On 14 November 2012 09:19, Bev Nicolson <lumos60(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 13/11/12 20:50, Bev Nicolson wrote:
>>>
>>> What I decided to do was upgrade to 12.04 LTS following Steve's
>>> advice. I thought for a while that it had gone horribly wrong (screen
>>> went awol) but lots of switching off and on again have calmed and
>>> sorted it. Hoping it stays that way...
>>
>>
>> Hope it goes OK :-)
>>
>>
>>> Suspect if I upgrade in 5 years (or less?) I will definitely need a
>>> new monitor. (New new not just new to me.)
>>>
>> I would think people are practically giving away traditional-style monitors
>> as everyone wants flat screen, that said, I love flat screen! You might
>> find someone giving one away on Freegle, or Freecycle.
>>
>> Good luck! :-)
>> Steve
My current one, a fine (imo) LCD monitor, was £20. (Hansol 700Fs - we
have a great second hand computer here!) Thing is, I worry that 5
years down the line, the latest Ubuntu won't recognise it.
Bev.