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Apparently rebooting fixes the discrepancy between reported versions. Who'd have thunk? 
#FreeBSD has breathed new life into this ancient #laptop. Switched from #twm to #openbox and surfing the #web with #elinks.
Admittedly I did cheat and replace the 5,400 RPM hard drive with a 1TB SSD. I'm not masochistic enough for that, particularly when I had something exponentially better on hand. 
I wonder whether I should do a write-up on how I use #linux/#unix the way I do?
I have spent all of my life living out of the terminal as much as possible, which has meant using certain programs to establish some kind of "workflow". I equally dislike how much I might have to use the browser. Although I use #telescope-browser with #gemini as much as I can!
I used to use #elinks (https://xteddy.org/elinks/) -- I believe this has been resurrected (https://github.com/rkd77/elinks). I'm also aware #dillo has also been revived.
There's so many of these types of articles though, and it can come across as a cliche -- which I would not want. But equally, I think there's merit in appreciating how other people use their computer to do $STUFF.
So... I'm not sure. If you think this might be interesting, let me know. I'll do it. Possibly, #gemini first, to prove a point? ;) ;)
xteddy.orgELinks: Web-browsing Made Fun
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I squeezed more performance out of it by using alt tools. Text-based web browsers like #w3m and #elinks, #mutt for #email. #openbox window manager with the #tint2 taskbar. I replaced the aging 5,400RPM hard drive with an SSD.
I've run this same toolset on #Debian machines for over a decade. Two "middle of the road" laptops from 2008 and 2013, respectively. Finally until recently, my #Linux workstation running an AMD FX-8350, 32GB RAM, and an GeForce 650 Ti with the #nv driver. It ran this for over a decade until the motherboard died. These three machines all had spindle drives.
Sure, the last machine was fairly beefy but it served its original purpose at the time and then was repurposed several times over. I'd have kept using it but the motherboard died.
From graphical environments to web browsers, many mainstream tools are absolute resource hogs these days - and there are a *plethora* of lightweight alternatives available.
select the best
(for subjective values of "best")
explicit invitation to explain your reasoning in the replies
also, feel free to recommend other terminal-based web browsers if your favorite isn't listed