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I think you're conflating modern web browsers and the 'modern' (read 'bloated') web. I'm guessing the most recent version of Firefox or Chrome will run on very
by frfl 3y ago
I think you're conflating modern web browsers and the 'modern' (read 'bloated') web.
I'm guessing the most recent version of Firefox or Chrome will run on very old hardware assuming the OS itself supports the hardware.
The real question, which is what you may be trying to ask, is what's the oldest hardware that will handle a modern bloated website. 3rd gen i5 on a 2012 Thinkpad struggles, but works fine, so you may wanna go back a few years before 2012 at least.
- eesmith 3y agoMy iMac from 2010 does pretty well on modern sites. I'm frankly astonished at how many recent releases still run on it, like Firefox and Skype.
- accoil 3y agoI was just looking that up as I feel like browsers have gotten more performant over the years, just that websites have slown down. Both browsers claim a Pentium 4 as the min req. Firefox also wants 512mb ram for 32 bit systems, and 2gb for 64bit. Chrome doesn't say how much it needs, but is probably similar. Should comfortable fit under 200.