July 06, 2026

674: LAN Before Time | LINUX Unplugged 674

The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves.

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MacPick: Dark Castle — Dark Castle is a platform game where a young hero named Duncan tries to make his way to the evil Black Knight.

MacPick: CrystalQuest — The first color game for the Macintosh.

Pick: mcp-beam — mcp-beam is a MCP server (stdio transport) for casting local files and media URLs to Chromecast and DLNA/UPnP devices on your LAN.

Pick: Go2TV — Media Casting Made Easy

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July 06, 2026

674: LAN Before Time | LINUX Unplugged 674

The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves.