Quote from: bargainbin on April 08, 2016, 11:50:06 PM

Quote from: The Pharmacist on April 08, 2016, 11:04:18 PM

Quote from: KenR on April 08, 2016, 10:36:43 PM

Quote from: The Pharmacist on April 08, 2016, 10:33:52 PM

--snipe--

You might just find a good Desktop for sale at opening ceremony of OpenBaazar Roll Eyes

I'd suggest you to go for an assembled Desktop with Ubuntu.

Christ I need to get out more. I don't even know what Ubuntu is. Wasn't kidding about being a recluse, and I don't watch TV either and so I don't find out about these things unless I come here. This section is much nicer than the bitcoin part of bitcointalk. You guys snipe each other like a mound of bitches but the vibe is much different.

Ubuntu is a popular flavor of Linux, a PC operating system. The good thing about Linux is it's free, and has plenty of free software that's almost, though not quite, as good as the fancy store-bought (or pirated) Windows counterpart. It's also much easier to tinker with, since it's [mostly] open source.
OTOH, it's unlikely that you are a tinkerer if you don't own a computer, and ~~most~~ pretty much all computers come with Windows pre-installed when you buy them.
If it matters, less than 2% of laptops/desktops use Linux (so ~1 in 100 computers runs Ubuntu).

So I'd say brave the outside & buy yourself a cheap new laptop if you have the money, cheap used crappy laptop if you don't, and a cheap desktop (remember, you also need to buy a monitor [screen, display], mouse & keyboard & a cheap wifi adapter for that) if really broke.
Plus side: Life will become 100% better.

That is nice, sir, I appreciate it. I already have a monitor, mouse & keyboard but my ancient Dell has shat the bed. And my neighbor upstairs moved out, leaving me without cheap wifi. Money is definitely tight. But thank you for the explanation about the operating systems. I am not a tinkerer by any means but this interests me. I picked the wrong major in college, let me tell you.