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How to run TP on a netbook - for cheap! 		Last Activity 4/15/2019 7:43 PM
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Subject : How to run TP on a netbook - for cheap!
Posted : 11/13/2013 10:07 AM
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So I was running TP in the cloud (AWS) for quite a while. The t1.micro image had ^just^ enough resources to run TP, IB Gateway, LogMeIn, Java, etc. provided I kept up on cleaning up the virtual disk.

But I was coming to the end of my free ride. (cheap ride, actually.) I just wasn't sure if I wanted to commit to buying a reserve instance and pay a couple hundred a year to just barely run TP. Plus I just never got to the point where I felt like I was master of my universe on AWS.

I had an old ASUS 1015PEM netbook lying around. So I figured I'd try dedicating it as a TP machine. (My own little personal ATM...)

The nice thing about the netbook is that it will run 12 hours on battery. (Like having a UPS for free...) It sips power when the display is off. No fan noise. Easy to backup. They can be picked up pretty cheap. And I control every aspect of the platform. (It's very familiar territory...)

So after installing everything, configuring updates to not happen automatically, etc. I have fairly similar functionality to what I had with AWS, but more memory and disk and a more responsive UI. Remote access via LogMeIn. Remote backup via Acronis cloud. 12 hour UPS. Network redundancy via cable modem and ATT LTE. No monthly fee (except for a tiny amount of electricity.)

Is it better than AWS? In some ways. In others, not.

My main point for this post is to share that TP runs fine on a netbook. No need for a full laptop or desktop.

Cheers!

Keith

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Fred Gordon

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Subject : RE: How to run TP on a netbook - for cheap!
Posted : 11/13/2013 3:20 PM
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Do you know if it will run on an iPad?
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Subject : RE: How to run TP on a netbook - for cheap!
Posted : 11/13/2013 4:02 PM
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Fred,

Nope. TP requires a Windows operating system.

Keith

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