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[#]: subject: "Is your old computer 'obsolete', or is it a Linux opportunity?"
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[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/10/obsolete-computer-linux-opportunity"
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[#]: author: "Phil Shapiro https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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Is your old computer 'obsolete', or is it a Linux opportunity?
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Too often older computers are labeled 'obsolete'. Linux changes that. Refurbish an old computer and make it useful again for someone who needs it.
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![Old UNIX computer][1]
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Image by: Opensource.com
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You may often hear someone claim a computer, tablet, or smartphone is "obsolete." When you hear such a statement, take a minute to ask yourself, "Is this person speaking an opinion or a fact?"
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Many times, their statement is an opinion. Let me explain why.
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When someone declares a computer "obsolete," they often speak from their own point of view. So, if you're a technology professional, a five-year-old computer might indeed be obsolete. But is that same five-year-old computer obsolete to a refugee family fleeing war or famine? Probably not. A computer that is obsolete for you might be a dream computer for someone else.
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### How I refurbish old computers with Linux
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I have some experience in this field. For the past 25 years, I've been taking older computers to people who don't have them. One of my second grade students, raised by her grandmother, graduated from Stanford University five years ago. Another one of my students, to whom I delivered a dusty Windows XP desktop in 2007, graduated from Yale University last year. Both of these students used donated computers for their own self-advancement. The latter student typed more than 50 words per minute before reaching middle school. Her family could not afford Internet service when I delivered her donated computer to her–in third grade. So, she used her time productively to learn touch typing skills. I document her story in [this YouTube video][2].
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I'll share another anecdote that is difficult to believe, even for me. A few years ago, I bought a Dell laptop on eBay for $20. This laptop was a top-of-the-line laptop in 2002. I installed Linux Mint on it, added a USB WiFi adapter, and this laptop was reborn. I documented this story in a YouTube video titled, "[My $20 eBay laptop][3]."
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In the video, you can see this laptop surfing the web. It's not speedy but is much faster than the dial-up computers we used in the late 1990s. I would describe it as *functional*. Someone could write their doctoral thesis using this 2002 laptop. The thesis would read as well as if it were written using a computer released yesterday. This laptop should be set up somewhere public where people can see up close that a 2002 computer can still be usable. Seeing is believing. Ain't that the truth?
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How about those famed "netbooks" from 2008, 2009, and 2010? Surely those are obsolete, right? Not so fast! If you install a 32-bit Linux on them, they can surf the web just fine using the latest version of Chromium web browser–which still supports 32-bit operating systems. (Google Chrome no longer supports 32-bit operating systems, though.) A student with one of these netbooks could watch Khan Academy videos and develop their writing skills using Google Docs. Hook up one of these netbooks to a larger LCD screen, and the student could develop skills with [LibreOffice Draw][4] or [Inkscape][5], two of my favorite open source graphics programs. If you're interested, I have a [video for reviving netbooks][6] using Linux. Netbooks are also ideal for mailing overseas to a school in Liberia, a hospital in Haiti, a food distribution site in Somalia, or anywhere else where donated technology could make a huge difference.
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Do you know where refurbished netbooks would really be welcome? In the communities that have opened their hearts and homes to Ukrainian refugees. They're doing their part, and we ought to be doing ours.
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### Open source revives old computers
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Many technology professionals live in a bubble of privilege. When they declare a technology "obsolete," they might not realize the harm they are causing by representing this opinion as a fact. People unfamiliar with how open source can revive older computers are sentencing those computers to death. I won't stand idly by when that happens. And you should not, either.
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A simple response to a person who declares a computer obsolete is to say, "Sometimes older computers can be revived and put back to use. I've heard that open source is one way of doing that."
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If you know the person well, you might want to share links to some of the YouTube videos listed in this article. And when you get a chance, take a moment to meet an individual or family who lacks access to the technology they need. That meeting will enrich your life in ways you would have never imagined.
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via: https://opensource.com/article/22/10/obsolete-computer-linux-opportunity
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作者：[Phil Shapiro][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/retro_old_unix_computer.png
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[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_vOijz14U
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[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZiN6nm-PUU
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[4]: https://opensource.com/tags/libreoffice
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[5]: https://opensource.com/downloads/inkscape-cheat-sheet
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[6]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYEclpvyGQ
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[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/10/obsolete-computer-linux-opportunity"
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[#]: author: "Phil Shapiro https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "wcjjdlhws"
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[#]: reviewer: " "
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你的旧电脑是 "过时 "了，还是使用 Linux 的机会？
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较旧的电脑往往被打上“过时”的标签。Linux 改变了这一现状。翻新旧电脑，让它重新为需要它的人所用。
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![旧 UNIX 电脑][1]
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你可能经常听到有人说电脑、平板电脑或智能手机 "过时了"。当你听到这样的说法时，花一分钟问问自己："这个人说的是个人观点还是事实？"
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很多时候他们的陈述是个人观点。让我解释一下为什么。
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当有人说一台电脑 "过时 "时，他们往往是从自己的角度出发的。因此，如果你是一名专业技术人员，一台使用了五年的电脑可能确实已经过时。但对于一个逃离战争或饥荒的难民家庭来说，这台五年前的电脑过时了吗？可能不会。对你来说过时的电脑，对别人来说可能是梦寐以求的电脑。
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### 我怎样用 Linux 翻新旧电脑
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我在这方面有些经验。在过去的 25 年里，我一直把老式电脑带给那些没有电脑的人。我的一名二年级学生由祖母抚养长大，五年前从斯坦福大学毕业。我的另一位学生在 2007 年收到了一台布满灰尘的 Windows XP 台式机，去年她从耶鲁大学毕业。这两名学生都利用捐赠的电脑实现了自我发展。后一位学生在上初中之前，打字速度就超过了每分钟 50 个字。我把捐赠电脑送到她家时，她还在读三年级，当时她的家庭还负担不起网络服务。因此，她有效地利用时间学习触摸打字技巧。我在 [YouTube 视频] [2]中记录了她的故事。
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我再分享一件连我自己都难以相信的轶事。几年前，我在 eBay 上花 20 美元买了一台戴尔笔记本电脑。这台笔记本电脑是 2002 年的顶级笔记本电脑。我在上面安装了 Linux Mint，并添加了一个 USB WiFi 适配器，这台笔记本电脑就这样重生了。我把这个故事记录在 YouTube 视频中，名为 “ [我的 20 美元 eBay 笔记本电脑][3] "。
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在视频中，你可以看到这台笔记本电脑正在上网。它的速度并不快，但比我们在 20 世纪 90 年代末使用的拨号上网电脑要快得多。我会用 "功能*"来形容它。有人可以用这台 2002 年的笔记本电脑撰写博士论文。论文读起来就像用昨天发布的电脑写的一样好。这台笔记本电脑应该摆放在公共场所，让人们近距离看到 2002 年的电脑仍然可以使用。眼见为实。这难道不是真理吗？
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2008 年、2009 年和 2010 年那些著名的 "上网本 "怎么样？它们肯定已经过时了吧？没那么快！如果你在它们身上安装 32 位 Linux，它们就可以使用最新版本的 Chromium 网页浏览器上网冲浪，而 Chromium 浏览器仍然支持 32 位操作系统（不过谷歌 Chrome 浏览器不再支持 32 位操作系统）。(使用这些上网本的学生可以观看<ruby>可汗学院<rt>Khan Academy</rt></ruby>的视频，使用<ruby>谷歌文档<rt>Google Docs</rt></ruby>提高写作能力。将这些上网本连接到更大的液晶屏幕上，学生就可以使用 [LibreOffice Draw][4] 或 [Inkscape][5] 这两个我最喜欢的开源图形程序来提高技能。如果你感兴趣，我有一个[使用 Linux 重振上网本的视频][6]。上网本也非常适合邮寄到海外，比如利比里亚的学校、海地的医院、索马里的食品分发点，或者其他任何捐赠技术可以发挥巨大作用的地方。
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你知道翻新上网本在哪里会受到欢迎吗？在那些向乌克兰难民敞开心扉和家园的社区。他们在尽自己的一份力量，我们也应该尽自己的一份力量。
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### 开源让老旧电脑重获新生
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许多技术专业人士生活在特权的泡沫中。当他们宣称某项技术 "过时 "时，可能并没有意识到他们把这种观点当作事实所造成的伤害。不了解开源如何让旧电脑重新焕发生机的人，正在宣判这些电脑的死刑。面对这种情况，我不会袖手旁观。你也不应该袖手旁观。
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对于宣称电脑过时的人，一个简单的回答是："有时旧电脑可以重获新生。我听说开源就是一种方法"。
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如果你很了解对方，不妨分享本文列出的一些 YouTube 视频链接。如果有机会，请花点时间去见见那些无法获得所需技术的个人或家庭。这次会面将以你意想不到的方式丰富你的生活。
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via: https://opensource.com/article/22/10/obsolete-computer-linux-opportunity
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作者：[Phil Shapiro][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[wcjjdlhws](https://github.com/wcjjdlhws)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/retro_old_unix_computer.png
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[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_vOijz14U
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[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZiN6nm-PUU
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[4]: https://opensource.com/tags/libreoffice
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[5]: https://opensource.com/downloads/inkscape-cheat-sheet
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[6]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYEclpvyGQ
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