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Who doesn't love themed gopher?

#gopher #marchintosh #retrocomputing #macintosh #tokyonight

Yup, this vibe coded with Claude.

Starting on a second Marchintosh project - a modern Gopher browser targeting 68k compact Macs.

Reusing many things from Flynn (modern telnet app) and have an MVP up and running. Should have a 1.0 version ready by the end of the week.

Planning to add favorites, all canonical item types, 256 color support with themes, and other features.

This is all built with Claude Code.

#gopher #retrocomputing
#marchintosh #macintosh

"Gopher is simpler than Telnet"

😭

#retrocomputing #telnet #gopher #marchintosh

Totally normal things going on over here

Bash(# Start a simple finger server on port 7979 (non-privileged)

#finger #retrocomputing

Ironically I might vibe code System 6 telnet apps with AI, but do QA and take notes the old fashion way.

#marchintosh #telnet #retrocomputing #flynn #bbs

Sneak peak on what I'm working on for Marchintosh this year. A modern telnet client for System 6 classic 68k macs called Flynn.

Originally started building it with Claude Code since NCSA Telnet doesn't work well with ctrl, esc, tmux and other utilities I use on unix based systems.

Started it last night and now has VT100, VT220, xterm and font support. Plan for 1.0 release will have a dark mode and a few other tweaks.

https://github.com/ecliptik/flynn

#marchintosh #macintosh #retrocomputing #telnet

Proud (but then not proud) that I used Claude Code Teams to write 35,000 lines of C to make a Fluxbox compatible window manager for Wayland called Fluxland.

https://github.com/ecliptik/fluxland

Full disclosure, I wrote 0 lines of this, it was all generated with Claude Code (Max plan) over the course of a few weeks with me steering it via claude code cli.

Had Claude write a Debrief of how it was done here:

https://github.com/ecliptik/fluxland/blob/main/docs/DEBRIEF.md

#fluxbox #wayland #claude

Trying out Claude Code Agent teams. Goal is to have a Fluxbox-like compatible window manager for Wayland.

Project Stats:

- 14,661 lines of C across 42 source files
- 3 build targets: wm-wayland compositor, wm-wayland-ctl IPC client, tests
- Builds cleanly with wlroots 0.18, XWayland auto-detected

Signed up for https://deskto.ps and submitted a screenshot of my vertical workspace on my Ideapad.

First time testing the Snow classic Macintosh emulator while listening to Massive Attack.

#screenshotsaturday #linuxmint

Just watched the ActionRetro video on getting the Mac Plus online with a BlueSCSI [1]. I got mine setup last year with the help of Basilisk II, but it was relatively convoluted.

Seems like using Infinite Mac makes us the process of creating disk images and downloading software much easier now. The Snow emulator [2] also is promising.

With recent improvements by @jcs.org to the BlueSCSI appear to speed up networking, this years #marchinosh is going to be even more fun than last year.

1. https://youtu.be/nlT8aRMm-cE
2. https://snowemu.com/
3. https://hachyderm.io/@BlueSCSI/115890032103613775

#macintosh #retrocomputing #macintoshgarden #bluescsi

Semi successful in running TinyCore Linux on my Gateway 2000 486. Boots the kernel off PXE from a RaspberryPi, and mounts root from a CF card.

Able to get it online with it's Intel Pro 10/100 Ethernet card too.

Next is setting up openssh and X Windows. Also working on installing fully to the CF card.

#linux #tinycorelinux #retrocomputing #raspberypi #pxe

Recently got a handheld 2 channel oscilloscope. First time using one and managed to get a 46.7Mhz waveform on a crystal oscillator from a Sound Blaster ISA card.

Planning to use it to further diagnose why another sound card works - but has extremely low volume and distortion (previous diagnostics here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=108996)

#retrocomputing #ihavenoideawhatdoing

In 2025 I started Bullet Journaling. Began with the official Bullet Pocket Journals, but the tried out Moleskine Cahier journals and Leuchtturm 1917 pocket Jottbooks.

Overall I like the Jottbooks, as the binding is stiffer, A6 page size, various colors, numbered pages and dot ruling (important since I use them most horizontally).

In 2025 these helped me be more intentional, read more, and just organize my thoughts even if I don't reread them. The mere act of writing something down is an essentially human trait that I want to invest more in 2026.

#notebook

I have distinct memories in the early aughts of configuring XF86Config and then xorg.conf to get X Windows working on my Linux desktop. Hours spend updating it, running startx and 🤞I would see that glorius cross-hatch pattern.

Thanks to advances in Linux on the Desktop - those days were long gone, until today...

#netbsd #ati #retrocomputing

Always double check every jumper. Always, even if you are 100% sure you only moved the ones you wanted to.

Spent over an hour trying to figure out why my 486 system suddenly stopped POSTing and giving angry beeps. Removed things, tried spares and was about to give up when I noticed the Flash BIOS jumper was set. I don't remember setting it, but must have when testing different bus speeds. 🫠

#retrocomputing #jumperlife

*perfection*

#retrocomputing #486

Problem: 486 cpu is getting very hot generating ssh keys

Solution: 40mm fan plopped onto heatsink and wired up to USB power held in place with Kapton tape

#retrocomputing

Booting NetBSD 10.1 installation from floppy sets, then downloading and installing over ipv6 from an http mirror. All on a 486DX2-66Mhz.

#netbsd #retrocomputing #486 #ipv6

Read the traditional Christmas story to the kids tonight.

Successfully running Linux 6.14 on my 486DX2 66Mhz system. Built a stripped down kernel and busybox from source to boot off a 2.88Mb floppy image on my Gotek floppy emulator.

Takes a few minutes to boot, has ATA, networking and framebuffer support.

Because it's the ash shell, neofetch (and others that require bash) don't run, but had Claude write a native ash tool called ufetch.

Todo:

1. Get dhcp working
2. Install/boot from a Compact Flash card
3. X Windows?

#linux #retrocomputing #486