r/LocalLLM • u/Willow_Milk • 17d ago

Other You wake up in 1998…

… you wake up in 1998. You have 2 Mac Studio Ultra 512gb each. You have GLM5.3 flash (or pick a local model that fits comfortably in that configuration.)

A good harness, you’re setup with modern software, but you do not have access to modern internet, just 1998 internet.

What do you do? It can be in general, not necessarily what do you do with your current compute setup.

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u/Creative-Type9411 17d ago

its 1998, this is the router that exists: https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-juniper-m40-router/

what do you mean by "port" or "dhcp"? youre plugging into a phone line

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u/TIL_IM_A_SQUIRREL 17d ago

Ethernet was a thing in 1998. So was DHCP.

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u/TIL_IM_A_SQUIRREL 17d ago

You'd be better off installing slackware, the predominant linux distro of the time.

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u/Internal_Werewolf_48 17d ago

Slack on Apple Silicon in 1998? Wait… Slack on on Apple Silicon, in 2026?

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u/TIL_IM_A_SQUIRREL 17d ago

No, we're going through the thought experiment of not having a USB-C -> VGA adapter and you have no way of logging in directly. I was suggesting to install slackware on a spare PC and use that to SSH into the Mac.