I recently decided to look at a second computer for the Shack. With everything going up in price and costing an arm and a leg I decided to look at the second hand market and what is on offer. I am not a Windows fan and prefer the Linux OS. Now this is where you can save money as for Linux you do not need a monster processor and memory to run amateur radio programs. While speaking to my son this week he mentioned that he has a Slimline HP computer that he wanted to give away. Naturally I decided to except his offer. I looked at the latest Linux OS's and decided to download the latest version of Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon. Installation was painless and within an hour I had Linux Mint up and running on the HP Slimline using a Intel Celeron CPU @ 1.60 Ghz x 2,4 GiB memory with a 500 GB hard drive. This is surely not the fastest and greatest amateur radio PC but it performs well and suite my needs. What will I be using this PC for? I am really at logger heads here. I have a few ideas but will soon decide on a dedicated task for this PC.
Now I have no intention to discuss all the quirks and benefits of the slimline computer and Linux Mint OS. What I would like to mention is that if you have an older PC/Laptop why not replace the OS with Linux Mint and give that PC/Laptop a new life. Upgrading to Linux Mint was worth the time I spend on uploading and setup this PC for amateur radio use.
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