels back.
I began a search for a LINUX distribution that would meet my needs, first trying LINUX MINT on a ten year old Toshiba A-135 laptop running Win Vista. Worked great! So great in fact I installed it on a HP Pavilion with 8 GB, then a dual boot setup with Win X on an ASUS X551MAV with 4 GB, the intent was to keep Windows X until my files were converted to Libreoffice formats. I dumped the idea since I still had an additional Pavilion running Win Vista with MS Office installed. The ASUS, Toshiba and Windows 7 Pavilion were running like new machines.
Investigating further I stumbled across a report covering LINUX LITE. Supposedly built to attract Windows users and incorporating a graphical user interface to the degree Windows users would nearly notice no difficulty in a changeover and daily use situation. The transition was a breeze to complete. All three computers are running like new and updates take fewer than three minutes to complete from start to finish when needed. I have had absolutely no, I repeat, no hardware recognition difficulties with LINUX LITE or LINUX MINT on any of the machines I have installed them on. Peripherals were identified and all function as intended. USB sticks and portable hard drives were recognized after insertion and files were available for use. Living large in LINUX land.
A little Terminal work was required here and there but for the most part anyone who has dealt with DOS and possesses two functioning brain cells can manage the transition. Hey, if a mud Marine can do it what reasonable explanation could anyone else offer for a failure to launch LINUX?
One more computer to transition. The wife’s Dell. C’mon Microsoft! Charge a subscription fee and push her over the edge!
Windows and Microsoft are dead to me now.
Sorry to have bored you dayglored but I needed to take this opportunity to get this out to the average home user. A hearty thank you very much to all of the FR LINUX supporters out there who played a role in convincing me to dump Microsoft!
Windows 10 Pro N for Advanced PCs
That’s not a racial annotation... if I’m not mistaken, N refers to the absence of default software features such as Internet Explorer satisfying an EU judgment against Microsoft from years ago.