Jon Sharp
mastodon 4.7.3Just another computer user on a journey to rediscover (reclaim?) “personal” computing and thrilled to discover that the “old” Internet is still very much alive. Determined to believe that _some_ technology can still be used to build community.
Promoter of small (smol) nets.
Founder of FRST Computer, an artisan small-batch personal computer company / art project.
#art #tech #cyberdeck #plan9 #smolnet #gopher #firmware #retrocomputing #smolweb
#BBSing from my local coffee shop, this week. Exploring old and interesting #Telnet destinations. I love that more and more USB-C power is being offered — super convenient for #cyberdecks on the go. (#rgb frontlight for the vibes)
I know I missed #monochromemonday, but I wanted to crash that tag to show off my latest batch of #cyberdecks — sporting shiny new #monochrome epaper displays. I’ll be showing them off at #vcfeast2026 this weekend.
I’m currently updating the #html and #php for my website. Working in #vim and live-testing my site across multiple browsers (from modern to ancient) really takes me back to the “good old days” of building web applications. This is definitely one of my #coding happy places and one I’m confident that the #LLM isn’t going to improve.
This is outstanding!
I’m also reworking the #php for my #gopher hole at the same time. Love that I have php support in #motsognir! #GopherCommerce