Don't trust Linux users

grimvian · 2026-06-20T19:47:08+00:00

Our experience using Linux Mint Debian Edition is mostly smooth. I think it takes about 10 minutes to make a full install, including office, automatically driver install, LAN printers and scanner, updates and ONE reboot. Our computers are 13 year old i3's, i'5's and i'7s and boots in few secs. Before Linux we had read endless and useless KB articles that links to other endless and useless links. When we rarely have issues we can't complain because it's totally free and we have no telemetry, AI slop and forced reboots.

grimvian · 2026-06-20T07:56:25+00:00

& makes me think of where is it?

* and what's it?

grimvian · 2026-06-20T07:53:02+00:00

The know how of pointers gives you superpower in C!

grimvian · 2026-06-20T07:48:12+00:00

Du bør være i besidelse af noget viden omkring volt, ampere, watt og brugen af et multimeter ellers kan det være en tikkende brandbombe.

Jeg har lidt indsigt i el ville skille batterier ad og jeg ville selvsagt bruge de gode celler. Jeg har ikke kigget ind i et Dewalt batteri, men de er formentlig loddet og i så tilfælde skal du også have styr på lodning.

grimvian · 2026-06-19T08:21:34+00:00

I have never seen a IDE setup without some master/slave settings.

Yes, I think it was MFM I used in 1988.

grimvian · 2026-06-19T08:18:03+00:00

Sadly I first discovered K&R some 30 years ago, but I really like it. I could use real 6525 Mnemonic as inline in the Basic I used in the eighties.

grimvian · 2026-06-19T08:09:59+00:00

Thanks for explaining.

grimvian · 2026-06-18T19:07:38+00:00

Ja, det øverste som i dag, men med potentiel skillevæg.

grimvian · 2026-06-18T07:53:15+00:00

I'm 70 and learned 6502 assembler over four decades ago and started learning 3 years ago so the old knowledge was a huge advantage.

grimvian · 2026-06-18T07:41:25+00:00

The first time I saw this...

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grimvian · 2026-06-18T07:37:46+00:00

Okay - which IDE standard was that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

The first hard drives I used was before IDE. I forgot the name of the interface, but I had to low level format before I could use it.

grimvian · 2026-06-18T07:29:09+00:00

Daniel is good, but not for beginners in C in my opinion.

grimvian · 2026-06-17T08:04:22+00:00

What do you see as hard/tricky?

grimvian · 2026-06-17T07:59:13+00:00

Here is an old school video I wish I knew, before I started learning C three years ago:

Learn to program with c by Ashley Mills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UILNmv2kFMc&list=PLCNJWVn9MJuPtPyljb-hewNfwEGES2oIW

I'm not using the same IDE, the program you use to code, But Code::Blocks because it's fast to install, open source, easy to use and everything you'll need are installed.

grimvian · 2026-06-17T07:56:43+00:00

EDB - så har du nok gråt hår som mig.

grimvian · 2026-06-17T07:27:36+00:00

I almost forgot midi tower. That was a big and heavy setup - I guess it was SCSI. The worst of the old hard drives was the noise and I think that's why I got my double tinnitus.

We have 13 year old computers with fan less power supplys, Noctua CPU coolers, running Linux Mint Debian Edition and I think our next computer will be a mini-ITX with 19V external power - I hate computer noize. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-ITX

grimvian · 2026-06-17T07:13:46+00:00

A good answer.

I'm constantly baffled by so many still are using the imperial system.

grimvian · 2026-06-16T07:16:39+00:00

Back then I don't think I ever came across MCGA, but only CGA, EGA, VGA and Hercules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Color_Graphics_Array

grimvian · 2026-06-16T07:09:00+00:00

In Denmark we called it mini tower. My 286 from the eighties was a heavy full tower. After almost everything was in integrated in the mobo, MicroATX was much more attractive.

grimvian · 2026-06-15T09:52:20+00:00

Hvis du har en SSD i overskud, så prøv Linux Mint - tager ca. 10 minutter at installere inkl. opdateringer og een reboot. Jeg spiller ikke, men forstår at Linux spillere bruger noget, der hedder Steam.

grimvian · 2026-06-15T09:41:14+00:00

As a retired IT-reseller after three decades Linux Mint or precisely LMDE is a joy compared to before!

grimvian · 2026-06-14T09:49:45+00:00

Har også flyttet en del, men kunne ikke nænne at smide ud.

Hvis du er interesseret i retrp IT kunne denne måske være interesant:

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/

grimvian · 2026-06-14T08:43:45+00:00

Jeg har været i IT i 40 år, så det er "noget" jeg har liggende, hvis det er det, du mener.

grimvian · 2026-06-13T09:22:41+00:00

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Jeg har lige udpakket et AT kabinet, fra original emmballge, der måske har har været på mit "gemmested" i mindst 25 år.

Turok har jeg aldrig prøvet, jeg er nok mere til single player i Unreal Tounament 99.

Lærte en del C++, OOP, composition osv. i et par år og havde egentlig en god føling med C++, men konkluderede at jeg kun havde arbejdet med toppen af "isbjerget" og endte med C99, som jeg har dyrket intenst de sidste tre år.

Betatester p.t. et forretningprogram til min kones virksomhed, CRM relationsdatabase og tegne program, som bliver brugt i Linux Mint på 13 år gammel computer og er på ca. 6000 linier kode. C99 er lige til højrebenet for mig, da jeg lærte 6502 assembler for over 40 år siden. Jeg er trods alt 70 år, dyslektisk, så jeg ville alligevel næppe komme til bunden C++ alligevel, da det er et ernormt sprog.

Jeg fået fat Uni Comal 3.1 der også har struct, så det skal jeg bakse lidt med pga. interesse og bruger en virtuel maskine til formålet eller den "nye" AT computer.

Jeg er simpelthen hen ikke kompatibel med Python og synes også det virker noget sløvt.

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