IBM ThinkPad T60
Sunday, January 3, 2016 by kona0197 | Discussion: Personal Computing
So I picked up a IBM ThinkPad T60 for cheap. Old owner tried to put Windows 10 on it, but the poor machine ran very, very slow. It was made for XP. So I need to ask what operating system you guys would use. I have a legit COA on the computer for XP but no one uses that anymore. I don't have a copy of 7. I do have Fedora Linux and Mint Linux. So what OS would you install? It's not my main machine, I have a MacBook for that. It has a Intel Centrino CPU, 2 Ghz, 32 bit, 3 GB of memory, and a 120 GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
Reply #2 Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:01 PM
Didn't someone send a W7 disk to kona? I seem to recall something to that effect. You can correct me if I'm wrong.
Reply #3 Sunday, January 3, 2016 12:56 PM
There are more people/institutions still on xp than you may think. reload XP on it and let r fly. 
Reply #4 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:21 PM
I use Xp on my 8 year old laptop. No pronblem. Used for word, etc. no games.
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 6:45 PM
Oh hey kona.......it's me. I think you answered your own question in the OP.
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Reply #1 Sunday, January 3, 2016 7:33 AM
Since in many former posts, you stated you no longer use SD products why would you mention Windows 7 (which you don't have)...what's the problem? Install whichever Linux you like best. It's free. There are enough reviews of each on line.
Unless there was another purpose for this post?