That's probably the fate of this machine. Thing is, this is the backup machine for in case the big one needs work (that does happen occasionally) or if I had to go find a WiFi signal somewhere when cable is out of service here. I don't know if I want another laptop to be the spare that I don't use often. I already have the old desktop that stopped communicating with the Internet (I fixed it a couple of times and that was all Windows would allow - I didn't want to reinstall Windows and lose the software to get it back online). So I connect it to the main desktop using a transfer cable after doing my work on the software (same as on the laptop). The laptop would become another such machine. The department of Redundancy department.

I have an Android tablet and can use it with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, but it is clunky and slow. But I suppose that will be the backup for now.