Originally posted by anarki2
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You forget 3rd world countries exist, I see?
Speaking as someone who lived in one for 30 years, yes, some people are still rocking 2002 era hardware. Athlon XPs or Durons aren't that uncommon. Heck, even K6-IIs and Pentium II/III/Celerons aren't that hard to find, still working.
Yeah, they're slow as fuck and take upwards of a minute to open a web page, but that doesn't mean *no one* is using them and most certainly it doesn't mean they're useless.
So what if a Raspberry Pi can outperform them? The best computer is the one you already have and can afford. A Raspberry Pi 4B starter kit costs over half a monthly minimum wage over there, after taxes (which are high as hell).
And no one here said anything about preventing progress of modern computers. What I questioned would be an additional if statement, at most.
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