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    Maintaining an install of consumer legacy software

    Good point. That is the 3rd choice. --- My main experience with virtual machines (VMs) is 6+ years of Virtualbox Windows VMs and GNU/Linux VMs. 1) Seems less reliable because VMs sometimes fails to boot. But then next time the VM will boot ok. 2) Sometimes window sizing has problems. For...
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    Maintaining an install of consumer legacy software

    Let's say you have some consumer legacy software (LS) installed on an old operating system. You want to preserve the legacy software. The options that come to mind are: 1) have the LS as a virtual machine of the old operating system on a modern computer. Move this VM as you upgrade your...
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    thank you for the reminder about memtest86+ being packaged with Mint like that. I actually ended up just using the latest USB installer (Linux Mint 22.3). you boot to the USB installer and choose memtest86+ from its grub menu*. It's memtest86+ 7.00. Edit: memtest86+ results: 3 passes, 0...
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    Story about replacing the power supply (if tldr, see cliff notes below): I disconnected the power supply cables completely and I disconnected the sata cables. Side note: One thing that I didn't mention in the original post is that the case was overly cluttered with power supply cables. Good...
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    Protecting a computer that you are not using from dust

    thank you. I never knew such a product existed.
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    I think I do still have the original power supply. There was nothing wrong with the power supply when I replaced it. I will just have to find the power supply.
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    the monitor did say something like "entering power saving mode." might have said, "no signal, entering power saving mode." I would just try it again and tell you what it said. But, I don't like powering the computer off by pressing the power button excessively.
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    Protecting a computer that you are not using from dust

    I have read up a bit on protecting a computer that you are not using from dust, moisture, etc. Wrapping it in a cotton cloth seems like an ok idea. Perhaps a piece of a sheet if it's a desktop computer. But, sometimes it's tough to know if a sheet is 100% cotton. Plus, you might not have a...
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    good question. But, no.
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    I put in a new CR2032 battery that was lying around my place. However, there is no expiration date because package was cut and nothing printed on the battery itself. The computer is still behaving the same way, though. Side note: the CMOS battery was quite difficult to get out. However, thin...
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    Lowes sells computers and tape players

    Guess I'll be returning them then. I think I will hold out for a Bluetooth 8 track player.
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    Lowes sells computers and tape players

    Ok. I didn't see that it's bluetooth compatible. That changes everything. In for 5.
  13. 5

    Lowes sells computers and tape players

    It suggest that I buy a handheld cassette player, a radio only boombox, a walkie talkie, and a computer mouse. What a combo!
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    Lowes sells computers and tape players

    I never noticed until today that Lowes sells computers and some other random hardware. Here are links to some computers https://www.lowes.com/pd/SKYTECH-Aurora-Gaming-Desktop-i5-14400F-16GB-Ram-1TB-SSD-Pink-Monitor-sold-separately/5017644909...
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    No video after recovering from flashing power light

    Family Dollar did have a good price as far as brick and mortar stores go. 2 Duracell CR2032 for $7.40.
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