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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tbf most things worked poorly back then. I constantly had to pop my 386 open and jiggle the ram to get it to boot

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's... not typical though.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

It was. Hardware was absolute trash in the early-mid 90s.