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   Welcome to Floodgap Systems' website, hosted from Southern California, USA. My
   name is Cameron Kaiser, and I host Floodgap as my personal repository for
   [5]information technology research, [6]historical computing research, and [7]open
   source software (especially for [8]retrocomputing and information retrieval
   technologies); as a testbed for multiple hardware and networking projects; my
   work in [9]medicine and life sciences; and as a resting place for my other
   [10]non-technical collections and exhibits. I hope you'll find Floodgap as fun
   and useful to browse as it is for me to maintain.

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   Among the services offered, I'm particularly proud of Floodgap's *
   [12]retrocomputing and classic technology archive. [13]I personally collect and
   support a diverse group of computers and peripherals of all kinds from the early
   1970s to today, from simple early computers and training boards like the
   [14]Commodore KIM-1, to video game systems like the Intellivision and Atari 2600,
   to home computers like the [15]Tomy Tutor, [16]Commodore 64 and Apple II, and all
   the way up to large enterprise workstations and server systems. Volunteer
   contributors have yielded immense historical information, such as the unique
   [17]Commodore "secret weapons" from the company that was once practically
   synonymous with home computers, and Floodgap-maintained exhibits have appeared at
   multiple computer shows and gatherings, including the [18]Vintage Computer
   Festival in San Jose, Calif. and others. My particular aim is not only keeping
   these systems operating, but also doing [19]useful work, such as the multiple
   68K-based Macintoshes running critical portions of the internal backbone, or the
   software offered for these systems, such as [20]an open source 6502 cross
   assembler, or [21]a vi-like editor for the C64, and [22]multiple other projects
   in development.

   Floodgap also houses a significant amount of archival and historical *
   [23]information technology resources. Here at Floodgap, I host an extensive
   [24]Gopherspace area, a unique, fast and useful pre-Web information exchange
   protocol, itemizing Gopher servers still in operation, offering client and server
   software and support, and maintaining the currently only operational [25]Veronica
   gopher search engine in the world. To allow Gopher support even in browsers that
   don't support it, there's even [26]Gopher->HTTP proxy support. I'm also proud of
   my fully functional Web recreation of the [27]HyTELNET search system, an early
   and noteworthy attempt at unifying terminal-based search resources before the
   advent of the Web. I also research WAIS and other search technologies, classic
   multi-user operating systems, and experiment on scaling large enterprise-level
   tasks down to allow low-power computing systems to contribute as well as coexist.

   [28][Temporary State Route 30, California's last Temporary highway.] Finally, in
   addition to the [29]open source software and freeware maintained here, Floodgap
   also maintains a diverse range of other non-computer oriented resources. Along
   with a growing array of [30]biology, medicine and life sciences resources,
   directly relevant to my actual day job for a change, I am also starting to put up
   some of my forays into [31]gadget hacking and other kinds of hackery that might
   only involve computers obliquely but are still pretty fun. I also host a number
   of my * [32]personal projects -- including non-technical historical collections,
   photographic exhibits and creative arts; as a budding roadgeek in particular, I'm
   fascinated by highways and I've collected some of my favourites at the
   [33]Floodgap Roadgap, specializing in dead and historical routes as well as new
   and interesting ones alike.

   * This relic of California signage history has been saved! [34]Read about
   Temporary CA 30!

   This brief description of what I'm hoping to offer through Floodgap probably
   doesn't do it justice; moreover, this site is in a state of chronic evolution as
   additional information and site sections are put up regularly. I hope you've
   enjoyed this little introduction. Please explore the site, have fun, and I would
   very much appreciate any E-mail with [35]your comments and suggestions. --
   Cameron Kaiser

   Major site divisions:
     * [36]Retrobits: classic computer systems
     * [37]Retrotech: retrocomputing software and resources
     * [38]Information technology: historical research and resources
     * [39]Software: our own software and freeware
     * [40]Allerlei: creative arts, travel and photography
     * [41]Biomed: medicine and life sciences
     * [42]Hacking: gadget hackery and fun

   Official sites and common destinations:
     * [43]HTTPi web server official page
     * [44]Floodgap Roadgap
     * [45]Floodgap Retrobits

   Gateways, proxies, non-WWW resources:
     * [46]Gopher server (or view it [47]via our HTTP proxy)
     * [48]Hytelnet-HTTP gateway

   [49]See the Floodgap machines
   [50]Alphabetical site map

   Most recent updates site-wide
     * [51]The KIM-1 Page and the Amazing KIMplement (last modified Sat Apr 27
       23:02:46 2024)
     * [52]The Little Orphan Tomy Tutor (last modified Mon Mar 18 22:43:58 2024)
     * [53]xa 6502/R65C02/65816 crossassembler for Unix/DOS/Atari/Amiga (last
       modified Tue Mar 5 20:43:12 2024)
     * [54]Tandy! Pocket! Mania! -- The TRS-80 Pocket Computer Site (last modified
       Sat Feb 10 20:41:31 2024)
     * [55]ANS ANSwers @ Floodgap Retrobits: The Apple Network Server Resource (last
       modified Sat Nov 11 23:31:05 2023)
     * [56]Solbourne Solace @ Floodgap Retrobits (last modified Tue Aug 29 12:49:12
       2023)
     * [57]MacLynx "Resurrected" (last modified Sun Aug 20 23:19:15 2023)

   Site news
     * (6 Feb 2024) Due to the severe storm that has affected California, multiple
       Floodgap services are off-line or not functioning normally. It may take
       several days to repair the damage.
     * (28 Jan 2021) Floodgap's domain registrar, Network Solutions, was exploited
       by a social engineering hack to cough up control of multiple domains,
       including Floodgap. This damage should now be repaired. In addition to
       internal discussions with NetSol, there are also high-frequency mutual
       assurance systems now running to immediately trigger an alert if another
       successful attack is mounted. This was purely a registrar attack; none of the
       local machines was penetrated or attacked, and no user data is stored on them
       in any case.
     * (14 Mar 2018) Floodgap is updating to enable HTTPS access. Most of the pages
       will be refreshed to properly handle HTTPS URLs. If your browser supports TLS
       1.2, an upgrade button will appear if an unencrypted connection is detected
       on pages generated by the content management system. HSTS is supported for
       browsers that accept this header, with reduced timeframes for browsers that
       do not support TLS 1.2. All sites are secured by [58]Let's Encrypt. HTTP
       unencrypted access will remain available indefinitely for machines not
       capable of at least TLS 1.0. However, a TLS 1.2-compliant browser is strongly
       recommended.

         Floodgap endorses and uses hardware and operating systems from these
                                    manufacturers:
   [59]International Business Machines, Inc. and the AIX Development Group [60]Apple
    Computer, Inc. [61]Apple Computer, Inc. Operating Systems Group [62]The NetBSD
    Foundation, Inc. [63]Solbourne Computer, Inc. [64]Commodore Business Machines,
                                         Inc.
          Floodgap is entirely non-profit. Please do not abuse its resources.
             Read the [65]Terms of Service on how to be a good neighbour.
              Our Terms of Service also includes our [66]Privacy Policy.

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                    We exhort you to [69]safely surf the Internet.

                         Copyright © 2000-2024 Cameron Kaiser.
                         All rights reserved. [70]Contact me.
        [71]this link for badly behaved robots and harvesters only | [72]we use
                       delectable bait for naughty web critters

References

   Visible links:
   1. http://www.floodgap.com/#directory
   2. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/map.html
   3. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/tos.html
   4. mailto:webmaster@floodgap.com
   5. http://www.floodgap.com/infotech/
   6. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/
   7. http://www.floodgap.com/software/
   8. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/
   9. http://www.floodgap.com/biomed/
  10. http://www.floodgap.com/allerlei/
  11. http://www.floodgap.com/#directory
  12. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/
  13. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/machines.html
  14. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/kim-1/
  15. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/
  16. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/
  17. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/
  18. http://www.vintage.org/
  19. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/
  20. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/xa/
  21. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/cbm/svicc/
  22. http://www.floodgap.com/software/
  23. http://www.floodgap.com/infotech/
  24. gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/
  25. gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/1/v2/
  26. http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/
  27. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/hytelnet/
  28. http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/
  29. http://www.floodgap.com/software/
  30. http://www.floodgap.com/biomed/
  31. http://www.floodgap.com/hacking/
  32. http://www.floodgap.com/allerlei/
  33. http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/
  34. http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/save30t.html
  35. mailto:webmaster@floodgap.com
  36. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/
  37. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/
  38. http://www.floodgap.com/infotech/
  39. http://www.floodgap.com/software/
  40. http://www.floodgap.com/allerlei/
  41. http://www.floodgap.com/biomed/
  42. http://www.floodgap.com/hacking/
  43. http://www.floodgap.com/httpi/
  44. http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/
  45. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/
  46. gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/
  47. http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/
  48. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/hytelnet/
  49. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/machines.html
  50. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/map.html
  51. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/kim-1/
  52. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/
  53. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/xa/
  54. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tpm/
  55. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ans/
  56. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/solace/
  57. http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/mac/lynx/
  58. https://letsencrypt.org/
  59. https://www.ibm.com/power/operating-systems/aix
  60. http://www.apple.com/
  61. http://www.apple.com/macosx/
  62. http://www.netbsd.org/
  63. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/solace/
  64. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/
  65. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/tos.html
  66. http://www.floodgap.com/etc/tos.html#priv
  67. http://www.floodgap.com/httpi/
  68. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070828-china-makes-web-monitoring-fun-again.html
  69. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070828-china-makes-web-monitoring-fun-again.html
  70. mailto:webmaster@floodgap.com
  71. http://www.floodgap.com/tohxlwdtzencilralkgaqaegedbjcrclesbsr.html
  72. http://www.floodgap.com/engulff.cgi

   Hidden links:
  74. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/
  75. http://www.floodgap.com/infotech/