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  3. Software updates were done by email, carrying arbitrary Z80 code.

Software updates were done by email, carrying arbitrary Z80 code.

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  • Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
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    Software updates were done by email, carrying arbitrary Z80 code.

    The only protection was... SimpleDES (10 bits key).

    Since the original infrastructure for the machine no longer exists, hack is needed.

    #FOSDEM

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    • Stéphane BortzmeyerB Stéphane Bortzmeyer

      Software updates were done by email, carrying arbitrary Z80 code.

      The only protection was... SimpleDES (10 bits key).

      Since the original infrastructure for the machine no longer exists, hack is needed.

      #FOSDEM

      Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
      Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
      Stéphane Bortzmeyer
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      Digging into an old Belgian computer, MMIF (1952-1962).

      Inaugurated by the king.

      At the end, 13 meters, 5000 vacuum tubes, 25 kW of power.

      Harvard architecture (code and data were completely separated).

      #FOSDEM

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      • Stéphane BortzmeyerB Stéphane Bortzmeyer

        Digging into an old Belgian computer, MMIF (1952-1962).

        Inaugurated by the king.

        At the end, 13 meters, 5000 vacuum tubes, 25 kW of power.

        Harvard architecture (code and data were completely separated).

        #FOSDEM

        Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
        Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
        Stéphane Bortzmeyer
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        #3

        Biquinary encoding. Unlike binary, there are more 0 and less 1 because 1 used more power (and 1 which were too close could interfere).

        #FOSDEM

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        • Stéphane BortzmeyerB Stéphane Bortzmeyer

          Biquinary encoding. Unlike binary, there are more 0 and less 1 because 1 used more power (and 1 which were too close could interfere).

          #FOSDEM

          Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
          Stéphane BortzmeyerB This user is from outside of this forum
          Stéphane Bortzmeyer
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          #4

          Now, creating an Internet access provider, with modems. Make 1990 great again.

          Why doing it? Because it is fun but also because in some cases, it can circumvent censorship (Egypt, 2011).

          On Linux, with ppp and mgetty (and systemd!).

          https://neo146.net/

          #FOSDEM

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          • Stéphane BortzmeyerB Stéphane Bortzmeyer

            Now, creating an Internet access provider, with modems. Make 1990 great again.

            Why doing it? Because it is fun but also because in some cases, it can circumvent censorship (Egypt, 2011).

            On Linux, with ppp and mgetty (and systemd!).

            https://neo146.net/

            #FOSDEM

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            #FOSDEM closing session, the statistics

            138 proposals for devrooms, 65 happened.

            1197 speakers

            1079 sessions

            66 BoF

            Peak number of remote viewers 1000

            All T-shirts sold.

            Remember to send money: https://fosdem.org/support/donate

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