Guy who's trying his best :(Feb 22
I'm still constantly baffled by just how absolutely beyond shit modern computers are
Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@OpenComputeDesign x86 was a mistake? :)
Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@OpenComputeDesign
16 bit was a mistake?
transistors were a mistake?
how modern are we talking? :)
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@kabel42 @OpenComputeDesign

16-bit/early-32-bit was my favorite era. (Basically, the #68k era ;)

Computers were just becoming capable, but not too big for their britches.

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@rl_dane @kabel42

Yeah, tbh, we really should have stopped at 32-bit

Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane I had a good time with my first amd athlon 64 but sure, simpler times :)
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@kabel42 @OpenComputeDesign

I think computers were honestly better when they were limited to absolutely no more than 1GB RAM, no more than 256 colors, and no more than 1024x768 screen resolution.

1GB RAM: no LLMs
256 colors: no horrid low-contrast soupy interfaces
XGA Resolution: no horrid empty spaces and bloated interfaces

I keep wanting to make that as an OS 😄

(If only I had the skillz)

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@rl_dane @kabel42

Yeah, older GUIs were _so much better_ it's actually impressive just how fast and how hard GUI design has fallen off a cliff

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@OpenComputeDesign @kabel42

Yeah, and the pushback I get from statements like that is insane to me.

"But we don't want to go back to Windows 95."

I don't either, it was a crap OS, but the interface was better than the crap interfaces they're shipping today, so ?!?!????!?

Show threadpixxFeb 22

@rl_dane

I'd rather w95 with its software suite and interface than w11 with its.

W11 is a worse OS than w95 was.

@OpenComputeDesign @kabel42

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@pixx @OpenComputeDesign @kabel42

It does have memory protection, though. That was Windows 95's most glaring weakness.

Edit: I meant to say that it doesn't. derp.
Edit2: No, I was saying that W11 has memory protection. lol

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@rl_dane @pixx @kabel42

Modern software still absolutely _sucks_ with anything to do with memory. Any claims modern OS's make are, at best, just giving people a false sense of security.

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@OpenComputeDesign @pixx @kabel42

Brofam, Windows 95 used to crash on me daily.

Linux? Basically never.

FreeBSD? Maaaaybe once a week.

Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@rl_dane @OpenComputeDesign @pixx i had to reinstall win95 about as ofthen as i reboot linux :)
Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@kabel42 @rl_dane @pixx

Have to reinstall linux at least once a season :P

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 22

@OpenComputeDesign @kabel42 @pixx

I have linux installs last me years. Except for Arch-based. :P
Also had bad luck with Solus, but I only tried it once.

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@rl_dane @kabel42 @pixx

Well, the problem is, even if you have an install that lasts a few years, you'll still have to reinstall once the mirrors for your version shut down.

Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane @pixx My ISP has a mirror that been solid for 2 decades
Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@kabel42 @rl_dane @pixx

They're still providing the same version after twenty years? OpenBSD for instance only seems to keep like two minor versions max, maybe three on their "tardiest" mirrors

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 

@OpenComputeDesign @kabel42 @pixx

WHY DO YOU NEED TO RUN A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD OS?!?

Don't tell me it's for hardware support. That's what NetBSD is for! XD

Feb 22 at 10:06pmWeb
Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@rl_dane @kabel42 @pixx

Well, many reasons. But it's hard to even use a _five_ year old OS. Or sometimes, even a _two_ year old os

Show threadkabel42Feb 22
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane @pixx because you've gotten used to modern conviniences?
Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 22

@kabel42 @rl_dane @pixx

Because of the lack of support. Modern stuff is the epitome of inconvenience.

Show threadpixxFeb 23

@OpenComputeDesign
I dunno my pc has been over a ywar out of date without me noticing before

Steam etc worked fine, firefox worked fine, all rhe terminal stuff worked fine...

@kabel42 @rl_dane

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Feb 23

@pixx @kabel42 @rl_dane

I guess it depends on what you mean by a year out of date. If you mean you installed early debian 13, and now it's late debian 13, sure. But if you're on a version of debian that was EOL'd a year ago, browser issues especially will start to become painfully apparent. Especially if you have to deal with a lot of government and/or education websites.