Albert smith   11 #1 Posted September 17, 2018 Has any tried this plug in device from the U.S.A. called Extra P.C. It apparently brings old computers back to life making them boot up in seconds , just seen it on a pop up add . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #2 Posted September 17, 2018 Has any tried this plug in device from the U.S.A. called Extra P.C. It apparently brings old computers back to life making them boot up in seconds , just seen it on a pop up add .  It installs Linux of some type. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mikes10 Â Â 10 #3 Posted September 17, 2018 Watch and learn: Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #4 Posted September 17, 2018 just seen it on a pop up add .  I wouldn't trust anything advertised by a pop up ad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #5 Posted September 17, 2018 Yes you could create your own for a lot cheaper using something like 'Rufus'  https://rufus.akeo.ie/  and then choose a suitable light distro - I would go for either SolydX 9 (community stable edtion) or AntiX 17 as neither of them require PAE (Physical Address Extension) to run/install - which can be a significant issue for older kit.  You can buy a 64 Gb SanDisk Cruiser for 15.99 at Tesco  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
zach   234 #6 Posted September 17, 2018 Agree with the above. No magic potion or bit of kit that will turn an old PC into a speed machine.  What I would try is to install a lite version of Linux on it and see how it goes. Windows and full Linux can be a tad much on older hardware. I'm not a big Linux user but ask away and I'm sure you'll get pointed in the right direction.  Try them via a live USB/CD but don't spend $80 on one. £10-20 for a half decent USB drive and the rest is free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #7 Posted September 18, 2018 This could be worth a look if you're using an old machine:  https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/elive_v3/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8 Posted September 18, 2018 Elive looks nice but needs more power like the ElReg said - and the last time I took it for a spin, the Beta was more stable than the stable version! Â If you want something that will work on low spec then it is AntiX 17 wthout a doubt which also only needs 256 Mb RAM to work with. Â https://antixlinux.com/ Â Â https://zoringroup.com/forum/download/file.php?id=5899&mode=view Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #9 Posted September 24, 2018 From the same "stable", maybe?  The "PhotoStick".... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...