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1. Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs (thomasfuchs@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:18:11 UTC Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs

   You liked it a lot, so here’s more old computers

   • Santiago (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:18:10 UTC Santiago

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     @thomasfuchs what do you think is the more durable computer ever made, from a planned-obsolescence perspective?

   • Santiago (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:27:06 UTC Santiago

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     • Deadly Headshot

     @dheadshot @thomasfuchs I'm more likely to think that older hardware were better built. At least the PCs were heavier (not sure heavier means better built). But i think that replaceable parts (CPU, audio, video, ram, etc) is likely to be found in older hardware. I would like to have a PI or PII PC, maybe an MSX II and a thinkpad fromthe IBM era

   • Deadly Headshot (dheadshot@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:27:07 UTC Deadly Headshot

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     • Santiago

     @thomasfuchs
     Surely something made from 74LS chips so you can easily repair it?
     @santiago

   • Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs (thomasfuchs@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:27:08 UTC Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs

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     • Santiago

     @santiago probably any SoC design, like Raspberry Pi’s. The fewer components and the smaller it is, the less likely failure is. And they’re fast enough for computing tasks into the foreseeable future.

   • Santiago (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:32:57 UTC Santiago

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     • Longplay_Games

     @thomasfuchs @Longplay_Games @dheadshot but newer ones also biased because newer stuff cannot be repaired, so no repair videos at all creating the sensation that they dont brake often

   • Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs (thomasfuchs@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:32:58 UTC Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs

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     • Santiago
     • Deadly Headshot
     • Longplay_Games

     @Longplay_Games @santiago @dheadshot but that could be selection bias, e.g. people in YouTube channels repair old computers more often because they break more :)

   • longplay_games@mastodon.social's status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:32:59 UTC Longplay_Games

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     • Santiago
     • Deadly Headshot

     @santiago @dheadshot @thomasfuchs I binge repair videos (it's a hope punk thing) and I have noticed that the amount of stuff that's repairable from the 90s and before is *nuts*. Esp compared with bricked SoC stuff like the DS/Switch/iPhone/Xbox.
     Those SoC systems, they basically just end up in the bin if any major chip fails.

   • Santiago (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:36:03 UTC Santiago

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     • Longplay_Games

     @Longplay_Games @thomasfuchs @dheadshot This is me restoring an old Dell Precision 530MT with rambus, it is quite new (nearly 20 yrs) in comparison with a say MXSII https://blog.undernet.uy/2020/10/04/hardware-viejo-y-duradero/

   • longplay_games@mastodon.social's status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:36:04 UTC Longplay_Games

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     • Santiago
     • Deadly Headshot

     @thomasfuchs @santiago @dheadshot The ones I watch most actually specialize in modern consoles. PS5, PS4, XBox One, Switch, iPhones, etc.
     They mostly buy 'dead' lots and repair them for cash.

   • longplay_games@mastodon.social's status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 02:36:04 UTC Longplay_Games

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     • Deadly Headshot

     @thomasfuchs @santiago @dheadshot Nothing is as disheartening as when the APU has died for no obvious reason on a PS5 or PS4.
     It's just trash then. Happens quite a lot, as well.