Reusing old electronic hardware is a great way to help the planet, as it avoids sending more e-waste to landfills . Sometimes, you can find really fun ways to do it, too—like turning an old laptop into a MU/TH/UR 6000 terminal from the Alien universe.

That’s what I did this past weekend for a tabletop RPG session, repurposing an old 2018 HP Spectre x360 laptop and powering the whole thing with ChatGPT. It went brilliantly. Here’s how I did it—and if you want to give it a try, how you can do it, too.

What’s the story, MUTHUR?

I love tabletop roleplaying. I have several ongoing Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, I’ve run a bunch of Call of Cthulhu investigations over the years, and I’ve dabbled in a few one-off megagames that were fantastic fun. But one game I’ve always wanted to run? A

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