• diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Oh, I am not in Germany. Sorry for calling it that. I’m in Ukraine. Chose this instance in Germany for various reasons, including the fact that it allows IPv6-only networks (like when my ISP fucks up again, or I fuck up again, and IPv4 gets unroutable). I was also looking for an 8inch laptop but they don’t make Librettos or those “internet appliance” ARM ewaste pieces anymore.

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      Ah okay, i just assumed you’re a kraut. Then again, my Zigbee-coordinators are ukranian, so that’s that :-) I picked the next best, as i never though i’d stay. I would also be fine with something like the nokia communicator from back then. just a bit more modern and open. Or even a blackberry without blackberry. The porsche P9100 (i think?) was a nice thing, i liked it. The thing itself though, not the OS nor the company.

      8inch laptop would be something…with one of those tiny keyboards. Lovely.

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        Right… Those none of these are made anymore. Except some EXTREMELY overpriced “gaming” and/or Intel Atom devices straight from foxconn. Saw a listing for a Libretto 50ct with a broken backlight in Kyiv the other day, by the time I figured I actually want to commit to buying it the listing was gone. Reduced to atoms. Shouldn’t have been so indecisive… The seller also included a picture of it running Win95 with a VGA monitor, was funny to see a shortcut named “Kiev map” (old name) right next to an Internet Explorer icon shortcut that says “anime”.

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          Lol. That dude knew what he needed in live. Anime and a way home 😁

          And yeah, informed purchases will often bite you in the ass. I usually take ages to come to a decision after weighing in as many factors as I could. By then it’s often sold out, EoL or more expensive.

          Guess we are just sooooo niche that it’s not profitable in the slightest. Though the libretto was a bit on the big side for me. If I carry this around, I could also take my laptop. Which never left the house at all.