Welcome to The Retro Dev!
Your one stop shop for all things retro. If you are an avid lover of retro hardware, games and software. Then you have come to the right place.

What is The Retro Dev?
It is a website created with the goal of fostering new development for retro hardware. We have a growing collection of tutorials and software for machines that have long since been abandoned.

So welcome to the community. Stay and join our BBS. Join the forum and chat with fellow enthusiasts or ask a question if you are stuck on something.

The Retro Dev is provided ad and tracker free. All content hosted on this site requires no subscription or payment service to view. Please see our privacy policy for more information.

You can visit our support page to learn how to support us.

Quick Note
The Retro Dev is still under construction so some links may or may not work. Hoping to get everything into working order in the coming weeks.

"We're here to play games and chew bubble gum and we're all out of bubble gum!" - ErrorDuke

BBS
The Retro Dev runs a BBS where you can freely connect from any terminal or device that supports ANSI. Our BBS is proudly powered by MysticBBS!

BBS Connection Info
Telnet to bbs.error200.tech:1337

We recommend using SyncTERM or NetRunner for modern machines with a display setting of 80x25. Higher character modes are supported but may introduce "visibility" problems.

If you do not wish to create an account. You may use the guest account. By typing Guest/Guest in for the username and password. Your actions are limited compared to a full account. However you can see most of what the BBS has to offer.

BBS Software
MysticBBS
Synchronet BBS


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IRC
Join The Error 200 Tech IRC! A great place to chat with other retro/vintage enthusiasts. Connect using the information down below. You will need a IRC client that supports TLS encryption. We have a handy list down below on a number of recommended IRC clients. You may also connect to the IRC from the BBS. Our IRC is proudly powered by Ergo.

IRC Connection Info
Address: irc.error200.tech
Port: 6697
Password: freedosisthebest

Basic IRC Commands
Ergo Manual
List Of IRC Commands
Account Registration: /msg NickServ register mySecretPassword | Please note that passwords are case sensitive
Join Channel: /join #channelname | Joins a channel
Always-on: /msg NickServ set always-on true | Must be a registered user
List: /list | Lists all available channels
Away: /away | Sets yourself to away

IRC Clients
HexChat - (Windows/Mac/Linux)
WeeChat - (Linux)
Irssi - (Linux)
Halloy - (Windows/Mac/Linux)


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Mumble
Join the Error 200 Tech Mumble! A great place to voice chat on a free and open source VOIP client. Encrypted end to end with no logging or spyware.

Mumble Connection Info
Address: mumble.error200.tech
Port: 64738


Download Mumble
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