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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 17 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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