Older machines: Thinkpad T42p, Hp/Compaq 6910b, HP 2230s, etc. All of them running Linux, mostly Debian. The 2230s is used as a stationary machine, connected to

Older machines: Thinkpad T42p, Hp/Compaq 6910b, HP 2230s, etc. All of them running Linux, mostly Debian. The 2230s is used as a stationary machine, connected to a monitor and an M1 keyboard. Why older machines? Because developing on older machines makes sense: if it works well on those, it flies on more modern hardware. Also, the things just keep on working. For heavier workloads I have some servers to offload to so the (by 'modern' standards) relatively anaemic performance of e.g. the Pentium M 1.8GHz in the T42p is not a problem. The screen on the thing is still better than on most 'modern' hardware, as is the keyboard. It still gets around 3.5 hours on a battery charge as well. The servers are connected to gigabit fibre (a recent addition to our farm here out in the Swedish countryside) so as long as I have a good connection I can access anything as if I'm home on the ranch. Everything goes through a VPN to the router here at home, both laptops as well as phones and tablets, making it possible to use public WiFi without giving up the keys to the kingdom.