If you want to see what the ARPANET was like, check out telehack! (or, telnet telehack.com on linux)
well, looks like you took this conversation to somewhere where the OP can't even respond so... enjoy
blocked by my school for being categorized as security...
wish i could check this out :[
Oh! I've been trying to follow Ben Eater's breadboard computer (I don't have components physically, so you can go to circuitjs and load the following file (download it, then press CtrlO to load it))
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oh nice!
you made the same exact little 8-bit pc with him?
I'm trying to. So far I made the astable 555 timer.
Well, it's more like what text terminals were like, I think. Maybe you can connect to somewhere else from it? That would be like the Arpanet.
But it has STARWARS! That's the best part. A totally awesome piece of art.
telehack has a bunch of emulated ARPANET servers networked together, and you have challenges that you can do. to start I think you need an account. There is a sign up command, but I don't remember the syntax.
Oh, it's a game! :~/
honestly, it just looks like a regular terminal to me
You have to set up an account, then you can try it.
ah
Sorta. It's mostly like "Connect to this server and find this file."
Ah, it's a scavenger hunt. I probably have the originals of those files stored away on some ancient disk somewhere. :~)
ancient arpanet disk? bet, i wanna see that
It's usually encrypted/encoded instructions for the next file to go to, until you get to the end.
The fun thing is the old programs & files you find as you complete the quests, plus getting to the server in the first place.
That sounds too much like work for me! :~)
It's actually pretty fun once you get into it.
