GE-97 Terminal: The Old Internet

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The site recreates a browser-based Windows 98 environment that boots, dials up, and browses the archived 1990s web with restored functionality (Flash, Java, VRML, MIDI, guestbooks, etc.).
It also runs a Gopher server serving early internet directories, accessible via native Gopher clients or a proxy.
The operator, Khalid Alshaikh, uses the site to document his work in archiving recent Saudi history, amateur radio (7Z1FP), and digital preservation.
The domain has been repurposed multiple times (General Election 97, Growth & Earnings 97) and now serves as a living archive.
GE-OS 98 is a work in progress, built in the open, with a suggestion box for broken features.

OpenMarkdown is a local-first, feather-light, and fast Markdown editor built for users and their agents.
It uses a native Rust core, ensuring quick loading times and native performance.
The editor is AI-free; instead, it runs on the user's existing agent, providing direct integration.

Brow6el is a full-featured terminal web browser using Chromium (CEF) with support for Sixel and Kitty graphics protocols.
The main repository has moved from Codeberg to a new location; Codeberg is kept for reference only.
It features Vim-style modal keyboard control with Standard, Insert, Visual, and Mouse modes.

Revived a broken 2017 MacBook Pro with a broken keyboard into a personal private cloud.
Installed Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop using an old Raspberry Pi SD card as installer.
Fixed Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers with a script that runs on every restart.

PCjs is a browser-based emulator of the original IBM PC, built with JavaScript.
It emulates 1970s and 1980s hardware and software, replicating slow CPUs, low-resolution displays, and primitive sound.
Emulations have expanded to include IBM PC compatibles, minicomputers, calculators, terminals, and arcade games.

OpenTK is an open source project that uses the Tweede Kamer API to provide better insight into parliamentary activities.
Goals include real-time visibility, early involvement in topics, findable documents with context, and a basis for data-driven research.
The site offers higher information density than the official site, with documents appearing hours earlier.

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