So I guess it IS true/accurate.
(I did see that, but I thought it might have been a mistake.)
I must be on the wrong track, thinking that vt-x required 64-bit... (maybe there's actually NO direct-relation / dependency between the two)
Now I need to go and research if there's a (relevant / usable, even 5.x) virtualbox for 32-bit.... (Will the vt-x be 'useful' on 32-bit?)
I know nothing about qemu/KVM/libvirt... (but hopefully will learn)
I think it requires vt-x. But I don't know if it can run on a 32-bit CPU...
(I have a couple of N450 64-bit withOUT vt-x eeePCs, which I like because they weigh under 2 lb)
More learning fun!!! But yes, 2GB ram is hardly worth messing with
Side note/thot: tonight I ran across someone (who was helping me try to fix my car), who didn't have a computer at all, and I didn't have a viable laptop I could give them (without giving away one of the ones that I wanted to keep). I could put like antix on this and give it away, without any loss, to someone who could actually get a
bit of use out of it.
History: 5 years and almost 2,000 posts, about old PCs
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