Those 2 in 1 baytrail laptops were so underpowered, but damn, they’re so cool
Windows 8 also had to run on atom CPUs with fire CPU performance and even more dire memory configs. So even once it was booted it needed to be relatively slim and quick. I actually preferred it at the time because it was faster than 7.
morto@piefed.social 2 days ago
laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I actually really liked 8.1, preferred it to 7 once I got used to the Start Screen. Surprisingly well designed, actually found myself preferring the menu over 7’s
10 had the best start menu in my opinion, but the quality was just an ever advancing downward spiral.
Now, I can’t even stand it, deal with it at work as much as I have to, but at home, the only Windows machine left is only still on it because simulator peripherals are a pain to get working right on Linux sometimes, so my dedicated simulator machine still uses that, but it’s used for nothing else
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I miss the Intel Atom, not because I wanted to use it, but because of the positive impact it had on big tech and software bloat. I wish we could bring it back, but it seems nowadays, even Chromebooks have 16 GB of RAM and an i5.
Anivia@feddit.org 2 days ago
That is extremely far from the truth. Yes, there are a handful of Chromebook with such specifications, but the vast majority has an underpowered ARM chip and 4gb of ram
lauha@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Current RAM shortage will bring good old days back :)
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
For Linux maybe, MS is part of the data center funding circle jerk and doesn’t want you to compute anywhere they can’t scrape it for training data.
lauha@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, but computers räare still made and computers need ram
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
The atom is only gone in name. It’s now just “intel processor”. The N100 CPUs are in a ton of neat machines. And the E cores of Intel CPUs are just Atom cores.