Comments on: When an old laptop is better than a new one http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: evidex http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47685 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:29:54 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47685 How about some awesome free mainly text games for those underpowered machines? The Trilby games are particularly great.

http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/games.htm

]]> By: RandyNose http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47682 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:46:53 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47682 Hmm… Well, I was “on call” today due to lack of work, so I worked on a blog post, made a PDF for someone else’s blog, and now that it’s almost 2pm, I guess it’s time to be inspired by THIS post to fire up the N64.. And while my paycheck won’t be bigger due to it, I guess that it might be time to go goof off until the wife comes home….

]]> By: ErSandro http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47680 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:06:21 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47680 Even if under wine he’s playng Icewind Dale on a dual core, i don’t think cpu(s) is (are) stressed too much :)

]]> By: cthulhu http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47679 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:43 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47679 Aren’t you worried about CPU load? I’m guessing you’re running at 100% CPU usage when playing those games?

I mainly use dosbox. Best thing ever!

]]> By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47678 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:25:57 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47678 Don’t be too jealous. This happens maybe two, three times a year at best. ;)

]]> By: Luca http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47674 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:56:15 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47674 I wish I could do this at my job :)

]]> By: Dmitry http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47673 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:44:55 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47673 Even underpower computers can have games… Tetris, Xenix &Co were written on 286′s or even before!

]]> By: technologyunit http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/when-an-old-laptop-is-better-than-a-new-one/#comment-47666 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:33:12 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/?p=5521#comment-47666 Game vs. Write a 12 page paper for college? easy choice. Unfortunately my grade won’t agree with me.

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