tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31103106667174108502011-12-07T20:41:25.553-06:00Marshall H. Lewisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110310666717410850.post-68738043006090525192010-08-20T09:13:00.001-05:002010-08-20T09:14:55.584-05:00The Mycroft Server Project began in about 1999 and last ran in 2008. It was the practice of putting a Macintosh Classic computer online as a webserver via dial up modem. Using an email program, the dynamic URL was posted to this blog from the Classic.<br /><br />The Mycroft Server Project: Mars Observer won the 2008 RetroChallenge winter warm-up as most creative project. Observations of Mars were posted during a close approach of Mars to Earth during January 2008 and old software was used to depict the planet's position.<br /><br />The Mycroft Server Project: Belly Dance Drumbeat won the 2008 RetroChallenge most creative category. That project involved recording sound files on an antique computer and posting them online via dial-up.<br /><br />Most recently, I have discontinued my dial-up home service to reduce expenses (my ISP charges an additional $15 per month to maintain dial-up along with DSL). Therefore, the next project remains undetermined.<br /><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.mymacclassic.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Classic Macintosh Computing</b></span></a> for the static webpage.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3110310666717410850-6873804300609052519?l=mycroftserverproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marshall H. Lewisnoreply@blogger.com0