Old Computer Challenge 2026: "Make Something"

The #OldComputerChallenge is underway, with the theme being "make something." I've been going crazy making services for #CGHMN pretty much all year:

  • ShaRetro, a text and image sharing service
  • Weather.retro, weather conditions and forecasts
  • Three live RealMedia channels
  • A webring service
  • A ZIM reader
  • An FTP server with over 3 terabytes of vintage PC warez
  • Arcturus, an Archie-compatible FTP search engine
  • A QuakeWorld 2.30 server
  • A reverse-engineered data server for NCAR's old Java METAR viewer
This week, I set up a classic Majordomo listserv and started the "retrochat" mailing list, giving CGHMN members a place to share and discuss whatever #retrocomputing -related things they've been up to. It ended up spurring interest in email on the network, and IRC has been buzzing with chatter about people trying to get accounts and clients set up.

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