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Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by vconnor on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:15AM (#50411620)
> So it's definitely desktop-class for 1993. (33 years ago).

I have no idea how you reached this conclusion, given that the numbers you have provided are in total contradiction.

A ~400+ MHz processor today is definitely NOT desktop-class for 1993 when the average was a 486DX. I mean, I was there. You are a decade off, if you want to include all the architectural improvements that even a cheap CPU today has.

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Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by logicallee on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:55AM (#50413410)
Okay:

So it's definitely better than desktop-class for 1993.

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