To your last point, I’d say no one is immune

https://www.tomshardware.com/n...

https://support.lenovo.com/us/...

md is great for sure, but requires the drive firmware to accurately report errors. ZFS can do parity checking on reads and writes allowing you to know if your data is stored and read correctly and recover in the right configuration.

The groundwork for doing this is already there.

SQL Server 2017 for Linux required the creation of a PAL (platform abstraction layer) that allows essential kernel function for SQL Server to run.

It's really interesting stuff.

Add a dash of gdi borrowed from wine and you might have something.

"SQL Server on Linux: How? Introduction":
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.c...

... I'm still running NT Workstation

I mean this only in that they are focusing on the education market as a source for new users and making accommodations for them.

I'm not sure if it really worked though.

This is a site I've enjoyed browsing for quite some time that gives small walk-throughs of the UI on many versions of different operating systems.

http://toastytech.com/guis/

I still remember reading covetously about the old DESQview/X system. Much later than Windows 1.0, but the X windowing system plus ability to run DOS and Windows 3.1 in boxes blew me away.

I'd still like to install it on something just to play with it.

It's been a kind of known-common-courtesy in the circles I run with that you buy a few drinks and leave an enormous tip if you plan on spending any amount of time in a coffee shop.

and if you don't mind ignoring the wireless requirement.

I happen to love this mouse. have two of them, one for the office and one for home.

I've converted a friend of mine as well. He now has 3 for office, home and travel.

Don't be put off by the gamer-mouse facade, it's a workhorse... for a mouse anyway.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/187&cl=US,EN