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Amuzingly, this 80286-powered website is still up despite being on a front page of HN.

• TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
  Just under 12,000 http requests since Jan 1, 2023: http://floppy.museum/status.htm http://floppy.museum/status.htm
  • actionfromafar 4y ago
    18000 now.
    • taffer 4y ago
      41000 now.
      • einr 4y ago
        53k, and still up and serving pages nice and fast.
        • TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
          80k…
          • dormento 4y ago
            96k and going. Incidentally, i find it interesting how it's slowing down (not the server - still happily chugging around), but the propagation of news/memes/links.
            • ltning 4y ago
              I'm all for more coverage and exposure - but I don't think that machine can handle a lot more. Luckily I've got a 386 running OS/2 Warp Connect here that I can set up to serve an error page if the box goes down.. :D
• actionfromafar 4y ago
  It also paints a damning picture of many more modern sites which don't.
  • Dalewyn 4y ago
    Server with bajillion core CPU running with twattlebytes of RAM, connected via yesbit backbone and guarded by gigadozen CDNs: "I can't." Server with a 286 and running off a fucking floppy: "Hold my beer."
• deleted 4y ago
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• snvzz 4y ago
  Software can make a huge difference. So can serving static pages from RAM.
• beAbU 4y ago
  I legit considered not clicking on the link when I saw it on the frontpage, out of fear that I might actively contribute to burning someone's house down.
  • ltning 4y ago
    Awww thanks but no danger. ;D
• ltning 4y ago
  It does crash every couple of weeks due to bugs in either the packet driver, DESQview, the httpd or the fabric of time/space. I'll be testing other NICs to see if it behaves better. I would have expected HN to take it down, though. So .. wow.