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Welcome to vk3heg.net
This privately operated server acts as a local Australian mirror for various classic technologies: FTN, Amiga Emulation, Aminet, Newsgroups & Weather station.
FTN: (Fido Technology Network), FTN's are message networks run by hobbyists.
AmiDeb: A Barbones Linux FS-Uae Amiga Emulator.
Aminet: Established in 1992, Aminet is a massive archive of freely available software for the Amiga computer.
Newsgroups: The server offers access to Newsgroups for Bulletin Board System (BBS) operators (Sysops).
Weather: This is my weather station operating at home, to provide local weather information.
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FTN (Fido Technology Network):
FTN's are worldwide computer networks that are used for communication between bulletin board systems (BBSes). It uses a store-and-forward system to exchange private mail and public messages between the BBSes in the network...
Fidonet: Operating the southern Australian network, as host for Net 633.
Amiganet: Operating as the Ausralian network host, as 39:901/0
FSXNet: Operating as node on the network, as 21:1/196
AgoraNet: Operating as a node on the network, as 46:3/101
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AmiDeb
AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE. It is NOT Amilator, but is based on the idea’s of Amilator. At the end of the installation of AmiDeb you have a real Debian Linux system, with the benefit of being able to update and customize the system. (Unlike Amilator). Running a Text based front end, FS-UAE is then launched for your Amiga experience.
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Aminet
Established in 1992, Aminet is a massive archive of freely available software for the Amiga computer. It’s one of the oldest and largest software repositories of its kind, with its collection having grown to over 60 GB. Aminet is run by a team of unpaid volunteers.
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Newsgroups
The server offers access to Newsgroups for Bulletin Board System (BBS) operators (Sysops). It accomplishes this by "gating" the newsgroup articles, into a format that can be easily displayed and used on a BBS. This service helps keep these vintage computer communities connected, and is run as a not-for-profit hobby, offering free access to text-only Usenet News.
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Weather station
The weatherstation is at Lake Burrumbeet, Located 12Km west of Ballarat. It has been in operation since 2017 in it's current form, with a forced software change in 2021 to WeeWX.
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Contact Us
If you operate your own BBS and would like to join Fidonet, Amiganet or obtain a text only news feed with us? Then send a message with your information to:
Email: vk3heg@gmail.com