-----   Hardware configuration and host OS   -----
           
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          .~ .~~~..~.        __       _____ _________    ______
         : .~.'~'.~. :     __/ /_     / __ )/  _/  _/    /_____/
        ~ (   ) (   ) ~   /_   _/    / __  |/ / / /     _____
       ( : '~'.~.'~' : )   /_/      / /_/ // /_/ /     /_____/
        ~ .~ (   ) ~. ~            /_____/___/___/
         (  : '~' :  ) 
          '~ .~~~. ~'
              '~'
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   __  ____/__  /_____ _________________(_)______    ___  __ \__(_)
   _  /    __  /_  __ `/_  ___/_  ___/_  /_  ___/    __  /_/ /_  /
   / /___  _  / / /_/ /_(__  )_(__  )_  / / /__      _  ____/_  /
   \____/  /_/  \__,_/ /____/ /____/ /_/  \___/      /_/     /_/
 
 
 It runs on a Raspberry-Pi 3 B, not even overclocked, so at default 700Mhz.
 The system is Raspbian 9 Stretch. This OS doesn't serve a Gopher to the internet
 (well it runs a Gopher too, Bucktooth from Floodgap, but I use it for my local
 network exclusively).
 The main system isn't hosted on a SD card, but on a 250Gb hard drive connected
 to the R-PI via USB. 
 
 the R-Pi is connected to a 8" VGA 5:3 screen, through a VGA-HDMI adapter,
 but same kind of screens exist with HDMI port.
 Some pictures are available in the "Images" directory of this Gopher hole.
 
 I've set the display to 640x480 to kind of fit the Macintosh Classic original
 screen res. and display fine and readable once the whole set is fitted inside a
 Macintosh Classic plastic case.
 note this is not the original Classic screen resolution, which is 512x342.
 But it looks good enough for me.
 
 To have the R-Pi display set at 640x480, add these two lines:
 
 framebuffer_width=640
 framebuffer_height=480
 
 in the "config.txt", in the /boot volume of the R-Pi (that is,
 the micro SD card)
 
 Finally, the R-Pi is connected to my network via Ethernet.
 
 Next, part II, The Guest.
 
 (The ASCII R-Pi logo is from "b3n" on the Raspberry.com forum)
 
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