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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by tacoman on Sunday December 14, 2014 @12:00AM (#8747494)
I had a Laser computer with the same specs. Even slowed down to 8Mhz, some games that were meant for an XT weren't playable. I popped the cpu out of the socket and I've had it on my key chain since 1995.

https://i.imgur.com/qgjDzbm.png

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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by icelancer on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:00AM (#8747719)
Ha! Never met anyone who had the same model. It was a beautiful machine.
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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by ddoolin on Sunday December 14, 2014 @01:25AM (#8747599)
What is the grey material it's encased in? Really cool idea.
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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by 0x83F1 on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:52AM (#8747706)
It's the resin of the CPU's top surface, just incredibly worn down from being on somebodies keychain for years.
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