Post APT4lTD0oQ1dWatbm4 by Natris1979@social.linux.pizza
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 (DIR) Post #AMzcPxVgeiDDNcWjbM by viznut@venera.social
       2022-08-28T15:31:32Z
       
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       A computer history exercise for gaining insight to the future:* You are a computer designer in the year 1990 (or any other past year depending on your preference).* Your task: design a computer that will remain useful or otherwise relevant for as long as possible (even without later expansions/upgrades).* You don't have any specific knowledge about any future technology, but otherwise you may use your present understanding. Be visionary, avoid the design mistakes of the real historical computers.* After the imagination exercise, return to the present and apply the gained insight to today's world. What kind of design will be likely to last?#permacomputing
       
 (DIR) Post #APT4lTD0oQ1dWatbm4 by Natris1979@social.linux.pizza
       2022-08-29T04:20:45Z
       
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       @viznut here is what I'd go for:* As many display standards as feasible. VGA and composite are still pretty useable today* Some kind of user expandable io. I'm thinking something like gpio, but I don't think that was a concept in 1990. Some early expansion ports on 80s computers would do. Being able to wire in new io when the old stuff doesn't work is useful* Socketed chips* Intrinsically simple but useful software
       
 (DIR) Post #APT62q17MhU18kB5wO by kino@fedi.intkos.link
       2022-11-10T17:59:38.084Z
       
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       @viznut@venera.social The answer is a Thinkpad X220 running Plan 9?