Gammitin (Ben) 💾

@Gammitin
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Refurbishing Vintage Tech 💾
Obsolete doesn’t mean dead!
+Cat Enthusiast (expect pics) 🐱
If you're in the UK, I can save your kit from e-waste. 🙏
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https://linktr.ee/gammitin
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Linkhttps://ko-fi.com/gammitin
Gammitin (Ben) 💾1d ago
Sun Stuff 😍
Gammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
Settled in for an evening of browsing the internet like it's the 90's on NexSTEP OS machine. Searching around to find old http sites still running.
I thought this was quite apt: Tim Berners-Lee's first World Wide Web page, that was hosted on a NeXT Computer.
I'm Geeking Out 🤓
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
The very first Athlon Slot A 500Mhz
&
The fastest Athlon Slot A 1000Mhz
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
Does anyone remember this moment in computer history, wow!
Gammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
Sometimes I'm totally blown away with how nice people in the retro computer community can be. Honestly I'm speechless!
I've been after a 1Ghz Slot A Athlon for 20 years and then I'm gifted one by one of the kindest people ever
Thank you so much @vswitchzero I'm over the moon 😊
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
Apologies, should have been:
resolv.conf not resolve.conf.
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
This is what I did to get DNS working:
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾2d ago
Yassss I got the DNS working!
So happy, that's the last piece of the puzzle sorted!
Gammitin (Ben) 💾3d ago
I have a present from @vswitchzero , it had 3,447 mi journey ✈️
I cannot wait to check this out 👍😊
Thank you so much!
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾3d ago
It's now talking to the outside world, I've also installed a web browser.
Here's theoldnet.com but I've not managed to get the DNS working yet, I had to enter the I.P address.