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Actually had to use this old friend at work the other day (sopuli.xyz)
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They keep this 20+ year old laptop around because it has a serial port and every now and then that comes in handy.

You can't really see it in the picture but the laptop is pretty thick and heavy.

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[โ€“] WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just turning it on in the modern age leaves it more infected than the town friendly when the aircraft carrier leaves port.

[โ€“] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 8 months ago

Well, you just have to not use the internet. Just like in the olden times...

I also have an old XP laptop stored away. Its only purpose: Talk to my old photo negative scanner whose software won't run on more recent OS's. Only communication with the outside world is by USB memory stick.