Running NetBSD 10.1 on a 1998 Toshiba laptop
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by ksec
2 days ago
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not_your_vase
2 days ago
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From a technical perspective it is fascinating. But in practice, does a Pentium I machine have any other use than installing Win95/98 on it, and doing some authentic retro gaming? It uses a lot of power (compared to a Rpi3, which in turn is much faster), it barely has any ports that would be usable today (I would be very surprised if it had any USB. Even PS2 would be bleeding edge.), its HDD slower than a Class10 Micro SD card...
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