welp now i'm a part of the CIA

So just a couple of hours ago had gotten this bulky thing from my "other school" (its just a school where you learn about professions and jobs to do once you graduate)
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from what I can assume my cybersecurity teacher either
A: Had a shipment of new computers
B: They were old, so they didnt need them
C: just because why not

Either way, I now have my own computer!
No my sister's laptop!
No more family desktop!
No more borrowing!
... Is what i would say if it was functioning properly.
There's no OS on it, the hard drive is just curled up ribbon cables in a metallic rectangular prism and the thing is friggin' 15 years old (or older!)
There needs to be a couple things done to it. But hey...
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It can fold into a tablet and it has a stylus. That's nice :)
I'll start by getting Lubuntu (thanks @PipeWarp !) And an SSD. After that, I'll try to keep you updated on any upgrades or things that i might do to it
But think of all the things i could do to it. Blender, Citra, Minecraft and more in the palm of...uhh... on the desk of my room!
Pretty exciting stuff, no?
(fun fact: the company who made this is/was contracted by the US government to make laptops and stuff. which explains my title
which means I am rapidly approaching your house. run)
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The media failure seems like the HDD or CD-ROM (holy shit it felt weird to type that) cable is either loose or bad. Not sure if those were SATA or IDE.
 

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