Final report for OCC 4 2024 edition. The plucky iMac did chug | |
along just fine, and I'm proud of it. Nothing spectacular there, | |
as the heat limited my usage to it and the thin client (aka the | |
slow computer challenge). I did have to pop into the virtual | |
desktop a couple times over the week to take care of bills and | |
other life stuffs. The modern web is pretty hostile to the old | |
iron of yesteryear. Luckily, once you take the offramp and enjoy | |
the rest of the information superhighway, smolnet, the island of | |
forgotten tech is still welcoming if not booming. | |
I've certainly enjoyed this OCC more than the year where I limited | |
myself to roughly 33.6k modem speeds (38400), which forced text | |
mode only usage. Including the slow computer (old by most | |
standards, slow by more), which is more of my solarpunk, low | |
energy, low heat terminal the event was a lot of fun. I especially | |
enjoyed quake (and a little q2) with the regulars of OCC. | |
Definitely would do again, and hopefully we can occasionally have | |
some fun throughout the year too. I might even be able to mumble a | |
bit on a fancy machine - what luxury! | |
In the end, learning some new tricks and tips coping with | |
old/slow/forgotten computers continues to challenge and delight. I | |
am especially happy with the community hanging out on irc and | |
apologize that I didn't take advantage of the forum so much this | |
year. There's always next year though. | |
Tags: #oldcomputerchallenge #imac #wyse #text | |
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[1] gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~dokuja/phlog/20240721/neofetch.txt |