got into keeping a 25-year-old PC as a second machine - CRT for the glow, a proper mechanical keyboard, coffee within reach. it’s the sweet spot for me: hardware that still works but has a soul. what’s your current daily-driver retro setup?
I haven’t set it back. up, but I have a beige PowerMac G3 that I use as my in between machine. It has a built in Mac Floppy so I can write 800k/400k disks no problem. But it’s upgraded with a nice graphics card and a 600mhz G4 so I can run OSX 10.4 at really good speed which makes the machine even better as an in between device for my old machines.
I have CRTs but I hate them so I only use them whenever necessary.
What kinds of things do you do using it as a daily? OS?
I dabble with my home lab Kubernetes cluster and various linux machines. I’ve got a 486 with a 17" Trinitron, Model M keyboard and my original serial “burled walnut looking” logitech mouse. It’s got a BlueSCSI in it now. I also have an LC III I’m working on restoring. Both have network cards so I am able to do all my Linux-y things from there!
Happy clacking!