A niche channel about old stuff, especially retro computers and consoles

Information

Just a friendly place to chat, skewed towards retro things like Computing and Gaming but all are welcome.

We encourage the use of CWs and expect our members to use their own judgement on their use. We will treat you like adults and hope you respect that.

Aggregation and Scraping Services

We do not condone use of our members information and posts outside of the use for which they originally intended. This means that all aggregation services, especially OPT-OUT services are not entitled to scrape data that originated on this server. OPT-IN services may be allowed at the discretion of us and our members.

This server exists due to the kind patronage of the following people

Retrotechtive, Jamie Schuts, Magnus Aspling, Mike Stedman, Taz Fae Dodge, RAM OK ROM OK, Colin Jones, John Brown, ANE-ZWNBSP

1. Keep it kind, free speech is fine, but it doesn't mean you can harass and insult other people
2. Feel free to geek out about anything you're passionate about (whilst adhering to other rules)
3. Everyone is equal
4. This is a multi-language server, please be respectful if another user is using a language you don't understand
5. NSFW inc. nudity is allowed but must be CWd, this includes boosts
6. Self Promotion is allowed, this includes self produced merchandise and content. Promotion of large companies and their products is permitted to certain bounds.
7. Any data present on this server, created by us or our members, is for the use in which it was originally created. We do not condone posts being aggregated for use outside of the Fediverse, or by services created solely for the purpose of aggregation. This includes OPT-OUT services.

1. 076.ne.jp: suspended (reason: Fediblock: Nazism, Transphobic, Homophobic, Racism, Sexism)
2. 10minutepleroma.com: suspended (reason: Spam)
3. activitypub-troll.cf: suspended (reason: Multi-domain trolling platform)
4. alpaca.gold: suspended (reason: Owner specifically says he has the right to take and use all data as he wants if a server federates with him, so don’t federate with him)
5. bsd.moe: suspended (reason: Harassment)
6. chudbuds.lol: suspended (reason: Hate Speech)
7. cryptodon.lol: suspended (reason: Crypto)
8. d-fens.systems: suspended (reason: Known bad actor accounts and autofollow server)
9. fans.sonichu.com: suspended (reason: Fediblock: Racist content)
10. fed.celp.de: limited (reason: Pictures of war and death with no content warnings)
11. freeatlantis.com: limited (reason: Conspiracy)
12. freespeechextremist.com: suspended (reason: Accounts that post trolling, insulting comments)
13. misskey-forkbomb.cf: suspended (reason: multi-domain trolling platform)
14. nitecrew.rip: suspended (reason: Promotes violence)
15. rdrama.cc: suspended (reason: Racism, Harrassment, Homophobia)
16. repl.co: suspended (reason: multi-domain trolling platform)
17. shortstackran.ch: suspended (reason: Hate speech, racism, homophobia)
18. tastingtraffic.net: suspended (reason: Blockchain crypto bros, advertising, "truth")
19. zztails.gay: suspended (reason: 'Free Speech' general hate server)
20. zztails.online: suspended (reason: 'Free Speech' General hate posts)
21. zztails.wrf: suspended (reason: 'Free Speech' General hate posts)