Re: Oh Gawd - Now MX Linux "Security Verification" - NO !!!

On 2026-08-22 08:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 22/08/2026 13:36, TJ wrote:
>> It goes against the grain, for me at least, to send perfectly good 
>> running hardware off to the recycler, just because it is "experienced."
> 
> Sadly that is the way of the world
> 
> You don't see many horse drawn carriages around these days even though 
> there are many in running condition in museums,
> 
> Accept that if you want to run old hardware, it will be booting old 
> software unless you and your chums are prepared to do a huge amount of 
> work resurrecting old software.
> 
> Check our Usagi Electric channel on you tube for the USAs oldest running 
> valve computer,  or a PDP/11 running a full tcp/ip suite
> 
> But he is restoring these things for history, fun and museums.
> 
> You cant expect to buy a PDP/11 and download and run Linux on it.
> 
Every once in a while, if I'm in the mood, I'll dig out the old Atari 
800, throw in a cartridge, and play a game of Star Raiders. And it's 
still fun.

The 800 (not the 2600 game console!) was my first personal computer. 
Maybe I'm too sentimental, but it will have a home here as long as I do.

TJ