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Enable tethered internet access to your Pocket PC PDA using OpenBSD (journal.bsd.cafe)
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Nostalgia for a more relaxed era of computing can drive one to resurrecting ancient protocols, breathing in solder fumes, and exploring old-new networking technologies on OpenBSD.

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago

Hella niche! I love it!

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    [–] 2 points 19 hours ago

    the pocket PC finding new work again is exactly the "old-new" stuff I love - a 25-year-old device still earning its keep. is it actually browsing on the PDA itself, or mostly passing the connection through? either way, OpenBSD on that hardware is a nice trick

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    [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago

    This article made me think about what I can do with my Pocket PC 2003-based scanner that I have.

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