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Someone ran a modern Linux OS on a 30-year-old CPU, and it's surprisingly usable (www.xda-developers.com)

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ran Slackware on this exact same computer back in the day. Surprised there are any still functioning. Overclocking with jumpers on these boards was a revelation.

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