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Linux on a 20th century laptop

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Alexander van Teijlingen
Jun 29, 2018

Starting with a 20th century computer that struggled to run Windows95 – Compaq Armada 4131T. I didn’t want to let such a neat little piece of tech go to waste, but in order to make it usable radical changes were needed.

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Alexander van Teijlingen

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