2 may 2024
Added another else Gopher client for Android. So I got
three Gopher clients for Android. What I also wrote
about in questions about connecting to Gopher.
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30 april 2024
Two Gopher clients for Android have been added to the
mobile applications section: Overbite android 0.2.6 and
Diggie Dog Gopher Client 1.5.2
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28 april 2024
Minor inaccuracies have been eliminated and minor
corrections have been added.
Angel Writer, a text editor for Windows 98, has been
re-uploaded, along with instructions and non-English
spelling dictionaries.
If you have problems, please report them to the
guestbook or email.
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19 april 2024
While I have free time, I continue to restore prank gopher
pages direct from the 90s of the 20th century. Added new
8 links to the Links section.
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16 april 2024
I added 10 more joke - pages to the links section straight
from the 90s of the 20th century!
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15 april 2024
I found my old archive with the latest versions
of archivers released for Windows 98. I double
hecked it, repacked it and uploaded it to the
"other programs" section.
In fact, the claim that only 7zip 9.04 works well
in Windows 98 among the newer archivers is
a big misconception.
Added:
- Pear zip portable 5.5.1;
- Arj 3.20 console version;
- Freebyte Zip 2.3.1
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14 april 2024
The links section has been updated - "First Page of the
Internet", links to guest books and some Gopher catalogs
have been added. Another joke added to bottom of the
my hole.
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9 april 2024
Added to "First page of Internet" section links to Gopher
guest books known to me. An archive with Microsoft desktop
games from older versions of Windows has been added to
the "other games section". This is: Checkers, Marbles,
Minessweper, Mshearts, Pinball, Solitair and Spider.
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8 april 2024
Finished my documenting rally text based browsers with
images and TLS 1.3 support for Windows Xp.
Thus, the section of current browsers for Windows XP has
been replenished with two more text based graphic browsers
for slow systems and the Internet. These are QtWeb browser
3.7 and Net Serf 3.10 browser.
Two microscopic versions of Process Info for Windows 9x/XP
have been added to the useful patches and utilities section,
designed to view the current system processes in memory.
In the section of other useful programs, Password Unlocker
has been added for forgotten (***) passwords in software.
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6 april 2024
In the section of actual browsers for Windows XP added
two more links to modern browsers for this system.
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2 april 2024
The most important update in recent times!
I spent a lot of time finding programs for Windows 98
that fully work with DocX files. Unfortunately, I can't
find anything on the modern Internet, so I had to test
a couple of dozen utilities until I found something
that really worked.
Thus, I added to the office utilities section:
1) DocX2Rtf converter for Windows 98
2) Abdio Word DocX reader for Windows 98
I also added the following necessary office programs
that you cannot live without:
1) SoftMaker Office 2010 portable for Windows XP
Just amazing office suite, better than M$ Office 2007
2) Angel writer for Win32, little RTF editor
3) Atlantis Nova 1.0 tiny RTF word processor
4) Lview Pro 2006 for Win32. Graphics viewer
Added to the file managers section:
1) MeeSoft commander 1.40 for Win32
2) Alt Commander for Win32
Added to the patches and utilities section:
1) Cpu Core temp for Windows XP+
2) Anvir Task Manager for Win32
Free AnVir Task Manager provides convenience by offering
all of its features in a single interface.
This big update fixes major issues I've had with Windows 98
and Windows XP computers that I've been resolving recently.
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1 april 2024
Opening DocX under Windows98 is like a three-body
problem. It seems that there is a solution, but it always
has its own peculiarities. There will be details in
a while. I'm on the way to give you soon a third solution
that allows you to work with DocX files in Windows 98.
Stay tuned!
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30 march 2024
Wi-Fi for Windows 98/2000 update.
I continue to sort through old notes and archives in
search of things worthy of being placed in eternal
storage in GopherSpace. For some reason unknown to
me, pages with information about Wi-Fi support for
Windows 98/2000 were blocked. I had to spend some
time searching for these lost utilities. Thus, I present
to your attention an update to the "Networks" section
with Wi-Fi clients for Windows98/2000. Now you can
download six different Wi-Fi network clients in one
place. Three clients for Windows 98 and three clients
for Windows 2000.
Another couple of years and there won't be anything
useful left in HTTPs... Move to Gopher before it's
too late...
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29 march 2024
Remembering of the fun old days of the late 90's and early
2000's, I've added some fun pages of my own to the links
section.
1) Last page of Internet
2) Spray against idiotic questions
3) Vaccine against stupidity
4) Internet off switch
5) Official Micro$oft Notepad Gopher
6) Page for real man
7) Useless link page
8) Erotic page for Dial Up
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28 march 2024
I turned the links section into the first page of the
Internet and called this place Gophoogle. I know
a lot of people complain that they can't figure out
Gopher logic. This place was created specifically
as an entry point for all wanderers who were
accidentally brought here.
I replaced the buggy Foxit PDF DocX Viewer with
my portable version of TexMaker Viewer 2009 for
Windows XP. Just unzip the archive and work with
documents.
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27 march 2024
Portable and very convenient modern up-to-date email
clients running in Windows 9x-XP have been added
to the section of "other useful programs".
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22 march 2024
Added a graphical text browser for Windows XP Linx graphic
with TLS 1.3 support. Text browser for Windows 98 Lynx,
resource extraction utility for Windows 98 and file
extension administration utility for Windows XP.
A portable version of the text browser Lynx 2.8.5 rel 1
from 2024 has also been added, running on Windows 98-Xp,
see the section of other useful programs.
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19 march 2024
Unfortunately, the Jarte text editor did not live up to
expectations, as it requires the installation of an
additional Microsoft update package to work with DocX
documents. It has been replaced by my portable versions
of AbiWord for Windows 98 and Windows Xp. The portable
version for Windows XP perfectly opens DocX files without
additional system update packages.
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18 march 2024
I continue upload to our Gopher my portable rebuilds
and repacks. All programs work equally well in Windows
98 and Windows XP.
Here's what I added:
1) Nokia monitor test - portable version
2) Active undelete - portable version
3) Norton Ghost 8.2 - portable version
4) Password Renew tool - portable version
5) Process Explorer XP - portable version
6) Uninstall tool - portable version
7) Restorator - Dll editor - Full version
8) Folder Guard - Full version 
9) Blue tooth utilites - Full version 
10) Network stress test - portable version
11) Captain Nemo Multiplatform file manager - portable version
12) "Little office" for Windows 98 by Roman - portable version
13) Small CD writer - portable version
14) Archive Password Recovery tool - Full version
15) Office Password Recovery tool - Full version
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17 march 2024
I have uploaded my new special portable version of the my
"Little office suite" for Windows 98. It allows you to
avoid installing heavy office packages. Everything works
without any problems on a Pentium 133 and 32 MB of RAM.
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13 march 2024
The 3dfx emulator for Direct 9.0+ nGlide has been added
to the drivers section.
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7 march 2024
Small update to the "Useful things and widgets" section.
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28 feb 2024
I took into account your wishes. I added programs for
working with sound and converting sound, additional
players, utilities for working with CD/DVD discs,
as well as more archivers. Thus, I had to expand
the section of other programs. Send your suggestions
to me by echo-mail or in the guest book.
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25 feb 2024
Added to other programs section Emulator AY-3-8910 ZX
spectrum, player and Music Ripper with music from
abyssice.trd (is received from FIDO, ZX.SPECTRUM)
abyssice.diz is original and come with abyssice.trd
together.
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22 feb 2024
In the section of browsers for Windows XP posted links
to actual browsers in 2024 for this operating system, as
well as Windows 2000 and 2003.
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18 feb 2024
Actual video codecs and players for Windows 95-Me/2000/NT
systems have been added to the office programs section.
Also added USB Guard 5.3.20 - protection against automatic
install viruses via USB and other removable drives for
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP to the Utils section.
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17 feb 2024
A port of the Doom game for Windiws 9x/2000/XP Doomsday
Engine 1.8.3 with support of the Open GL and high screen
resolutions support has been added to the Doom section.
NewWolf for Win32 - OpenGl version of a favorite game
has been added to the Wolf games section.
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11 feb 2024
Two replacements for Notepad for Win32 systems have been
added to the office programs section, as well as a text
editor for Windows XP with DocX support. The Putty 0.61
terminal running on Windows 98 has also been added.
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9 feb 2024
The GoOO Office package has been added to the office
programs section, which opens DocX and XlsX files
from M$ Office 2007+. The package is compiled by
ToughDev based on the Chinese GoOO Office and
OpenOFFICE 2.4.1. Thus, this is the only full-fledged
modern office for Windows 98/ME/NT.
A Shell32 update patch for Windows 95 has been added
to the patches and utilities section for connecting
network printers and drives.
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8 feb 2024
I was added instructions for working with Gopher for
beginners. I had to structure recommendations for
different versions of Windows with an explanation
of how to access Gopher from the console, and how
to get to Gopher:// from modern Windows.
I also added four patches for Window Me.
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4 feb 2024
I continue to work with my old CD-R discs, so I prepared
another update. The Apollo mp3 player, as well as the
MouseIMP utility, have been added to the office programs
section. The Useful things and widgets section has been
updated with many utilities for changing the design of
Windows 9x, as well as a screen recording program to
the AVI file. The Actual patches and sytem utilites section
has been updated with Windows Lite, a tool for editing
Windows 98/Me installation for remove Internet Explorer
and return to the Windows 95 design.
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1 feb 2024
Added an image conversion utility and creating images in
ASCII graphics for Win32 to Office software section.
I continue to review my old CD-R disks with files. This
time, some more wonderful programs were discovered:
PhotoLine32 and Star photo editor for Win32, the
undeservedly forgotten mini-MP3 player 1by1, as well
as the partition manager Partition Magic 8.0 for Dos.
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31 jan 2024
Small update. An image viewer for Win32 Infan View 3.85
has been added to the office utilities section along with
additional plugins. Also, when viewing old CD-R discs
from 2004, a collection of desktop wallpapers from
1998-2004, downloaded from the old WorldPrints site,
was discovered. The archive has been uploaded to the
Windows 98 Desktop Themes section.
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27 jan 2024
Added five different clock programs for Win32, replacing
the standard Windows clock in the useful widgets section.
Some inaccuracies have been corrected. The work has been
completed. Gopher is 100% ready. I no have more big
updates planned.
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22 jan 2024
A Yahoo-like my fully completed working script for
a fully functional link directory for small and
medium-sized communities has been added to the
PHP scripts section. Exchanging links is now easy!
Fixed some inaccuracies in my descriptions.
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18 jan 2024
Sorry about my omission, I forgot an important thing again.
WinSCP Portable is a free SFTP (OpenSSL), FTP and SCP
client for Windows XP+ with SSH1, SSH2 has been added
to the "Servers and Networks" section -> FTP subsection.
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17 jan 2024
I made a full-fledged HTML download page for my Gopher
browser build for modern versions of Windows. Now there
is more important and detailed information about the
Gopher:// protocol
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14 jan 2024
I made a build based on a modern browser released in 2024
to work using the Gopher:// protocol for all modern versions
of Windows:
http://shibboleths.org/roman/
Although testing is still ongoing. In principle, we can say
that the browser is working. This is a full-fledged portable
browser for Gopher:// and modern versions of Windows.
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13 jan 2024
The section with hints on how Gopher browsers work
had to be corrected. It turns out that native Gopher
clients, unlike browsers, do not see backpaths to files.
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12 jan 2024
Very, very small updates continue. An IRC client for
DOS has been added to the "Servers and Networks"
section, as well as an mTCP package for working with
networks for DOS and IBM PC with 8088 CPU!
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11 jan 2024
I was forced to add instructions about accessing modern
browsers to Gopher:// network on the main page. It turns
out that the globalists have removed clear instructions
from their sites, and the plugins may not work due to
limitations in BigTech company browsers.
Other useful programs section has been updated with Lynx's
console browsers for Win32 and DOS, allowing you to visit
Gopher!
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10 jan 2024
I created another section with Windows 9x desktop themes
and original wallpapers of those times. To this, in principle,
I can say that work on my Gopher:// is completed and the
project has acquired the form that I planned.
I also added a program for detecting the sound card
configuration for DOS to the drivers section. Now I can
say that this Gopher is a complete tool for working with
Legacy systems, allowing you to get the necessary basic
programs and updates for your Legacy systems.
Just come, download everything you need and work
without problems and troubles!
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9 jan 2024
I uploaded 13 fully Internet Explorer compatible games
to test how JS works in Gopher. I also posted a separate
archive with all these games in the same section. The
experiment confirmed that JS works fine even if you
use a Gopher:// server as the host.
I'll be working on desktop themes for Windows 9x soon.
As it turns out, there are about 50 +/- of these themes in
my archives. I need to systematize all this and place it
here as well. I haven't found anything else worthy of your
and my attention on my old discs.
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Off topic. Experiments...
Experiments continue. I made a small section with JS
online games for the browser. This is proof that there
is no difference between http:// and gopher:// if the
browser supports JS. So you can play these Gopher
games through Internet Explorer or any other browser.
My theory that .htaccess is originally a copy of gophermap
is confirmed. The first WWW sites actually used .htaccess
as a navigation tool, similar to gophermap. This way, anyone
can use JS scripts inside HTML in the Gopher:// protocol
as well as in HTTP:// if the browser supports it. You can
see the screenshot in the section for yourself.
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8 jan 2024
You will laugh, but I again forgot about important things
dedicated to Legacy systems and working with them. In
the patches and utilities section, I uploaded updates for
Windows 98/2000 that allow you to run applications
from Windows XP/7 with my detailed instructions for
installing and updating these systems.
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7 jan 2024
I had to create a small additional section with scripts
for the IRC client MIRC 6x. Only scripts that have
been tested over the time have been added there.
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6 jan 2024
I'm almost finished sorting through my archives. I probably
won't make such big updates anymore. In the File Managers
section I added 13 programs for the DOS console and for
Win32s. I am absolutely convinced that you have never even
heard of some of the file managers presented here. However,
each such program has important distinctive features that help
in your work. In the drivers section, I uploaded the three most
important patches for Windows 98. They support for RAM
more than 512 mb, support for hard drives more than 137
gigabytes, as well as support for UDF DVD.
In fact, I can say that the bulk of my work regarding file
archives is finished. And I have already placed all the most
important files here. Thanks for using Gopher!
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5 jan 2024
My update rule is to offer you only those solutions that
I have used myself for many years. This time I used old
CDs that I recorded in the early 2000s, for my works.
In the Servers and Networks section I added MS Lan
Manager 2 with support for Novell networks and the
remote administration utility for Windows 9x Remote
Admin. I have added system tweakers for Windows
9x - XP to the utilities section. In the near future I will
go through all the disks and plan to upload the remaining
file managers. I also added some descriptions on working
with Gopher:// Our Gopher:// was accepted for indexing
by the Veronica search engine today.
I also conducted experiments on working with my Gopher
using Internet Explorer 6.0. And I found these actions quite
impressive. Unlike HTTP, in Gopher doesn't have to worry
about being unable to access updates and archives from the
Internet. I just went in and downloaded everything I needed
for Windows 98. It's really great!
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4 jan 2024
I continue to upload some programs that I undeservedly
missed. I had to tinker a lot to find them. So, I uploated
three servers of protocols FSP/HTTP for Win32, as well
as one FSP client. Moreover, they all have a GUI. The
FreeFSP client and OminFSPd server will only take
up a couple of hundred kilobytes of your server.
A simple IRC server for Win32 with a GUI of 373 kb
in size has also been added to the servers and networks
section! Thus, any computer from a trash can can turn
into a powerful communication hub!
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3 jan 2024
I'm almost done organizing all my technical experience over
these decades. This is the latest massive update with many
useful programs and archives to keep your Windows 9x/NT/
XP/DOS systems up to date. Now I'm moving on to more
rare updates, since the bulk of the archives have already
been selected and uploaded to the server.
A file manager section has been added, drivers, utilities,
and office sections have been updated.
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2 jan 2024
The analysis of old archives on old hard drives has been
completed. All current programs for Windows 3.x
- Windows XP are collected and systematized. Sections
of patches, drv, networks, and other programs have been
updated. New sections of office programs and useful
programs have been created. I continue to systematize
my experience, making it accessible to everyone.
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1 jan 2024
I was find my old hard drives. I began work on copying
and systematizing the technical experience I had
accumulated on these storage media in the form
of program archives. Lots of very useful things.
Stay tuned!
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31 dec 2023
Finally, I finished revising and systematizing all my
experience working with industrial networks and legacy
industrial engineering equipment. A new section has been
created with archives of network and server software with
a list of all the protocols that I have used over decades
of my working life. Added 32 new unique archives!
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30 dec 2023
Several new links have been added, and a CPU heating
reduction utility for Windows 98 has been added to the
patches and utilities section.
I started sorting through my very old archives of files.
In the near future I will begin to publish programs that
I used in the operation of industrial networks based
on legacy systems. Lots of unique things. Stay tuned.
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29 dec 2023
New Year's surprise. I have repack the WinRampage rebuild
in such a way that now you can play three parts of the cult
game Redneck Rampage in Windows XP. All bugs
and version conflicts of executable files, grp file and con
files have been fixed. Enjoy your favorite series of games
in Open GL on any office computer!
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28 dec 2023
On the flash drive I found the history of changes in the
Local Industrial Portal script. I published it in the same
place as the script itself.
Added link to Gopher The Undergoround USA.
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27 dec 2023
I pulled out another old development of mine from the flash
drive, created during the works of this development.
This thing was created a long time ago. I cleaned it up and
reworked it and decided to publish it here. You can download
it in the php scripts section called Local industrial portal.
p.s.
This is one of my first redevelopments, so it is better not
to change its source code!
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26 dec 2023
I continue to publish things based on my experience in
operating old industrial systems and equipment. This
time I have collected all the drivers and all the patches
that allow you to update old systems FAT32/NTFS
drivers for Dos and Windows 98-NT. Various kinds
of system utilities to make life easier and so on.
This is all part of my work to organize my experience
in one place. Expect more updates soon. This time
I added 13 new archives and created a new section
with patches and system utilities.
Everything I offer you has been tested with daily use.
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25 dec 2023
I started testing two new Redneck rampage repacks based
on a modern engine. When I finally test everything, I’ll
upload it here. These are two additional official addons
that many have not heard of.
Unfortunately, during testing, problems arose in the game
itself while playing on Windows.
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22 dec 2023
I continue to post things that I use every day along with
tips on how to use them.
This time I uploaded a very useful utility for Windows XP
to the driver section.
USB drives formatting utility for Windows XP. Allows you
to format large flash cards (over 64 GB) in FAT32. Useful
for owners of old household TV or DVD players with USB
output. Since it allows you to copy a larger volume of movies
by formatting large drives larger than 64 GB in FAT32. Since
these devices only support FAT32. And as you know, using
standard Windows XP tools it is not possible to format
a flash drive larger than 64 GB in FAT32.
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21 dec 2023
I continue to publish my crafts. This time, in the php
scripts section, a deeply revised tree forum script has
been published on files adapted for modern browsers.
All my php scripts work perfectly on simple industrial
single board computers and do not require SQL.
Added link to Central Ontario Remote - Gopher
& BBS project.
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20 dec 2023
I continue to add programs that I use every day.
This time we have added a very simple and fast IRC
client for older Android phones.
Minimalistic IRC client for mobile phones based
on old Android. Nothing extra, just text. Tested
in daily use.
You can download it in the section of programs
for push-button phones.
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19 dec 2023
I added another project of mine to the php scripts section,
a file-based local echo mail system.
I continue to clear away my rubble and look for my old
developments to publish.
Added link to Ben Collver gopher. If you want to exchange
links, then write in the guest book.
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18 dec 2023
Files upload is complete. Gopher is ready to works.
I continue to audit of my archives in search of other
rebuilds/repacks that I have done before.
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17 dec 2023
Started uploading project to the server!
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12 dec 2023
Finally, I collected all my crafts in one place. Well, or
almost. It's look like, i'll add something else when I have
time. All that remains is to get the ftp passwords...
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09 dec 2023
Here will be news...