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Thank you! Then that leaves only one answer. She is ... dun, dun, dun ... a Social Justice Warrior. I deal with this nearly every day. I live on a "shore" of this region that is known for its drug and "human trafficking" (a euphemism for slavery) among gangs of criminals from South of the Rio Grande. Even President Trump, when he was running his campaign, was appalled by the amount of heroin there is in these areas that used to live off of the sea and tourism. It seems like the border, and the 2000 miles between it any my house, doesn't exist. It seems people hold on to their practices when they enter my country. I don't blame them for wanting to keep their culture, but it would be nice if they learned English and respected the people who've built up the land. Indeed, my mostly French-Canadian family learned English when they got here, but after a generation or two they completely stopped speaking French, so it's up to me to re-learn it. Even our diet became Anglicized (my mother was the first to cook French meat pies in the family in the 21st century). That's all "water under the bridge." It does remind me of a situation I was in during my first semester of university. I had a professor for a course (which was mandated by the school, be taken by all students regardless of their major) who was a native of a former French colony in Africa. She spoke English, French, and one or two tribal languages from her home country. She was nice to talk to, and we even chatted in French once or twice, but it annoyed me that she talked about how when she came to this country she didn't know English, and had to buy clothes at the Salvation Army which she didn't have to do in Africa (the idea of wearing somebody else's clothes grossed her out). The minimum wage in my state is $10 an hour (which comes out to less than $20,000 a year even before taxes, bills, and costs of living) for essentially anyone who isn't in a family business, who isn't in a labor union (you need to go to a trade school or "have connections"), or who doesn't have a Bachelor's degree (4 years of college required). Needless to say, most of "us" buy a lot of our clothes second-hand. I am unaware of how she became a professor, but I do know that there are special scholarships for "African-Americans" and Africans, and that the university she teaches at has a special summer program where they invite "young leaders" from Africa to learn for free. I realize this is a bit of a rant, but I want some of that free stuff too. :lol: (PS, don't worry, I got merit scholarships!)

I've tried it in the past and it is definitely true for SH1, SHC, SH2, SHL, and SHC2. I am pretty sure it is the same with SH3. - I know because one of my strategies involves spending all of my starting wood on a market and industry, then place a free woodcutter and buying some more wood to build more woodcutters. :) I agree. I can't help but think of the "constitutional peasants" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail who stick around after a collapse of the local feudal system. :P

Hm, today is a national holiday so I won't be getting much done in the way of errands ... I'll see if I can whip up something cool!

Yikes! I am sorry to hear. Teachers are paid by your (parents') tax dollars and should never verbally/physically assault their students. I could understand if she asked more about your opinion and presented counter-arguments, but as we know - there are certain positions which do not require evidence. You might want to find out if your friend was "just being funny" to see how much he could "trigger" the teacher. I have some friends "on the Right" but we never brought attention to ourselves just for the sake of it. I would talk with some people on the other side of the fence, and most of their "arguments" involved fantastic imagery of children and poor, misunderstood, helpless victims of "society." Preach!! Couldn't agree more. As to all cultures and religions being "racist" - I believe a certain degree of it is a natural defense mechanism built into the human psyche, especially when we are surrounded by people who act and speak differently (language and tone) than what we (as individuals - clearly raised among members of a particular culture) are used to. I would believe that the less homogeneous an area becomes, the more the different groups present find reasons to conflict with each other. Building off of that - Mathew, is your teacher a native to Wales? I don't mean to ask if she is a UK citizen, but is it reasonable to say that her ancestors would be most comfortable in the Welsh climate, terrain, culture, etc.? I find there are a lot of people in my part of the country who came after 1620 who, even if they claim to be Anglo-Saxon, are not very well adapted to the area, and who aren't really keen on what was here before them. (Indeed, I could probably do better on a small farm in Normandie than deal with the extreme weather of New England, lol!)

I would support this is Firefly decided to do the same to SH1 and SHC! :)

Congrats Mathew! :)

I personally believe that the percent of Muslims that believe this or that doesn't matter too much, but the actual number of Muslims in the country. In 2015 the US had 321.4 million (known) persons residing here. The Pew article I found said there were actually 3.3 million Muslims in the US, amounting to slightly more than one percent of the total (official) population. - 1% of population of whom 19% aren't against Al Qaeda The UK has 2.8 million Muslims in a total population of 65.14 million. - 4% of a population of whom 78% "je ne suis pas Charlie." This stat isn't exactly in line with supporting Al Qaeda or suicide bombings, but I was unable to find another Pew article with a more comparable stance. Still, this being a "minor issue" may have elicited a more accurate response from those questioned. This is essentially a statistic of those who would be comfortable without free speech (which is the line between a liberal society and a totalitarian one - whether it is Shariah or "simply" Marxism). France has 4.7 million Muslims (or 7.7 if you believe Jean-Paul Gour?vitch) and a total population of 66.81 million. - 7% (or 11%) of a population of whom 35% support suicide bombings. My conclusion is that as the percent of the Muslim population increases, it seems that so too does the percent of those who are openly "radical." Therefore, there is an exponential increase in the raw number of Muslims who support violence - according to Pew, not me (but I can't help interpreting these statistics, which aren't necessarily put together in a nice package all the time). I also assume, statistics being a flawed science, that Muslims from all around each country were questioned, and not exclusively those living in "no-go zones." This has an impact, as these "no-go zones" are essentially bits of Arabia transplanted into the cities of European countries, including the US. Here is a video about Dearborn, Michigan, the home town of Henry Ford. I assume these more "culturally enriched" areas sport a higher percent of "radicals" than the more "isolated" communities in the countryside do.

Isn't it "ironic" that The Independent is a news site that can publish the stories that they choose to? Shocking! Keep in mind that British news sites have a responsibility to report what's going on in Britain, French for France, American for the US, etc. There are some decent news sites for the countries you mentioned. I know that Nigerian news may not be as "credible" as CNN (sarcasm) but it is in English - that means anyone on this site, or any reader of The Independent, can read most Nigerian news on their own. But you'll never see The Independent link you to said sites (except, perhaps sometimes, as sources hidden beneath/within the article) because as a company The Independent's responsibility is to make money for its owner. Again, this is why news in "white" countries is reported on first, because it will receive the most attention - people care more about what's happening in their own country or the one next door than what's going on across the ocean (with the exception of the US, and occasionally Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). It is not a question of what is right or wrong, but what will make money. This is also why many "credible" news sites like CNN, MSNBC, and the BBC go left on most issues. You'll notice "right-wing" sites, like Fox and The Economist, have shifted leftward over the years. It's to make money - like it or not, Trump did not win the popular vote, nor did Romney nor McCain. Even George W. Bush only won the presidency thanks to the Supreme Court. More Leftist people = more Leftist consumers, which means you have to appeal to them in order to have an income in the news. Of course, this only further perpetuates a very particular "acceptable" point of view ...

Thank you @Mathew Steel! "Volgarr the Viking" looks like it will be fun, though I've leave the other two for others. :)

I was very sad to hear the news. I hope you and all of our other British viewers are safe (as can be). No amount of security cameras or internet censorship can prevent it. It's a matter of bringing our soldiers home, and sending theirs back - and keeping it that way. The people responsible, be they terrorist or politician, must answer for their crimes in English courts of law. But I think that's a pipe dream, and will remain so as long as our kinsmen content themselves with gaudy concerts and "rights" that won't matter if we aren't even able to walk the streets in broad daylight.

I hereby put my official stamp of "master character approval" on your character @Mathew Steel! (as Chris calls it) :P Thanks for helping to get the ball rolling, @Crusader1307, and to Chris and Nigel also for the three of you reviving the Adventure. :)

Hm, the two cartoons I can think of that dealt with American history are Where On Earth is Carmen Sandiego and the other is Liberty Kids. The first one I mentioned is probably it since it has a catchy theme song and came out several years earlier. :)

A bit over due, but congratulations both! :D

Oh dear, seems we have two conversations going on at once (both of which are directly related to @EaglePrince's original question). Nah, I'm purely a math and computer science guy (just have watched way too many videos (or not enough?) on Bible history and Medieval stuff). I think my "opinions" would "trigger" a lot of history professors. :lol: @@EaglePrince: I did mention the Lithuanian (or "Baltic") Crusades. Sorry that I wasn't clear with the use of "Ottomization" - I know two other Serbs who are from Orthodox families, and they are great people - like you! I couldn't think of the terms at the time, but I meant to say that the Ottoman sultans attempted to "convert" the Slav, Bulgar, and Vlach peoples with the jizya, jannisary, millet, and devshirme systems. Believe it or not, certain parts of America have been "converted" through a modernized version of similar systems. Dearborn, Michigan was the hometown of Henry Ford. Now the population there is almost entirely Muslim - problem being, they don't assimilate. Many own much nicer cars and houses than mine, which isn't a problem, but they have their own "mafia" that controls the businesses there, and allows a few very powerful among them to "play favorites." As for the preservation of Greek and Roman knowledge: this may be true, but the Greeks and Romans could have very much preserved their own materials, since the Levant was firmly under control of Constantinople up until the 7th century. There's also events like the burning of the library of Nalanda around 1193 or so, which contradicts everything we were taught in secondary school. This is actually a very interesting subject. I'm not picking on you or Islam, but Islam is the only religion I know with a large following of Muslims (who read the Quran in English) who say Kafir can't understand the Quran unless they read it in Arabic. This might have something to do with a lack of "reformation" but we've seen attempts to standardize the Quran in the past (like attempts to get rid of those outside the Uthman codex, or with the Shia-Sunni interpretation wars). Hindus love it when you read the Bhagavad Gita in your own language. Only very conservative or orthodox Jewish traditions prefer the Torah in Hebrew outside of Kabbalah and studying its numerology. Perhaps Christianity is the only (or oldest) oddball here, since the New Testament(s) (and many other texts which did not "make the cut" like the Book of Enoch) were originally written in several languages, including Greek and Aramaic. These were all "standardized" and merged, and translation questions were made "final" at the First Council of Nicea - although the split(s) between Roman and Eastern churches (and later on the Protestant Reformation(s)) show that there was a lot of bickering over whether certain texts and saints were "Holy Enough" as well as what particular words meant. This might be why many Muslims don't like the idea of people reading a translated copy of their book, especially since they are in The News a lot; but I believe even a bad translation should convey the general meaning. Every Christian from Nashville to Addis Ababa knows the gist of the Lord's Prayer, and I assume every Muslim knows the meaning behind the prayers they are taught, no matter the language it is in. Meanwhile I'll leave you two fine Englishmen to debate the NHS, since I am not a radical economist; it's up to the people of each individual nation to decide what's best for them (don't tell the WTO and IMF ...). :)

Right, Chris kindly summoned me from my university "slumber" :lol: so I'll try to keep my views to one post (rebuttals welcome) even though I'm a bit late to the party here. :P As others have said, we need to wait four years (eight probably - since every President from Reagan to Obama, except the first Bush, was in for two terms) or an impeachment. In the case of an impeachment or a more unfortunate incident, the current Vice President, Mike Pence, would become President for the remainder of Trump's term. Pence has pretty much the same views as Trump, except he has (what some have called) harsh views regarding LGBTQ+ (etc.). I'm not going to comment here, except that the Democrat and Green parties and those loyal to them have attempted to "inflate" the numbers of such people to garner their sympathies (and votes). Pretty much - they won't want to replace Trump with Pence; even though they have called Trump all sorts of names, he has (so far) purposefully left untouched Obama's anti-discrimination laws. Agreed. I'm a bit of a Realpolitik advocate, and I believe no "peaceful" people (including the many pre-Islamic Christian tribes and kingdoms- Germanic, Celtic, etc.) could have survived the Middle Ages, nor can survive in a "changing" world. However, Christianity and Islam do have very different histories. The former was adopted as a last ditch effort by a shrinking (but still very large) Empire, and was for the most part spread peacefully this way to many different ethnicities. People could keep their own cultures and religions, even if Churches had their own set language (Latin, Greek, or even Amharic). The main exceptions being Charlemagne's conquest of the Saxons, and some of the early Baltic Crusades. The numbered Crusades in the Levant really had no intention of converting people, but to "reclaim" land that once was Christian. Islam was always more homogenous. It started in Arabia, but its adherents largely remained members of Arab or "Semetic" tribes. We also know from archaeology that Greek and Egyptian languages existed side by side in Egypt, and most folks there belonged to the Coptic church(es). Some time after Abu Bakr blitzed across North Africa, clearly the language of the land changed to Arabic. Some would argue that the ethnicities changed, but definitely not as much as the Ottomization of the Balkans (poor Skanderbeg). Of course "Gaul" became Romanized then Frankicized then Frenchified, and these were because of the shifting of rulers and not so much a massacre of the locals. Bottom line - this could be left in the past, but to me it seems ISIS and many other terror groups want to do a repeat of what Abu Bakr did, and the Saudi royals and other Arab emirs don't really seem to mind that much, as long as they are left untouched. YES! Thank you for being very reasonable. Between you and some of the folks I've heard Farage talk to, I think there is much more hope for the British Left than for the American Left. (British stoicism eh? None of that "mah feewlings" safe space stuff). Unfortunately the folks running Labour and Lib Dems (and until recently the Conservatives) still seem like a sour bunch to me. There exist lots of "conservatives" still, in the US and UK, who I feel are just hesitant and slightly racist liberals. I do have hope for Trump and Theresa May (she seems to have stepped up a lot after Trump got in over here). The working class of the US have had enough of unions and illegal immigrants squeezing them out of jobs and jacking up the cost of living. Many of whom, who aren't even that "conservative" in a Bush or Thatcher type of way, are starting to wear the term "nationalist" with pride - because yes, they want their nation back. Agreed, but it feels like it's getting worse, since the elites/globalists/special interests who run The Ministry of Truth Media seem to be more and more disconnected from myself and my fellow "Trump-pets." Half of the country agrees with The Media apparently, so I guess they're riding on the hope that four more classes to graduate from the "degree mills" will sway the election their way next time. Even up until Trump won the GOP nomination, I used to read CNN and The Hill, which have now (especially the former) gone "to the dogs." I think most of the people at Fox News and The Boston Herald have an idea of what's going on. I do occasion InfoWars and Breitbart just to get another view, even if they are "fake news" according to the almighty Zucc (yeah, ok, a lot of my news is filtered through meme pages :P). My Final Thoughts I encourage everyone to read the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (chapter 2 section 212) (LINK - you will need to search the document for "212"). Also, my sources indicate that it was Obama who first barred entry from Iraq during a six-month period, and that the seven countries that Trump barred entry into the US were placed under "special consideration" by the Obama administration (considering to do the same thing). Further: only 13% of the world's Muslims live in those seven countries. 87% of the world's Muslims may enter and exit the US - legally - as they please. Keep in mind, with the current state of the US borders, and the horrendous ID-checking procedures of the EU, those 13% can probably find another way into the US if they really wanted to.

"May we, father?" asked the beautiful Francesca. "Of course, my dove. Sir Goodman, if what you have told us is true, you and your lord are even nobler than we expected." He then turned to Sebastian: "Order our men to be ready to set out within two hours." Sebastian bowed and exited the tent. Again the King turned to Goodman. "I did not bring a sizeable army, but my bravest and most loyal knights (some of the Order of Santiago) have accompanied me here. If indeed there is trouble ahead, I do not doubt that our pooled strength will be able to beat it. Now, if you will excuse me, I must prepare for the ride to your lands ..."

As Brother Goodman enters the camp, he is greeted by cheers in the Catalan and Basque languages from Alfonso's soldiers. In the middle of the massive circle of tents is the King's own pavilion, arraigned with the striped colors of the coat-of-arms of the Crown of Aragon. When Goodman approaches the entrance, the folds are parted by two halberdiers. The king is a portly man, dressed in a blue robe with the Crown (slightly tilted) on his head. He sits upon his "campaign throne" (a fine piece of oak laid upon a stretcher, to be carried by four men), and twirls his black beard and mustache, waiting for a servant to bring him a platter of chicken legs. Noticing Goodman, he smiles and gives a wave with his free hand (the other, reaching for a drumstick). Instinctively, Goodman bows until the King orders him to rise. "You are finally here, brave knight. Your Duke must think so highly of you to allow such a host of seasoned soldiers under your command. I am not sure whether those rogues intended harm against myself, or your master, but certainly they would not have minded offending both. Therefore, for your efforts, I invite you to eat with me and tell me all about the realm of Riverbourne ..." Before Alfonso could say anymore or Goodman respond, the two heard the galloping of horses outside. Two men in full suits of armor entered, both about thirty years of age (as Goodman deducted once they removed their helmets). One looked much like the King himself, though more fit than fat, and the other had the look of a blond, blue-eyed half-Frenchman from Roussillon. The two gave more quick and shallow bows than Goodman, but Alfonso still seemed only pleased. "My lord," said the dark-haired one, "we have slain all of the brigands we could catch. What few able to run away shall have no desire to plague these lands or your presence with their barbarism." "Thank you Sancho, my dear son," replied Alfonso. "Sir Goodman, this is my eldest son Sancho, and my captain-of-the-guard, Sir Sebastian." The first nodded, and the second thumped his chest in Goodman's direction. As soon as this happened, a young lady of some twenty years in a maroon dress entered. "Oh, Francesca, you have missed the arrival of our guest and the return of your brother! Come and sit by me, oh you remind me so much of your mother ..." Indeed, she had a different coloring than her brother, she a brunette with Mediterranean skin, and him being rather pale. Sebastian, it seemed, blushed slightly and looked down as she entered. "Now Goodman, that the entire royal family who set out for England (my wife Sofia, who is acting as regent, and my youngest son Santiago stayed at home) are here, please tell us more about this cold and harsh land!"

Sorry for my own delay - the daily commute to my university is taxing on my time. :(

Status Update: I haven't installed any of the drivers from the Acer website, because I noticed with the eMachine that it does not have a wireless adapter either. I'm thinking that it isn't missing (that simply neither computer came with one) and that something else is getting in the way of my Acer connecting to other computers on the LAN. I'll keep searching! :)

[OOC] Nice writing @Crusader1307. I felt like I was reading an After Action Report from a detailed simulator. :) [back to the action ...] Goodman's officer had tallied the casualties on both sides, and saw to it that the enemy prisoners were disarmed and kept on guard. "Sir, of our own men we lost 12 in the fighting, and some 20 are wounded. The enemy dead number 56, and we captured 100. Our men report that about one or two hundred enemies fled the field, and are likely still running. What are your orders sir, and what are we to do with the prisoners?" Just as Goodman was about to answer, a rider came galloping towards him. He salutes, and with a Spanish accent proclaims: "Greetings, my lord. You are a skilled commander. My lord, King Alfonso of Aragon, would like to meet you. His pavilion is set up on that hill -" he points to a tall tent, not quite half a mile away. "My Lord wishes to inform you that he was just about to deploy his soldiers to assist you, before he noticed your horsemen strike out from the woods. He has sent out his own knights, and his own brave son, Sancho, to dispatch these brigands. I shall show you the way to my master's camp, if you wish?"

Here's a screenshot of my Network Adapters: Thanks for the link! I was just about to try that after I read half of your post. :) EDIT: I see that there's a Lan, Modem, and two Wireless LAN drivers available on the Acer site. Any suggestions as to which I should try (with a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset), or should I simply go for all of them?

Thanks Chris! I'll look into it. My Acer does not have a Wifi driver. I'm not sure about the eMachine, but I do know that my laptop does have it. :) I'll post an update once I try it out. EDIT: There is no "Wi-fi" menu under Network & Internet Settings on my Acer (Windows 10) but there is on my laptop (also Windows 10). I take it this is because under Device Manager I have a Realtek ethernet adapter under "Network adapters" yet not a wireless adapter? I have both on my laptop, which I'm guessing is the reason why I can access Wi-fi settings (and even use Wi-fi) on the laptop, but not the Acer desktop. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi @EaglePrince! That's not actually the problem. I think it might be caused my issues with my router / drivers because whichever ports I forward in the step-by-step process you mentioned, that popup still persists. Sorry for the confusion. There've been a number of issues that I think are related to whatever is disturbing my LAN connections, and I've been tossing out some "symptoms" as well as possible "disease names." ;) My problem isn't about wireless communications - both of my desktops have always been plugged into the router when I use them on the internet (and I'm not sure if either even have the hardware capability of communicating with the router without the ethernet cable). The thing that annoys me isn't this, but that my Acer desktop doesn't communicate with other computers on my network unless the Acer is plugged into that computer directly. Knowing that, I'm beginning to think it's faulty drivers in my Acer (like you mentioned) but only when sending packets through the router to other computers on the network. I tried having my computers connect again just now. My eMachine can connect to my laptop and vice versa, when either is hosting Stronghold Crusader. This is with the laptop using wifi and the eMachine being plugged into the router - without using Game Ranger. TL;DR @Lord_Chris was right in saying that it's probably an unrecognized driver in my Acer ... now time to figure out which one ... :/

I've been very fortunate. I can play the old Stronghold games, the old Cossacks games, and even some oldies via DosBox. I haven't tried any games from the 95/98 era (which was hit and miss to work on Windows 7 even) but some of the old Sierra games (the city builder ones like Zeus and Pharoah and the Chinese one I can't think of right now, plus Civil War Generals 2) I got to work on 7. As to your question - no. Even with the old drivers (which Windows saw as "up to date" - thus I went on the site to download the 10-friendly version directly) my Acer was unable to connect via LAN to the other computers (and this seems to have become only an issue around the time I upgraded to Windows 10). Looks like you got cut off there. I can connect to the internet without trouble with my Acer (besides my slow internet speed that all of my computers experience). I have not tried anything wireless with the two desktops, but all three computers (including the laptop, which I have used exclusively with WIFI for an internet connection, so far) can connect to the internet without trouble and are recognized by the router/modem (AFAIK it's a typical 2-in-1). This is strange, because my Acer connects to my eMachine only when the eMachine hosts on GameRanger, yet when the Acer hosts the eMachine cannot connect. I forgot to mention this yesterday, but I also receive an error whenever I try to host (or sometimes join) a game on GameRanger. Though, I can join internet games and even GameRanger games on the same network without a problem. Here's a screenshot of the error: I'll have a look at this after breakfast. Thanks! EDIT: Just took a look. There is no "Other drivers" category but I clicked to view hidden devices and it came up with a "Other devices" category. I'll try to update these. Time for another screenshot: EDIT #2: Well, I got this beauty on all three "Other devices" when I tried to update them individually. EDIT #3: I'm on my laptop putting up this edit because I "kinda" found a fix. Much emphasis on "kinda." I unplugged my Acer from the router (it is completely cut off from the internet) and plugged it directly into my laptop using the same yellow internet cord, yet my laptop still has internet functionality thanks to WIFI. I thought of simply bypassing the router. This is the second router my ISP provided me with, after the first wasn't even able to reach its own gateway settings page (let alone port forward, which I did often 2 years ago), and I figured if the first one was bugged maybe the second one is too - at least with transfering packets from my Acer to the other computers on the network. Anyways, the solution worked after allowing Stronghold and Crusader through my laptop's firewall. The laptop and the Acer can now communicate as long as they are plugged into each other. The downside, of course, is that my Acer can not reach the internet while this is the case. I consider this a temporary solution, though it might be the best I can find, since I imagine it's the luck of the draw if I ask my ISP to transfer my router for another one (especially since the model is 4 to 6 years old) and since I got it when it was new, I think I'll just have to stick with it. If anyone can think of a more permanent solution I'd be open to try it out. Thank you @Lord_Chris for your help so far. :)

Hello. At home I sometimes like to play computer games with family members (LAN parties for the win). However I seem to have trouble when it comes to getting my computers to communicate with each other. Since I've upgraded my Acer (see below) to Windows 10, it is unable to ping other devices on my network, yet other devices are able to ping it. AFAIK the two desktops are in separate HomeGroups (can't figure out how to alter that because of weird issues between Windows 7 and 10 though I can't tell if that's the problem). I've upgraded the firmware of my router (probably shouldn't list the model). I've also updated the software drivers of my Acer's Network Adapter (Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller ... it was a Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller but I downloaded the latest driver from Realtek's site directly and I know for sure that it installed correctly). Also: My Acer is unable to connect to the other computers in LAN games which is my main issue. It is not able to connect to the Laptop and the Laptop is not able to connect to it when either one is hosting (I tried the game "No More Room in Hell"). The eMachine is unable to connect to the Acer via LAN, and the Acer is *only* able to connect to the eMachine while the eMachine is hosting a game on Game Ranger ("Stronghold Crusader"). I am currently using three PCs: 1) an Acer Aspire M3470G desktop which I upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10 Home (has all of the same parts that came out of the box, except an additional HDD and a second disk drive (I disconnected the first disk drive due to a lack of cords). This is my main rig. Processor: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon HD Graphics 2.20GHz Installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3.39 GB usable) 2) an Asus X540SA 64-bit laptop which I bought recently (Windows 10 Home came with it). Haven't done much with it except transfer some files from my main rig and put in a wireless mouse. Processor: Intel® Pentium® CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz Installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB 3) an eMachines ET1331G 64-bit desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (its hardware is too weak to upgrade to Windows 10). Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250u 1.60GHz Installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3.75 usable) Thank you for reading and I hope you can help.