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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕<p>Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything</p><p>We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away.</p><p>⏱️ <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/y2k38_bug_debian/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/07/25/y2k</span><span class="invisible">38_bug_debian/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/y2k38" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>y2k38</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/64bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>64bit</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/epochalypse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epochalypse</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Ramón Wilhelm<p>Anybody remember the Zip disk? 💾</p><p>It was an alternative to the floppy disk for data storage - until USB sticks took over.</p><p>I just found another one, but sadly, I sold my dad's Zip drive on eBay a few years ago.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zipdisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zipdisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/disk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a></p>
rludovicus<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span> <br>Almost any old Laptop can be made useable again by upgrading the HDD to SSD. Then Linux (eg.g. Mint or MX Linux) works just wonderfully.</p><p>(Writing from such an old laptop on the terrace)</p><p><a href="https://bildung.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upgrade</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mint</span></a> <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/mxlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mxlinux</span></a></p>
KristianFindings.<br><a href="https://loma.ml/search?tag=outerworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outerworld</span></a> <a href="https://loma.ml/search?tag=technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://loma.ml/search?tag=old+hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>old hardware</span></a><br><a href="https://some.pics/6824bf05bbd70" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">some.pics/6824bf05bbd70</a>
Fotografioso<p>Und dann habe ich noch einen uralten MacMini (noch mit Core2Duo) mit Hilfe von Linux Lite reaktiviert. Dort läuft der Unifi Controller sowie ein VPN Gateway. (4/x) <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OldHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldHardware</span></a></p>
I Forget<p>Awwww yisssss <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/retrocompting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocompting</span></a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/atkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atkeyboard</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>My <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> Mastodon instance (2009 iMac 3Ghz Core2Duo 4GB RAM) is running fine. Just two users on it. However, I have noticed in the past day that the fan on the iMac has started to run consistently now.</p><p>I suspect it’s the amount of HDD access needed. I may need to swap though HDD over to an SDD sooner rather than later.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/iMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMac</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a></p>
Boiling Steam<p>Installing Linux into a 286 laptop from the year 1989 (actually not what you would expect...) <a href="https://befinitiv.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/installing-linux-into-a-286-laptop-from-the-year-1989/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">befinitiv.wordpress.com/2021/0</span><span class="invisible">6/30/installing-linux-into-a-286-laptop-from-the-year-1989/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a></p>
SDF.ORG<p>‪good nite faeroes and miku. bye bye HP storageworks SCA <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/scsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scsi</span></a> disk array (minus disks) retired a few years ago <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/amd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/repc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> ‬</p>