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On May 17, 2012 4:12 PM, "James <br>
> Ubuntu has always seemed like MS in a Penguin suit to me.<br>
> Just sayin'...</p>
<p>HA! That may explain the fanboy adoption schedule.</p>
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> >>> Mike Harrison <<a href="mailto:cluon@geeklabs.com">cluon@geeklabs.com</a>> 5/17/2012 02:24 PM >>><br>
> On Thu, 17 May 2012, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:<br>
> > Hi all,<br>
> ><br>
> > FYI, here's some more data I found while researching the possibilities of upgrading my pc's to Ubuntu 12.04.<br>
> ><br>
> > In 12.04, there is no longer default support for 32 bit machines without<br>
> > PAE (Physical Address Extension) capability. Which means you have to<br>
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> Without any scientific data:<br>
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> I have noticed that my big Sony laptop is drawing considerably more<br>
> juice and CPU power on 12.04. My travel power brick (90w) has shut down<br>
> due to overheating several times. It's never done that before.<br>
> The OEM brick is 150watts, and that works ok.<br>
><br>
> My point is: 12.04 is -not- for underpowered machnes. I also put in on<br>
> a couple of P4's with 2gb of ram to repurpose and give away.<br>
> It worked ok, but was not snappy.<br>
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> Perhaps you should not be putting it on 32 bit low<br>
> powered minimal ram systems.<br>
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