[GTALUG] More pointless battles [was: I'm discarding an old notebook!]

[Don Tai]

Google OS flex system requirements:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/614720/google-chrome-os-flex-turns-old-pcs-into-chromebooks-for-free.html

"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"

On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:59, James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> On 2022-02-15 5:24 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> > I've been shamed / intrigued into doing a bit more hacking on this
> > Acer Aspire 9300 notebook.
> >
> > Spoiler: this was a waste of time.
>
> Here's a possibility:
>
> 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
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