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by m1k3r420 3646 days ago
Maya for 3D modelling - Open Source

Scratch for Drag and Drop programming - Open Source

Linux and open source software are fantasic, perfect for a refurbished 7 year old laptop like this. Windows would also run like crap on one of these, Christ it runs like crap on an i7 with 16GB of RAM.
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xabotage 3646 days ago
Maya is not open source, though there is a free (read: castrated) version. Use Blender. I learned everything I needed to launch my career from a bottom-rung 2gb Intel Celeron P.o.S. laptop running Linux, Blender, Gimp, and all kinds of other open source programming and creativity tools. That laptop is 6 years old and still gets stuff done today (though I do have a far more powerful rig now). IMO the modern equivalent of this kind of low-end laptop with open source software could really help refugees, and it would be relatively cheap.
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softawre 3646 days ago
Windows does not run like crap on a i7/16gb. Win10 actually runs great on some 5+ year old laptop we use in the kitchen.
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