If you're happy with OpenBSD, probably any computer is good enough

Re:If you're happy with OpenBSD, probably any computer is go... by tlavoie on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:36PM (#34688822)

I got the 4MB card for mine, since I worked at a computer shop and could get a staff discount. The only catch was that you had to solder a wire from that to the motherboard, which I had done with one of those trigger-operated soldering guns, and just about screwed the pooch. Lifted a trace off the board, taped it back down.

There was also the IDE hard drive interface that I thought was ingenious; it was a daughter board in the 68000 socket, under the CPU, with a ribbon cable connector beside the CPU socket, and the main chips between the legs of the CPU socket.

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Re:If you're happy with OpenBSD, probably any computer is go... by snvzz on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:22AM (#34689074)

These days, that same A500 has an ECS Denise, a 68010, 8M FAST RAM, 1M CHIP, 1.5M SLOW.

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Re:If you're happy with OpenBSD, probably any computer is go... by tlavoie on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:23AM (#34689443)

Oh, I had the 68010, not the rest though, since it was drop-in compatible. I gave mine to a friend, wonder what became of that thing. Such a nice little machine.

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