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   ☠ Captain Arcee ☠ (captainarcee@retro-gaiden.com)'s status on Monday, 12-Jan-2026 00:36:15 JST ☠ Captain Arcee ☠

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   • HP van Braam

   @hp I didn't realize the issue until I read the ALT text. WHY COMPAQ, WHY

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     HP van Braam (hp@mastodon.tmm.cx)'s status on Monday, 12-Jan-2026 00:36:17 JST HP van Braam

     I bought a #compaq Armada m700 at the thrift store yesterday! It's a really nice pentium III laptop (1999 thin and light)

     HOWEVER there's one terrible OCD triggering design compromise on this thing.

     Why did it have to be this way Compaq... WHY?!

     #retrocomputing #unsatisfying