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I didn’t know whether to mark this NSFW or not but it’s time to buy a new computer if you haven’t upgraded in multiple decades.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Nooooooooo my...wait I've never actually owned a 486. Carry On.

[–] jbrains 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] anomnom 7 points 4 weeks ago

Me neither but I did own an 6502 based compy.

My first PC was a Pentium 2 though.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

First they came for 486, and I did not speak out - because I've never actually owned a 486...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, me neither... I moved from an 8088 (8Mhz) to a 386dx (40Mhz) directly to a Pentium 90Mhz.... Skipped the 486...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I never owned a 486 either. My first upgrade after the 286 was a Pentium.