@fugger @iska @cyberspook The web is the main problem, otherwise old hardware is quite usable. Yesterday I've fired up a neetpad from 50 years ago (Thinkpad T40) to update it and generate ed25519 ssh keys for it. And everything except the web is there. You can use gomuks for matrix, amfora for gemini, mutt for mail and gomphotherium for fedi, mplayer plays 720p videos just fine. And this thing's got only 512 Mb RAM! The web is not the biggest problem, it's the only problem actually.
For web browsing in a terminal you can use Lynx. Or w3m if you need images.
@fugger @iska