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[off topic] For the people still using old 16bit vintage PCS - ngIRCd - IRC Server

defdefred defdefred at protonmail.com

Mon Aug 30 15:33:23 BST 2021

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Why not switching to SBC with less energy used?freD.

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On Monday, August 30th, 2021 at 10:13, charliebrownau <charliebrownau at protonmail.com> wrote:

Gday Gemini Community

Bit off topic from Gemini

I came across this gem for the people still

using old 16/32bit DOS based vintage computers

ngIRCd - IRC Server - DOS 16-bit port for 8088 or better PC's

https://github.com/mikechambers84/ngIRCd-DOS

Honestly I would be amazed if any RLL/MFM or IDE drive

still works from 1985-1995-2000ish era

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For anyone wanting to go back to old Intel

without IME, DRM and the Cloud ( pre 915 chipset)

You could build a PC using Aliexpress

- USD$17.43 - Intel LGA775 CPU x5460

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32736327257.html?

- 775 mobo atx/matx - $25-55

https://www.aliexpress.com/af/775-motherboard.html?

- PSU - $45

- CDROM (SATA) - $25

- HDD (SATA) - $45

- Low end PCI video card $25-45 (older probly better)

- Case $25-45

- Old VGA LCD - free - $25

You might be able to get an PCI 32bit stuff off ebay/ali/2nd hand market , cross fingers onboard sound/lan still works in 2020-2025

I went thou several systems before x85 ,

Atar2600

Amstrad CPC664

Amiga 500

Custom Built XT (1997) even using old

stuff like 3DFX/Cytrix and 486's that had an SX 486 processor and a 386 maths copro

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In SHTF would we really be depanding on

this stuff in grid down situation ?

Also its possible to do ethernet over barb wire

All the best

Regards

Charliebrownau

Charliebrownau at protonmail.com

charliebrownau.com