1.) Is your “daily driver” computer a laptop, or a desktop, or do you just use your phone?
My personal main computer at home is a Lenovo touchpad with the attachable keypad. It is used with a USB-C docking station as if it were a desktop, with a separate monitor, keyboard & mouse. It is an i7 with a SSD and lots of RAM.
2.) If your main box is a desktop computer, is it a commercially branded machine, (ie, Dell, HP, Sony, eMachines etc.) or is it a home built system?
N/A, see above.
3.) If it is a home built system, was it a matter of expedience and parts availability, or was it a well researched and designed build?
N/A
4.) Was it designed for a specific purpose? (ie. running a business, graphics, video production, ham shack ops center or just a surfing/email utility box?)
No.
5.) If your daily driver is a laptop, is it the latest and greatest, or is it getting kinda long in the tooth? (more than 7 years old)
4 years old, pretty fast, see #1 above.
6.) If you have more than one computer at home, do you use it/them networked on a Local Area Network (LAN)?
Yes, 5 that I can think of, on a LAN.
7.) Which operating system(s) do you run?
Windows 7, 10 & 11. Also have a Raspberry Pi on a Linux Allstar node.
8.) Which operating system – and version – is your favorite … and why?
I have had no problems with Windows 10 and 11. Of course for Win 11 they had to move some menu items around, that’s irritating.
You asked lots of questions but didn’t tell us what you are using!
73,
CharlesWA5VHU
