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ball
response 241 of 252: Mark Unseen   Sep 25 12:47 UTC 2021

    I'm sad because NetBSD/amd64 no longer supports my
ancient (rescued from the scrap shelf several times and
pressed back into service) dual-core Atom 330 board (Intel
D945GLF2).  I think they have moved the installation image
to UEFI/GPT.

    As a possible replacement, there's the Chaco Canyon NUC,
which has a dual-core Celeron N3350, 4GB RAM (soldered) and
an M.2 SSD. They seem to be $350..$400 new though and that's
money I could spend on a Detroit Bikes Sparrow. :-)
papa
response 242 of 252: Mark Unseen   Sep 25 23:13 UTC 2021

resp:241 I think your Atom board has been and will continue to run on your
TLC rather than support from NetBSD. :)
walkman
response 243 of 252: Mark Unseen   Sep 27 00:07 UTC 2021

#241 Why not try 32-bit version of Ubuntu or Debian? If you are ready to
 retire it, there's nothing to lose. 

If you are looking for a good low-cost machine with a small footprint, 
you might also want to look into running NetBSD on an older Mac Mini. 
They are excellent. I have a few of them around the house serving 
different purposes. One runs Ubuntu Server and rarely needs any 
maintenance, and the other two just run the Ubuntu Desktop but sometimes
 I boot Tails with USB. I do get the attraction to BSD. I'm sure you
could  run that on the intel Mac Mini too. 
ball
response 244 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 2 02:09 UTC 2021

Re. #243: They're 64-bit boards that used to happily run
   NetBSD/amd64.  They can run Linux but that's not what I'm
   looking for.  I'll find something.
papa
response 245 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 4 03:30 UTC 2021

ISB the old crackpots on Backtalk are probably right. :(
walkman
response 246 of 252: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 16:30 UTC 2021

"Let them eat cake."

This is the state of journalism:

Why inflation can actually be good for everyday Americans and bad for 
rich people
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/economy/inflation-good-bad-winners-
losers/index.html

They declare that anything other than their bold-face lies and 
manipulation is "misinformation" while also declaring that the working 
poor benefit from inflation. It's more insidious than dangerous as we 
all fall further into the void.

Have you tried communicating with people in the real world?
For most, reality is defined by propaganda outfits like CNN.
They will literally pull up a phone and "fact-check" you by using Snopes
 when they hear something they don't like. 

In the meantime, mainstream news, television and music is literally 
cancer. Promoting pedophilia, suicide, class division, violence, theft 
and dystopia and calling it entertainment. "This is your new reality."
tod
response 247 of 252: Mark Unseen   Dec 4 20:27 UTC 2021

It's a jimmy savile world out there
walkman
response 248 of 252: Mark Unseen   Nov 19 03:43 UTC 2022

Aw rats.

R.I.P. Robert Clary aka Corporal LeBeau, real life Holocaust survivor.

96 is a great run.
tod
response 249 of 252: Mark Unseen   Nov 22 19:54 UTC 2022

We should all live that long.  Very nice, imo.
papa
response 250 of 252: Mark Unseen   Nov 22 23:51 UTC 2022

R.I.P. Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr., architect of IBM's OS/360 and author
of "The Mythical Man-Month". - Nov. 17, 2022.

I thought he had passed away decades ago. It would have been possible for us
to cross paths during my stint in NC 1988-1991.
tod
response 251 of 252: Mark Unseen   Nov 23 04:23 UTC 2022

I was in NC 1990-1992.  I also enjoyed IBM 360 (and Magnuson) a million
years ago.  Frank Farmer FTW.
papa
response 252 of 252: Mark Unseen   Nov 23 22:18 UTC 2022

That makes two near-misses with greatness during my NC sojourn. ;)
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