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Modern hardware transforms this 80s typewriter into a Linux terminal and ASCII art printer

TechSpot

Riley took a Brother AX-25 electronic typewriter from the late 1980s that utilizes a daisy wheel to print text and spruced it up with some modern hardware. The AX-25 features a 16-character LCD capable of editing documents stored on its 8kb of memory but of course, we can do better.

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What’s Free at Linux Academy — May 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Nvidia’s DLSS has come to Linux gaming (but not the Steam Deck obviously)

The Verge

Years after its failed Steam Machines , Valve is slowly but surely improving the state of Linux gaming. The company’s upcoming Steam Deck handheld runs atop Linux, and its Proton compatibility layer lets it — and other computers — play Windows games as well. As Phoronix reports (via Tom’s Hardware ), Proton 6.3-8

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What’s Free at Linux Academy — May 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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The Linux Migration: Other Users’ Stories, Part 2

Scott Lowe

This post is part of a series of posts sharing the stories of other users who have decided to migrate to Linux as their primary desktop OS. Each person’s migration (and their accompanying story) is unique; some people have embraced Linux only on their home computer; others are using it at work as well. Q: Why did you switch to Linux?

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Weekly Update 4/22/2019

Linux Academy

As we promised, this week is all about Linux. New courses, course revamps, and all with amazing content just for you. So what are these fantastic new and improved courses? I am happy to have my course replaced by this up-to-date, information-packed course that is sure to help you get through the RHCSA 200 exam.

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Nvidia paves the way for RTX GPU Chromebooks with new Arm demo

The Verge

Nvidia is working on expanding its RTX GPU support in a big way, with a new demo at GDC 2021 showcasing high-end gaming technologies like DLSS and ray-traced lighting running on Arm hardware for the first time. SDKs for those tools for Arm with Linux and Chromium are either available now or will be available soon for developers.

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