I like the #XFCE desktop on #Linux and #FreeBSD as it is full featured, bug free, and lightning fast. I noticed the battery life on my new laptop was ok, but found it odd why the CPU was running at high frequencies at all up to 5GHz. So I set the maximum CPU speed at 500MHz, which is faster than the insane speed of a #DEC #Alphaserver in the early 1990's. And this is still that fast, but with 8 cores. And now the battery is on the second day at 86%. Even when compiling code, 500MHz is insanely fast. The battery charge might last longer than some calculators I had...

"500MHz ought to be enough for anyone"

Task for today: install Red Hat #Linux 7.2 on the #AlphaServer DS15. Took me ages to find a copy that actually boots and not crash when starting the kernel...

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Installed #Corel #WordPerfect 7 on my #AlphaServer DS15A running #Tru64 #UNIX 5.1B.

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Trying to rebuild a large chunk of plastic that broke off of the #AlphaServer DS15A's front bezel and was already missing when I got the system.

Using epoxy mixed with black paint. No idea how that will turn out, but even if it works, it will need lots of finishing work to make it look good...

#RetroComputing

Next project will be fixing an #AlphaServer DS20e. Got the missing front parts for it lately, which were missing from the machine.

#RetroComputing #DEC #digital #AXP

Installing #Tru64 #UNIX 5.1B on the #hp #AlphaServer DS15. Quite clunky...

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