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   Message 765 of 1,115   
   MasterKarsten to mrcoffee   
   Re: Classic computing   
   30 Oct 25 19:44:34   
   
   From: soulkarsten@gmail.com   
      
   TheThu, 30 Oct 2025 15:26:11 +0000, mrcoffee wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:51:00 +0200, sizeofcat wrote:   
   >   
   >> I've mentioned it before, my main computers are those in the signature,   
   >> my main machine is a PowerPC iMac G5 (2004) and as a laptop I use a   
   >> PowerPC iBook G4 (2005), both running OS X 10.5.8. For what I am doing   
   >> currently, they're doing their job just fine (light web browsing,   
   >> Usenet, XCode, gcc15 compiling, git, Lazarus IDE, sending and receiving   
   >> email, IRC, old games, etc).   
   >   
   > Any particular challenges with running modern internet websites on a   
   > computer of that age? I know on /g/ I occasionally still see someone using   
   > Windows XP so I suppose its possible with the right web browser.   
      
   One of the biggest issues are HTTPS and cloudflare. Those two combined can   
   really kill most old computers and older browsers.   
      
      
      
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