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Re:Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month by implements on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:30AM (#25802056)
Some home broadband routers have a NAS-like ability to mount USB sticks as a SAMBA share - I use a spare one for iffy sticks on the assumption they’re unlikely to come ready to compromise some random non-PC embedded OS.
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Re:Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month by ChrisMarshallNY on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:00AM (#25802584)
That's a great idea!

I would suspect that maybe setting up a Linux box on an old unit might be a similar exercise.

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