IBM Personal Computer 5150 // Fernandez_OS

C:\USERS\RYAN\USES_STACK · cga_text_mode · 80x25

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USES(1)fernandez_os manualUSES(1)
NAME
uses hardware, software, and services i actually use day-to-day
DESCRIPTION

inspired by uses.tech. updated whenever something changes. no affiliate links — just the tools that survive the cull.

HARDWARE
framework laptop 13ryzen 7840u, 32gb, 2tb nvme
thinkpad x220modded, ips panel, classic 7-row keys
raspberry pi 5always-on home server
keychron q1 prokailh box jade, walnut keycaps
sony pvm-1454qactual amber CRT for testing
SOFTWARE
osNixOS + sway · macOS on the side
editorneovim (lazyvim) + zed for pair sessions
shellzsh + starship · tmux for sessions
browserfirefox · arc for design work
terminalghostty · alacritty fallback
fontIBM Plex Mono @ 13px · 1.4 line-height
SERVICES
hostfly.io · cloudflare workers
dbpostgres on neon · sqlite for CLIs
dnscloudflare
mailfastmail (10 yr customer)
notesobsidian + a plain text inbox
WORKFLOW

one inbox, one queue, one editor. context-switching is the real bug. everything else is preference cosplay.

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tty1 — ryan@amber-lab :: type `help` to begin · try `ai who built you?`
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