The Age-Old Question
by Noah
I have a confession to make. It’s not the most exciting or embarrassing revelation, but it rings true on this forum. My problem: I know $%^&-all about computers. I mean, I’ve learned enough to keep things running and delete my porn history (sorry for how long that took me to figure out, dad), but the actual riddle of the hardware is beyond me. That little system requirements box means I’ve gotta take notes in the middle of Best Buy to figure out whether or not I can run something – usually I leave it up to my more technically competent friends to give me the final word. And thanks to my luddite anxiety, I’ve failed to keep my PC running up to speed. By my calculations, the PC I’m working on right now is just over 7 years old. My computer’s so old – how old is it, Noah? – it’s so old that every time I boot it up it tells me to get a haircut and sits me down to talk about the war. My computer’s so old that I’m pretty sure it won’t even be able to run SW:TOR.
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