> “Vintage” 64 bit PC’s aren’t a thing.
replyJust sold my SGI Indigo 2 for 900 $ ! Vintage 64 bit is absolutely a thing. :-)
they said PCs
replyThe DEC 3000 would like to have a word with you.
replyYeah, DEC Alpha was the first thing to come to my mind. I guess some might argue it wasn't a "PC" - if you don't include what used to be called "workstations". This is largely because PC meant "personal computer", and very few people could afford their own DEC Alpha - they were very pricey ($20k at some point in the 90's, I believe).
replyIt even has 64 bit "word" size!
replyItanium was released 25 years ago now...
replyWhilst that’s definitely old in computer terms, even “retro”, is it old enough to be “vintage”?
replyPersonally I’d have said it isn’t. But these terms are subjective.
"Vintage" usually refers to actually old stuff, while "retro" refers to new stuff that looks/sounds/feels like old stuff. So GentleOS is a retro OS designed to run on vintage hardware.
reply(That distinction wasn't clear to me either, so I had to look it up - TIL).