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On 2025-07-16, Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
> anthk <anthk@openbsd.home> wrote:
>> From http://occ.deadnet.se/
>> 
>> The Old Computer Challenge was conceived by Solene Rapenne in 2021, 
>> inviting people from all walks of life to experience a single week in
>> July with an old machine. The aim of that challenge was to both
>> highlight and downplay the importance of modern hardware and the recent
>> world of popular technology.
>
> And "In 2025 this week starts on Sunday, July 13th, and ends on
> Saturday, July 19th". So you're a bit late!
>
> I'm always using old computerss anyway. 512MB RAM would be really
> excessive in the Pentium 1 I'm posting this from!
>

Good enough, you can drive a lot with a Pentium, but better if
you use some flat panel and some CF/SSD in order to save tons
of power. 

There's an #oldcomputerchallenge channel at irc://libera.chat 
too. 

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