Alright. My challenge to myself...
Go the entire month of January using only computers produced in 1994 or earlier for my own use.
What makes this a challenge? I am an on-site computer technician, and spend all day going from client site to client site, and often need to whip out my notebook computer or iPhone to look things up online. For simplicity's sake (I don't have any other GSM phones anymore,) I will use my iPhone solely for its phone functions. I will use a Newton MessagePad (aka "OMP",) for 'PDA' duties, a PowerBook 540c for mobile computer needs, (I will likely use a Wi-Fi card in it, though,) and Power Mac 7100 as my desktop computer.
I know I have at least one functioning PowerBook 500-series battery, but I might buy two brand new ones just for this challenge, so I can actually use it for more than an hour at a time off wall power. I haven't yet decided if I'll run each computer's original OS (7.1.2 for the Power Mac, 7.1.1 for the PowerBook,) or if I'll put a more modern OS on each (9.1 for the Power Mac, and either 8.1 or an attempt to hack 8.5 or 8.6 onto the PowerBook, since I have one with a PowerPC upgrade.) The more modern OS would allow a reasonably modern web browser to be run, although iCab 2.9.9 can theoretically run on System 7.1. Or maybe I'll compromise and go with 7.6.1.
Go the entire month of January using only computers produced in 1994 or earlier for my own use.
What makes this a challenge? I am an on-site computer technician, and spend all day going from client site to client site, and often need to whip out my notebook computer or iPhone to look things up online. For simplicity's sake (I don't have any other GSM phones anymore,) I will use my iPhone solely for its phone functions. I will use a Newton MessagePad (aka "OMP",) for 'PDA' duties, a PowerBook 540c for mobile computer needs, (I will likely use a Wi-Fi card in it, though,) and Power Mac 7100 as my desktop computer.
I know I have at least one functioning PowerBook 500-series battery, but I might buy two brand new ones just for this challenge, so I can actually use it for more than an hour at a time off wall power. I haven't yet decided if I'll run each computer's original OS (7.1.2 for the Power Mac, 7.1.1 for the PowerBook,) or if I'll put a more modern OS on each (9.1 for the Power Mac, and either 8.1 or an attempt to hack 8.5 or 8.6 onto the PowerBook, since I have one with a PowerPC upgrade.) The more modern OS would allow a reasonably modern web browser to be run, although iCab 2.9.9 can theoretically run on System 7.1. Or maybe I'll compromise and go with 7.6.1.