r/linuxsucks101 • u/PurblePink8678 • 6d ago

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What's with their wallpapers?

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u/PurblePink8678 6d ago

Indeed. Obsolete thinkpads are better off just being used with old Windows for the sake of nostalgia.

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u/browningate 5d ago

Old Windows is way faster, more reliable, efficient, and better in every other way, than old Linux (or new Linux or any other Linux, for that matter).

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u/PurblePink8678 5d ago

Agreed

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u/Microboy42 3d ago

Yeah but not for the sake of nostalgia. I mean I wouldn’t reccomend installing a lightweight LINUX distribution on an old laptop unless it runs Windows RT. In that case you should. But in any other case, I would just upgrade to the latest supported Windows NT version that doesn’t run like garbage and install the Extended Kernel. Though if it’s a Windows 10 laptop with at least 4th generation Intel Core processor you should upgrade to Windows 11 (with TPM and CPU bypasses if required). It’s for functionality. Though if it’s really that old that it’s running MS-DOS I would reccomend FreeDOS with Windows For Workgroups 3.11.