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You might try NetPresenz... no idea what the system requirements are though. A very small and simple option is EasyServe, which I believe will run on a Plus.

Nice job! Did you try MacHTTP as server software?

Cool! I imagine the taking turns issue would depend largely on what sort of game you're planning. Any kind of real time action game is going to be problematic because you're almost guaranteed to have both players bashing keys at the same time. Something along the lines of chess or battleship...

Yes... though if you're at all concerned about competing for the one of the (ahem!) lucrative prize packages, I think you'd be better off with a real retro system.

Well, now... let's clarify a few more points: First off, you don't have to get anything online to participate in the RetroChallenge... be creative, and (most importantly) be prepared to challenge yourself. Secondly, any computer with a serial port can get online one way or another... Thirdly...

Michael Mahon did a pong demo over NadaNet recently... just start googling ;-) But I have heard of something similar being done in the '80s, though I'm not sure what interface was used... something tells me it was the cassette port. I don't see any real problems with what you're proposing...

Just to clarify, using newer hardware as a gateway is quite acceptable. In a case like this the challenge of using the IIe to browse web pages is the same whether you connect locally or to an ISP or dial-up shell account.

Sorry, we've decided to cut-off at the 68k / 486 point in computer history. PPCs are verboten ;-) Shouldn't have much problem getting either of those online... and they both qualify for the RetroChallenge. In case anyone's wondering the official rules are here. Other than the entry deadlines...

I'm hoping to pull off an endurance challenge this year... though work might interfere with that plan. Seems like I have quite a few unfinished projects from previous RetroChallenges, so maybe I'll try to address those.

Aside from "learning unix", I'm setting it up as an internet gateway for 8-bit machines... it's turning out to be a fun project :)

From my perspective (ie: a dabbler, not a programmer) the 6502 is much easier to wrap my head around than the Z80... though I can see how the Z80 would be less limiting for someone with a bit more know-how.

I'm sure someone will come up with a CF or SD adapter for game pirates in the developed world.

Now that looks like it would be fun to play with!

The IIgs' smartport allows you to have 2 800K drives (mapped to slot 5) and 2 140K (slot 6)... if you really want another 5.25" drive, you'll need to install a controller card and set the control panel accordingly. As far as the HD20 is concerned, it definitely won't work with the IIgs' floppy...

Nice score... I'm still using a 700 MHz eMac as my main machine 8-o Couple of nice features are the great CRT and you can still boot OS 9 on it, if you're so inclined. Hard to believe people are basically just throwing them out these days.

There was one in France that was running off two floppies, but I think it was 4 megs... it was running MacHTTP. IIRC he was loading his files onto a RAM disk, so it may be you could get away with 2 megs if you serve your files off disk.

Well, I totally didn't see the Star Trek thing... it reminds me of a 1980s jet ski. And I mean that in a good way!

Depends on the system it's ported to -- the Apple II version is entirely text-based, though it still features windows and icons so it counts as a GUI in my books.

But there's already Contiki for the IIe and I'm pretty sure it's already doing as much multitasking as you could reasonably expect from a 64K machine... GeckOS/A65 certainly looks intersting though.