• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Huh, thinking about it, I’ve never seen a computer in the 2009 icon form factor. Sure there’s the simple rectangle case, but that skinny silver curved case?

    Also, its kind of funny the 2026 version is an all-in-one-computer, which is more of Apple’s thing. Sure there’s probably a dozen options for a Windows all in one, but when I see that icon I think of an iMac.

      • Richie’s Computer Stuff@lemmy.ca
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        1 month ago

        You know something, I have a weird soft spot for thin clients. They’re so little and compact, but they do ordinary computer things?! Hmm… I think I need to be on the lookout for some to add to my collection so I can force get them to compile Gentoo for three days, or something equally silly. I’ve made a Compaq Deskpro EN run Arch Linux 32, so there’s that.

        • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          1 month ago

          You probably already know, but for the crowd:

          Usually thin clients are clients that remotely connect into a central server that runs their VM, and the VM actually handles the compute. Like older mainframe and endpoint setups.

          There’s still some minor compute hardware/resources on the thin client itself, but it’ll probably be more lightweight than expected. Maybe equivalent to an early model raspi?

      • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 month ago

        “Adobe is literally taking works I’ve made to train ai, Microsoft is forcing me to use AI and taking ownership of my PC and files away from me by forcing me to use the cloud, as well as tracking everything I do and taking screenshots of my screen every few seconds, Apple tries it damnest to squeeze every little bit of money from me, but at least I don’t need to download Linux Mint, flash it to a pen drive, back up my files and install it on my computer. It’s totally impossible for me to use Kdenlive, GIMP or libre office!”

  • greygore@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s like Microsoft is telling you that you don’t own the computer any more - “My Computer” is now “This PC”.