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Newspaper/magazine reporter, migrated to the web, produced TV segments, traveled the world trying to help publishers build sustainable digital revenue streams.

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The ultimate Windows 3.1 laptop? Sellers behind Book 8088 are back with Pocket 386

Pocket 386 supports external accessories and will just barely run Windows 95.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-ultimate-windows-3-1-laptop-sellers-behind-book-8088-are-back-with-pocket-386/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dave ,
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@arstechnica How fast will that get hacked if you actually connected it to the internet? Less than a second?

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RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time

ICQ will cease operations June 26. If you know, you know.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/rip-icq-remembering-a-classic-messaging-app-that-was-way-ahead-of-its-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Ah, the memories come flooding back. Napster. WinRAR. Winamp.

Relics of a bygone era.

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Volvo debuts its fully autonomous big rig truck powered by Aurora’s tech

Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to a shortage of truck drivers.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/volvo-debuts-its-fully-autonomous-big-rig-truck-powered-by-auroras-tech/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica more like the answer to the prayers of legions of personal injury attorneys who are going to be suing the lights out of any trucking company stupid enough to put these on the roads, full of buses of schoolkids and soccer moms in minivans

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After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

Z80 powered Game Boy, ZX Spectrum, Pac-Man, and a 1970s PC standard based on CP/M.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/after-48-years-zilog-is-killing-the-classic-standalone-z80-microprocessor-chip/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Aw, I remember working and playing on that Apple beige box. That’s a IIc, IIRC?

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