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The power of the tech community
18 May 2026One of the really great things about the internet is that it has enabled the creation of powerful networks of tech-savvy people.
Back in the late 1970s, I recall that if you wanted to network with other people who were tinkering with these new-fangled microcomputer systems you'd have to jump on your bike and ride across town to visit them or attend a group meeting.
That assumes you even knew there were others who were sharing your interest/passion.
So many of us operated in isolation, simply because we were totally unaware that the guy across the street was also getting to grips with the complexities of writing software and building hardware.
Forums are Down
Damn, why is it so hard to keep any reliable forum capability going these days?
I'll be working to get the forums up again but it seems that it might not be a simple task. The hosting company has obviously changed something but now it's up to me to try and get PHPBB working with their new configuration :-/
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