The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves.

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  • Nix Vegas @ DEF CON 34 CFP — Submissions close on 2026-07-16
  • Nix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak preview
  • Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support
  • June 16th 2006 AppleTalk Removed from Kernel — AppleTalk has been removed in MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), in 2009, according to Wikipedia. We recently got a burst of AI generated fixes to this protocol which nobody is reviewing.
  • linux-netdev/mod-orphan — Linux networking modules removed from the kernel due to lack of maintenance and high bug count
  • Netatalk — Netatalk is a Free and Open Source file server that uses the AFP protocol.
  • Basilisk II — Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator.
  • MacOS 8: Internet Archive
  • Apple, Inc.. Macintosh Classic Desktop Computer. 1989 - MoMA
  • ChrisLAS/chooser — chooser is the AirTalk AppleTalk service browser for LINUX Unplugged. It uses TailTalk's userspace AppleTalk stack to run NBP lookups and displays discovered services in a terminal UI inspired by the classic Mac OS Chooser.
  • jrouter — Home-grown alternative implementation of Apple Internet Router 3.0
  • marchintosh.com/globaltalk.html — GlobalTalk is the nickname for using Apple Internet Router to bridge your local AppleTalk network to the global internet.
  • bramble — A password manager that keeps your secrets on your own devices. No account, no server holding your vault, no company to get breached and leak everything.
  • MeatPi WiCAN Pro: Connect Any Car to Home Assistant! Probably...
  • La Gendarmerie sous Linux depuis 17 ans : les leçons à en tirer
  • Qu'est-ce que NixOS, la distribution Linux que l'État pourrait utiliser ?
  • adelolmo/hd-idle — Hard Disk Idle Spin-Down Utility
  • Gentleman-Programming/engram — Persistent memory system for AI coding agents. Agent-agnostic Go binary with SQLite + FTS5, MCP server, HTTP API, CLI, and TUI.
  • distributed-llama: Distributed LLM inference. — Connect home devices into a powerful cluster to accelerate LLM inference.
  • MacPick: Morph — Morph, from Gryphon Software was the first commercial morphing program for PCs.
  • WinWorld: Gryphon Morph 1.00
  • MacPick: LegacyAI from Manticore Software — ChatGPT for vintage 68k, PowerPC, and Intel Macs
  • MacPick: Dark Castle — Dark Castle is a platform game where a young hero named Duncan tries to make his way to the evil Black Knight.
  • MacPick: CrystalQuest — The first color game for the Macintosh.
  • Pick: mcp-beam — mcp-beam is a MCP server (stdio transport) for casting local files and media URLs to Chromecast and DLNA/UPnP devices on your LAN.
  • Pick: Go2TV — Media Casting Made Easy