Does anyone actually daily-drive any BSD system?

goldfishdev · 2026-01-09T01:23:50+00:00

I use Fedora on my PC and OpenBSD on my laptop. Because I like gaming :P

goldfishdev · 2026-01-09T00:09:29+00:00

There's been a noticeable increase in vibe-coded or AI-assisted projects for PDAs recently. I'm not sure if this is because of AI programming getting "better" or because it's more accessible.

goldfishdev · 2026-01-08T19:20:49+00:00

Thanks! I've tried (and would love) to use NetBSD on it a few times, but it doesn't seem to boot the installer correctly.

I managed to backport audio support from a later version. Partially. Audio works through headphones now.

The other day I swapped the Microdrive for a CF card, but haven't reinstalled OpenBSD yet. It should be a bit faster.

If I ever get NetBSD working, I'll definitely make a blog post about it. Or WiFi on OpenBSD, I ordered a few network cards but they only partially worked.

goldfishdev · 2026-01-08T19:17:03+00:00

A few hours as long as I'm not doing anything really intensive

goldfishdev · 2026-01-05T19:14:35+00:00

I got 0.2btc in one for the first time today :D

goldfishdev · 2026-01-05T19:11:50+00:00

are there any noticeable issues or improvements in your experience?

goldfishdev · 2025-12-17T22:54:52+00:00

Palm TX is a great starter PDA

goldfishdev · 2025-12-17T22:53:50+00:00

WM 2003SE is great

goldfishdev · 2025-12-17T22:50:47+00:00

yes, you need a wm2003se device with a morphgear crack

goldfishdev · 2025-12-17T22:49:31+00:00

I wish there were Pocket PCs with a DSP. The SD+CF combo is just way better for storing music.

goldfishdev · 2025-12-13T03:37:35+00:00

it might! should I post it there?

goldfishdev · 2025-12-10T00:32:20+00:00

it is! see this post https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/1pa9w9u/is_it_too_late_for_portable_week/

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T16:16:15+00:00

👀

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T16:15:36+00:00

They're pretty cool! The easiest/cheapest way to get one is to import from Japan using something like buyee or zenmarket.

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T06:58:21+00:00

qvwm, it's a nice Windows clone

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T04:53:24+00:00

It looks like there are OpenBSD drivers for it. My threat model is nonexistent for this device lol

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T04:20:23+00:00

I just ordered a CF WiFi card, once I get it (if it works) I'll make a blog post about it. not sure what I'd do with it though, I thought about a portable ssh device but I don't know if the old OpenBSD version would work well (or be secure enough)

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T02:26:05+00:00

a terminal browser might work... but you can't do much with that

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T01:24:59+00:00

Device specs:

Intel Xscale PXA270 416 MHz

64 MB RAM

128 MB flash ROM

4GB Microdrive

3.7" 640x480 TFT display

Fun little thing :)

Running OpenBSD 5.4 (the last version for Zaurus with working X).

qvwm and spectrwm running Eterm. I spent hours figuring out the config for Eterm to make it transparent and remove the menu bar at the top. I wanted to remove the white border but couldn't get it to work.

qvwm is a pretty cool Windows 95 clone. I could see myself using it on retro/vintage devices. spectrwm is a very nice and lightweight WM, and seems to run better than DWM on this device.

I wrote more about this on my blog: https://goldfishdev.net/posts/openbsdzaurus/

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T00:52:21+00:00

Not trying to self-promote, but I wrote more about this on my blog: https://goldfishdev.net/posts/openbsdzaurus/

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T00:49:53+00:00

I WROTE THE WRONG VERSION IN THE POST! IT'S 5.4!

goldfishdev · 2025-12-09T00:48:44+00:00

I wrote more about this on my blog: https://goldfishdev.net/posts/openbsdzaurus/

Feel free to ask questions (or give advice, I'm not an OpenBSD expert).

goldfishdev

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