What has your experience with Linux been like so far? How long has been your Linux journey? Mine began while I was studying computer science, and I’ve been in love with Linux since.

  • perishthethought@lemm.ee
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    20 days ago

    What COM Port is your mouse on?

    That question got me. SO glad we got past setting IRQs and setting up modems and dip switches and all that.

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        20 days ago

        I have a pack of about 40. I needed 2 to set some old drives and talked to Geek Squad staff and other local computer places. The young staff had no clue what I was describing, so I had to order in bulk on AliExpress

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            Yep, I assumed they would have run across them on a motherboard, or sata card at least, but no. It was like I got dropped from a time machine and was aaking for a phonograph