Neighborhood Bulletin Boards, circa 1982

A hardware hacker named Hans has revived 1980s cable access bulletin board channels with a Raspberry Pi running custom software. Per Hackaday, his project—CABLE 82—reproduces that era's look with standard-definition video and the elevator music that defined those channels. Hans has open-sourced it for anyone wanting to recreate that nostalgic slice of community television.

Listen to this story

Hear this and more stories in a personalized audio briefing.

Open The Chonkerton