USING THESE THINGS PT 2

While it may be handy to keep a running version of Windows XP for old proprietary software, these machines could be ideal candidates for lightweight modern operating systems, such as “lite” Linux distributions, BSD variants, AROS, or Haiku.

For those willing to dig inside their machines, a modern SSD or IDE to SD-card adapter could provide an upgrade for anything lumbered with a mechanical hard drive. Other than increased reliability, these modern replacements should provide improvements to both performance and battery life.