<div dir="ltr"><div>Google OS flex system requirements:  <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/614720/google-chrome-os-flex-turns-old-pcs-into-chromebooks-for-free.html">https://www.pcworld.com/article/614720/google-chrome-os-flex-turns-old-pcs-into-chromebooks-for-free.html</a></div><div><br></div>"You’ll need a USB key with 8GB or more. PCs will need at least 4GB of 
RAM and 16GB of storage. The CPU restrictions are more lenient: You’ll 
need a 64-bit CPU, period. Which is basically any processor made after 
the year 2000. There are GPU restrictions, though: Intel GMA 500, 600, 
3600, and 3650 graphics hardware do not meet Chrome OS Flex performance 
standards"</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:59, James Knott via talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2022-02-15 5:24 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:<br>
> I've been shamed / intrigued into doing a bit more hacking on this<br>
> Acer Aspire 9300 notebook.<br>
><br>
> Spoiler: this was a waste of time.<br>
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Here's a possibility:<br>
<a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-flex-google-aims-to-bring-chrome-os-to-old-windows-pcs-macs?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=whatsnewnow&utm_medium=title" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-flex-google-aims-to-bring-chrome-os-to-old-windows-pcs-macs?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=whatsnewnow&utm_medium=title</a><br>
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