I was running OpenBSD for years. I would buy a DVD with code base every year 
and ran two network cards.  I had two computers so I installed next release on 
different computer and installed the patches manually when came out via source 
code. 

I miss those days but I bought a NETGEAR cable modem and router combined in a 
uses less power and does not have a fan which is nice.

I ordered a Beelink mini pc and it supports Linux but still using Windows 11 
for practical purposes right now.  It has two Ethernet ports so it would a good 
candidate if it can run OpenBSD. 

Tony

> On Jan 23, 2025, at 14:53, Linh Pham <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I used to run my entire Internet presence (e-mail, websites and own DNS) on 
> FreeBSD servers at home or a VPS provider like RootBSD. For a while, my Wait 
> Wait Stats Page was hosted on a Compaq iPaq that I bought specifically to run 
> FreeBSD and for its size, relatively low power and low noise.
> 
> That's now been whittled down to one cloud hosted server. I played around 
> with installing and using FreeBSD on a Steam Deck recently though :D
> 
>> On 1/23/25 12:06, Russell Senior wrote:
>> For all my good-natured joking about BSD overload in years past, I would 
>> welcome the occasional BSD talk. Does anyone have a topic in mind they'd 
>> like to present? Slots are open, operators are standing by!
>> 

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