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Tim Chase<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@brynet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brynet</span></a></span> </p><p>Hah, it also was used for one of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@solene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>solene</span></a></span>'s <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OldComputerChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldComputerChallenge</span></a> tips, limiting modern machines to reduced amounts of RAM in pursuit of the old-computer restrictions ☺</p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://todon.nl/@burnoutqueen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>burnoutqueen</span></a></span></p><p>I think 75% of my computing needs could be fulfilled by a Raspberry Pi Zero (original).</p><p>I'd really like to test that, though. :D</p><p>I need to find a cheap old monitor and set up an <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldComputerChallenge</span></a> with it. :D</p><p>I mean, it's "only" ten years old, but it's a ten year old super-low-end computer. ;)</p>
Klaus Zimmermann :unverified:<p>ARM'd and dangerous: kzimmermann takes on the <a href="https://c.im/tags/OldComputerChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldComputerChallenge</span></a> 2025 with nothing but a Raspberry Pi Model B.</p><p><a href="https://kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/old_computer_challenge_2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/old</span><span class="invisible">_computer_challenge_2025.html</span></a></p><p>Yes, it's late - but it's done. Sorry for the delay, I was having too much fun learning <a href="https://c.im/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>, I guess :D</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/oldcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/occ25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>occ25</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runbsd</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oldcomputerchallenge2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/100DaysToOffload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>100DaysToOffload</span></a></p>
Dave<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> post!</p><p>OCC: Rebuilding my first PC </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://haewyr.mataroa.blog/blog/occ-rebuilding-my-first-pc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">haewyr.mataroa.blog/blog/occ-r</span><span class="invisible">ebuilding-my-first-pc/</span></a></p>
Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🎃 💀<p>Discussion of USENET on IRC <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> got me to thinking about my state of mind circa millennium, say '95-05.</p><p>I was spending a LOT of time on USENET, on a couple accounts. ICB, IRC, AOL, ICQ all scroll &amp; beep.</p><p>I'd hacked my Linux desktop into something really peculiar, was running mostly Enlightenment (previously IceWM, WindowMaker, briefly KDE but ha ha that shit could go in a dumpster). Everything was automated, floating windows around me.</p><p>Warm cozy shell.<br><a href="https://appdot.net/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/gits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gits</span></a></p>
thedæmonHere is my Windows XP PC build setup that I used for Old Computer Challenge and that I am still using. It's been fun. <a href="https://snac.9front.club?t=windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WindowsXP</a> <a href="https://snac.9front.club?t=oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OldComputerChallenge</a> <a href="https://snac.9front.club?t=occ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OCC</a><br>
Jason123santa<p>Its a late <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> day 7 but I did finally write my closing thoughts for the old computer challenge with FreeBSD. <br>This is my second year I did the challenge. </p><p><a href="gemini://gemini.jasonsanta.xyz/gemlog/occ-2025/occ-day-7.gmi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">gemini://gemini.jasonsanta.xyz</span><span class="invisible">/gemlog/occ-2025/occ-day-7.gmi</span></a></p>
Klaus Zimmermann :unverified:<p>Heh, I'm going overtime with the <a href="https://c.im/tags/OldComputerChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldComputerChallenge</span></a>, but <a href="https://c.im/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> is SO FUN to use on the Pi1!</p><p>I'm now running JWM, the dillo browser, Pidgin and PCManFM in addition to my busy multiple pane tmux session, and yet the RAM does not go over 260MB! It's amazing, this is like hooking up a motorcycle to pull a wagon of load, adding more and more weight and that motorcycle never slows down despite the load!</p><p>Props and props to the devs, this is definitely my new favorite OS for the raspberry pi!</p>
becca<p>I spend a week with the Sony Vaio VGN-TX2XP from 2006 and it was surprisingly nice (except for some audio stuff). I wrote about it on my blog: <a href="https://blog.not-outdated.com/entries/vaiovgntx2xp.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.not-outdated.com/entries/</span><span class="invisible">vaiovgntx2xp.html</span></a> </p><p>(also why I poofed, didn't use my smartphone much and the website is slow on older machines)</p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sony</span></a></p>
thedæmonAlso adding a 256G SSD for the XP build. So reinstalling XP sp3 on my SSD and will try to toss on the Noctua heatsink tonight if I get time. My other recent purchase for it was a Nvidia Quadro FX gpu. :) Building an ultimate college 3D Workstation. <a href="https://snac.9front.club?t=oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OldComputerChallenge</a><br>
thedæmonJust got my CPU cooler for my Retro XP build,Noctua nh-d14. BOY this thing is HUGE!<br><br><a href="https://noctua.at/en/nh-d14" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://noctua.at/en/nh-d14</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.9front.club?t=oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OldComputerChallenge</a><br>
Vladimir<p>I've finalized the <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> write-up and updated the post.</p><p><a href="https://www.talibov.xyz/posts/occ2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">talibov.xyz/posts/occ2025/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Key learning from the exercise:</p><p>1. That the modern web is the biggest constrain is not a meme<br>2. More power to Emacs, it's very transferable<br>3. I still don't know how do I get to South America once the internment starts.</p>
Andreas (82mhz)<p>New blog post: </p><p>OCC 2025 Epilogue<br><a href="http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-2025-epilogue/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-20</span><span class="invisible">25-epilogue/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a></p>
Klaus Zimmermann :unverified:<p>I've also done a side quest these last few days exploring <a href="https://c.im/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> on the <a href="https://c.im/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> Model B (as it is one of the few Linux distros still supporting the armhf architecture).</p><p>The performance is quite amazing for the device; I can do pretty much anything in the console + tmux, and RAM usage will barely go over 100MB. That leaves me with over 300 MB RAM to spare!!</p><p>I then tried to launch X11 and a Window Manager for a final stretch, but sadly it won't run. I don't think OOM is the culprit here, but the screen goes dark and it won't respond anymore (needs power cycle) despite my user being added to both the input and video groups, and the framebuffer xorg driver being installed. I'd actually appreciate some suggestions on getting around this to reeeeally stress test this brave lil boi.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/OCC25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OCC25</span></a></p>
Lykso<p>Finished setting up my email accounts in 9front with the help of folks in <a href="https://tiny.tilde.website/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> on libera.chat. Last day of the challenge. It's been good! I've read more of my books this week than usual, and been more present. Mobile computing, by laptop or smartphone, has both disadvantages and advantages. Being without it this week, and being limited to a mid-90s desktop computer, has very much been a positive experience. I intend to carry on aspects of this challenge past the week allotted.</p>
screwlispDepressingly real journalism on LLMS ruins my last old computer challenge post
Andreas (82mhz)<p>New blog post: </p><p>OCC 2025 - Protoweb and Browservice web proxies<br><a href="http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-2025-protoweb-and-browservice-web-proxies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-20</span><span class="invisible">25-protoweb-and-browservice-web-proxies/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a></p>
hairylarry<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>screwlisp</span></a></span> </p><p>I have my old computing challenge. My board game, 10Print, is based on the famous C64 program, 10Print.</p><p>I have been play testing the game at NEA Game Fest and we have fixed the tile art to aid maze connectivity and added a sliding tile feature that adds another dimension of strategy.</p><p>Now I need to get some whiteout to fix the tiles.</p><p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/occ/25/jul18.txt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/occ/25</span><span class="invisible">/jul18.txt</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/oldComputerChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldComputerChallenge</span></a> </p><p>really I just read mdh's oldComputerChallenge markwrites. <a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes/114856809902955354" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">appdot.net/@mdhughes/114856809</span><span class="invisible">902955354</span></a></p><p>---</p><p>Maybe old computer challenge is not best viewed as an experience of<br>retro hardware or software, but as a forward compatible receiving<br>point for hyperlinks from the past.</p>
Andreas (82mhz)<p>New blog post: </p><p>OCC 2025 - ICQ? moderately successful<br><a href="http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-2025-icq-moderately-successful/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">82mhz.net/posts/2025/07/occ-20</span><span class="invisible">25-icq-moderately-successful/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldcomputerchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputerchallenge</span></a></p>
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