David's Computer Blog

I'm experimenting with trying to run the Commodore OS Vision 2 system on different computers.  I work in IT, so I have access to various computers. Mostly Dell computers since that's the standard where I work.  For the first test, I tried the Commodore OS Vision 2 bootable ISO on a Dell Latitude 5511 BTX Intel i7 32GB RAM laptop. The OS detected the Ethernet connection and allowed me to access the Internet with no issues. I haven't figured out the Wifi yet, so that's a work in progress. I managed to use Bluetooth and connect a wireless Dell WL5022 headset (in the image above it's shown on the left side of the screen). It was successfully tested with YouTube audio and local audio testing as well. The integrated speakers worked as well. I used it as a mobile music station listening to music while I moved around working on setting up computers and such. This laptop does not have a DVD drive, so that was not tested.  Overall the OS is very responsive on the laptop. I on...

I decided to try installing the current version of Linux Mint (v. 20.3) onto a Dell Latitude E5570 laptop . I was curious to see how well Linux would function and perform on a somewhat recent laptop. The laptop has an Intel i7 processor and 32GB of RAM and was running Windows 10. During the Linux install, I simply had the installer wipe the SSD and use the entire drive. Goodbye, Windows! I created a bootable 32GB USB jumpdrive with the Linux Mint 20.3 installer. To create this, I used the balenaEtcher utility on Windows 10 to create the bootable jumpdrive. Once created, I inserted the 32GB USB memory stick into the laptop, rebooted the computer, then, using F12 after reboot, selected the USB device as the boot option. The laptop booted flawlessly into the Linux Mint 20.3 installer. Following the reboot after installation, Linux Mint booted with no problems to the login screen. I logged into Linux, then was greeted by the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop as well as the login sound. So the ...