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|    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.                            --       ---/g/ on Usenet? Madness!---              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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