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Study, explore, and repurpose vintage computing machinery with an emphasis on platforms which allow us to port and run Free Software and Unix-derivative systems. What the corporate IT market renders 'obsolete', we embrace for the fun and challenge of reusing various platforms for new purposes.
Study, explore, and repurpose old school computing machinery with an emphasis on platforms which allow us to run Free Software + Unix-derivative systems. What the corporate IT market renders 'obsolete', we embrace for the fun and challenge of reusing various platforms for new purposes.  




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* [http://www.metamage.com/code/v68k/ Virtual 68k] - 68K emulation library
* [http://www.metamage.com/code/v68k/ Virtual 68k] - 68K emulation library


== People Involved ==
== People Involved ==


* [https://noisebridge.net/wiki/User:Unixjazz unixjazz]
* [https://noisebridge.net/wiki/User:Unixjazz unixjazz]


== Related groups at Noisebridge ==
== Related groups at Noisebridge ==


[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/PWN Post-Waste Nexus]
* [https://noisebridge.net/wiki/PWN Post-Waste Nexus]

Latest revision as of 14:28, 12 June 2013

Study, explore, and repurpose old school computing machinery with an emphasis on platforms which allow us to run Free Software + Unix-derivative systems. What the corporate IT market renders 'obsolete', we embrace for the fun and challenge of reusing various platforms for new purposes.


List of Machines

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  • Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 1, 32kB RAM, 2 joysticks, disk drive interface -- potential for RapidOS
  • IBM PS/2 i8086 @8MHz, 640kB RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W CGA monitor -- running ELKS
  • Osbourne (model unknown)
  • Homebrew 68k
  • Powermac G5-dual
  • Webpal, Cirrus Logic CLPS7500FE ARM @40Mhz, 4MB RAM, 1MB Flash, VGA video port, ISA slots for modem/ethernet card -- potential for NetBSD or Linux
  • Powerbook 145B, m68030 @ 25 MHz, 4MB of RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W passive matrix screen -- running OS 7.1


Relavant Projects

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People Involved

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