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2026-03-26  k0bura

ANSI art gallery added. Five packs from ACiD, iCE, Remorse, Blocktronics, and FiRE spanning 1996 to 2021. Fullscreen overlay viewer powered by AnsiLove.js with SAUCE metadata display, 2x rendering. New [I] shortcut.

2026-03-25  k0bura  [aaed26b]

CPU multiplier section rewritten with correct CLKMUL pin behavior. DX4 vs Am5x86 comparison table, PGA pinout diagram extracted from AMD datasheet, datasheet section references. Socket 3 / 486 reference links added.

2026-03-25  k0bura  [203249a]

SourceView component. BBS-style code viewer with MORE paging, custom Shiki theme matched to site palette, mouse wheel scroll, keyboard controls. Line numbers render via CSS so they stay out of text selection. Added to wall-locations and motd-sources bulletin posts. MOTD script extracted to its own file.

2026-03-02  k0bura  [0324718]

New project: ESP32 WiFi Modem for Compaq Enhanced Options Slot. Full plan, 50-pin pinout reference, connector photos, prototype board pics. GRiDCASE 1520 sub-pages fleshed out with restoration photos: RTC, BIOS, CF-IDE, Gotek. Gallery and file archive updated.

2026-02-26  k0bura  [94c9287]

Photo archive page added with optimized image gallery. Images moved to src/assets for Astro build-time optimization -- thumbnails served as small WebP, full-size originals load on lightbox click. New [G] shortcut.

2026-02-26  k0bura  [206d0bc]

Added terminal cursor favicon. Renamed all page titles to sych0net.

2026-02-25  k0bura  [de809bb]

Message wall added. Cloudflare Worker + KV backend for instant guestbook posts. Auto-detects caller ISP as location. New [W] shortcut.

2026-02-24  k0bura  [879751b]

Hardware gallery added. Data I/O 201 EPROM Programmer is the first entry, complete with compressed manual. Main menu reorganized with new [H] shortcut. File archive updated.

2026-02-24  k0bura  [3ad9dee]

Fortune file expanded to 1335 quotes. Messages section now animates in line by line like a 2400 baud modem. MOTD flash-of-default-content bug fixed.

2026-02-24  k0bura  [fc38c8f]

Curated fortune file with 113 quotes from Unix lore, kernel comments, and hacker culture. Client-side rotation with daily localStorage cache. No more external API dependency.

2026-02-23  k0bura  [45fbd56]

Homepage messages redesigned. MOTD now pulled from Unix fortune database at build time. Multi-line support, daily rotation on deploy. NO CARRIER fallback.

2026-02-22  k0bura  [cc8478a]

GRiDCASE 1520 restoration project added. Full specs, restoration log from three donor units, 6 subproject stubs. The Frankenstein laptop lives.

2026-02-22  k0bura  [ac88686]

Logo border redesign. Antenna element, signal-strength bars, crossing gradient fade. k0bura ASCII art on about page with color gradient.

2026-02-22  k0bura  [e98af88]

ANSI Shadow logo with gradient border shading. Box-drawing characters, 6-stop amber fade, sysop portrait on about page. Link colors updated.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [273f883]

File archive and links pages are real now. No more dummy data. Datasheets downloadable, links curated.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [c3c7160]

Ported the full Compaq Portable 486c restoration project. 7 sub-pages, 22 images, 6 datasheets. The big one.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [73555a1]

Image lightbox, table styles, list styles. Click any project image to zoom. Tables got amber headers. Lists got > prompts.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [cc17f2d]

Keyboard navigation is live. Press the hotkeys on the main menu. ESC to go back. Lavender menu links. Phone users get what they deserve.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [14081aa]

Contact and about pages added. The sysop has a face now. Also a carrier pigeon.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [dbbcebf]

Renamed to sychonet. Updated README and site config. The identity crisis is over.

2026-02-21  k0bura  [8fbc343]

Replaced old site with Astro-based BBS. ANSI art header, menu system, project logs, file archive, system news. Self-hosted IBM Plex Mono. Amber color scheme. The full works.

2021-05-20  k0bura  [1606e79]

Fixed CSS on the old site. Last change before the great migration.

2021-05-20  k0bura  [d0ccb01]

Created /r/ subdirectory with redirect. Skeletor video playing on loop. Peak web design.

2021-05-20  k0bura  [c0d88f8]

CNAME created. Domain is live.

2021-05-07  k0bura  [e7ebfd2]

Full screen video cover. The Skeletor era begins.

2021-05-07  k0bura  [5df3b47]

"You're a loser, Skeletor." Harsh but fair commit message.

2021-05-07  k0bura  [dc86152]

Initial index file. The first byte hits the disk.

2021-05-07  k0bura  [6c20d82]

README created. The repo is born. Hello world.