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echo: classic_computer
to: AUGUST ABOLINS
from: BOB KLAHN
date: 2011-09-20 16:19:32
subject: The Computer Retrochallenge

AA> Greg Goodwin said the following on 7/8/2010 11:59 PM:
>> So is anyone in the Computer Retro Challenge this year?
>>
>> Better question, if you are messing with a retro computer at
>> the moment, you could just slide on into the retro challenge
>> and just have fun with it.
>>
>> Ok, who does not know what the Retro Challenge is?

 AA> Is that a UK contest?

 AA> I'm occupied with my own personal retro challenge. I have
 AA> an iMac G3 (originally came with OS9), that I have since
 AA> succeeded to upgrade the BIOS to support OSX.  It is now
 AA> running well with Tiger 10.5.3.   The network port is dead,
 AA> but the plan is to use a USB/ethernet dongle.

 I am not familiar with it either. I wonder if my 486DX100
 running Win 98 wireless into the web would count.

 I do plan to push it back into DOS, or one of my 486s anyway. On
 the web with an Orinoco Gold wireless card.



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