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Thanks from a user that was dragged (kicking and screaming) from DOS to windows… back in the day. Didn’t need a GUI, didn’t want one either.
My how things have changed…

The article more or less mirrors my recent addition of a new M4 mini (also with 1TB onboard). But since I was migrating, (have both an old Win10 dell, and an old MacBook Pro) I already had a KVM switch in the mix. And like you, I also had to buy a couple of new cables, to switch a usbA to usbC for connecting to the mini. My old wireless Logitech keyboard, and old Logitech usbA trackball mouse worked (after a similar keyboard identification task) right out of the gate. Some functions on the mouse buttons don’t work on the mini, probably because the mouse trackball are technically no longer supported by Logitech, and no current drivers are available.
I also connected to my gigabit switch with an Ethernet cable, and disabled Wi-Fi on the mini. It found both my network Epson printers and both Buffalo link stations on the network. I later installed buffalo NasNav app to administer them as I did on my win10 Dell. The mini also saw the two usb external hard drives attached to my router (readyshare) with no issues.
In all, hardware setup was pretty painless.  Migrating old software… not so much. Brian will likely have an article on that.

Thanks to ALL of you there for the work you do FOR US mere mortals.

 

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Will Fastie