• I Cast Fist
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      210 months ago

      What are you doing that is so crucial to keep a 20+ year old piece of consumer hardware connected to the internet? Honest question

        • I Cast Fist
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          210 months ago

          So, there’s nothing actually crucial, it’s for tinkering. I doubt either the Apple II or the Amiga you linked are going to be secure.

        • @fuckwit_mcbumcrumble
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          110 months ago

          If you’re doing it for the memes then you don’t really need to worry about malware. Your machine is probably too old for anything that’s still floating out there to even work on it.

      • yianiris
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        010 months ago

        Many people browse 4-5 pages a day, see a few emails, print a few pdfs, and a core2duo, or x4, for 40#/$/Eu a box run flawlessly with linux and xfce/lxde for example.
        Even video-conferencing works fine.

        Why not?

        @ICastFist @db2

        • I Cast Fist
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          310 months ago

          This is not about “old computers” in general, this is about a specific set of consumer graphics cards that are not needed for any of those things you mentioned.

          Also worth noting: a core2duo is from around 2006. These dropped cards are from the late 90s.