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josephcsible on Feb 26, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

> Could you run the then current operating system in 2006 on a computer that you bought in 1986?

Linux can do something very similar. You can run the latest version of Gentoo Linux today on an Intel 486 from 1989.

scarface74 on Feb 26, 2023 [–]

The subject was about Microsoft. Could a computer from 1989 be useful with the 2006 web? Flash and all?

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