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Address: irc.retronode.org:6697
Network: RetroNode
Server Name: acorns.retronode.org
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- 30/5/2026 16:47 - ____ __ _ __ __ - / __ \___ / /__________ / | / /___ ____/ /__ - / /_/ / _ \/ __/ ___/ __ \/ |/ / __ \/ __ / _ \ - / _, _/ __/ /_/ / / /_/ / /| / /_/ / /_/ / __/ - /_/ |_|\___/\__/_/ \____/_/ |_/\____/\__,_/\___/ - - ####### Welcome to Retro Projects Network! ######## - - - ** ABOUT ** - - RetroNode is a topical IRC network and a community of - people bound by common goals and ideas rooted in things - retro. We are not simply nostalgic for things oldschool, - we live and practice them to a degree, IRC included. - - Things on our top priority list are the following: - - * Old internet, BBS, Usenet, FidoNet, etc. - * Oldschool gaming/gamedev, programming and emulation - * ASCII/ANSI/pixel art, chiptune music and other creativity - * Old media, 80s/90s music, movies, TV shows, anime etc. - * Collections (hardware, software or otherwise) - - Our humble abode offers a unique and warm atmosphere, - we are welcoming of everyone regardless of their - interests, political views, religion, sexual orientation - and credit card balance. We are all about FREE SPEECH. - - - ** PORTS ** - - Non-SSL/TLS: 6667 (default & unsecure) - SSL/TLS: 6697 (secure & recommended) - - Note: SSL/TLS stands for popular data encryption - technology, which renders outcoming traffic from your - machine non-parseable by potential interceptors. - - - ** RECOMMENDED CHANNELS ** - - #help.......... Get help with IRC, vhosts, etc. - #retronode..... The network lobby for all lost souls - #retroware..... Old software, hardware and various tech - #politics...... Take all your political discussions here - #unix.......... For all your *nix talks - #trivia........ Try our trivia bot - #lunacy........ Dedicated to all terminally bored folks - - - ** LOCAL IRCOPS ** - - Moebius, BrainChild, dsalin, CrystalMath, Helenah, - Lokomotiv, MrVain, Neo, pkt, psydroid, Snowman, TacTics - - (Please, don't bother us with trivial stuffs, thank you) - - - ** COURT JESTER ** - - rtn0 - - - ** RULES ** - - While generally very tolerant we still would expect - you to conform to the following basic rules: - - * No spam/flood/repetitive nonsense - * No excessive nickname change - * No improper nick- and channel names - * No impersonating other users - * No public PM dumping and doxxing - * No black marketing and illicit trade - - ...and anything you know darn well you shouldn't do - even if it's not on the list ;) - - Have a good time on RetroNode! :)

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Users: 137
Channels: 139
Servers: 7
Operators: 22

Channels (152 total)

Channel	Users	Topic
#retronode	55	[+nrtH] Welcome to the official RetroNode channel! Discussions about the network and casual topics. For any heavy topical discussions it is encouraged that you join a respective channel should it exist or start one yourself. You are also free to advertise your channels here. To get a vhost or general IRC help feel free to ask in #help
#retroware	41	[+nrt] All about retro hardware/software, gaming, programming and emulation! \| IBM PC/PCjr/Tandy, Acorn/BBC Micro, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari, Commodore 64/128, Macintosh, MSX, Nintendo, Sega, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, etc.
#unix	22	[+nrtH] A place to discuss, get help with and provide support for UNIX-like operating systems (GNU/Linux, BSD, MacOS, etc) as well as POSIX-compliant toolchain
#russian	21	[+nrtH] ! . : . ! \|\| Welcome! A channel for Russian talks, English is also fine. Default topics: Retro IT and programming. No politics, please.
#castle	18	[+nrtzLPZ] Welcome to a place friendly to Real Geeks. Discuss 80s & 90s retro lifestyles, tech, and mindset. You are headed down the rabbithole: Obscure/offbeat/forgotten concepts, such as .mids, .mods, MUDs, GOPHER, DiskMags, Mainframes/Midframes, Virtual Boy, periphreals for Famicom, Super Famicom, DD64... even ancient castles & world travel!
#dos	18	[+nrt] A channel dedicated to (D)isk (O)perating (S)ystem (MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, FreeDOS, etc.) \| LOADHIGH CrystalMath, Moebius \| DEVICEHIGH=LafferBot, ]_ \| To turn off relayed joins/parts type "/ignore ]_ NOTI"
#downgrade	17	[+mnrtDGHM] [RU] , \| CP1251: w10.host:6668, CP866: w10.host:6669 \| DMconnect: http://dmconnect.w10.site
#politics	17	[+nrtH] Russian-Ukrainian and Middle East crisis. Share your thoughts. Meanwhile in 2030... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwg27CwMDSs
#lunacy	16	[+nrt] A place to go bonkers and sperg the hell out, otherwise to vent and let off steam. NOT a trolling channel but this could be trolling so discretion is advised at all times. \| Warning: Epistemic overexposure. Without a higher-order anchor, every stance feels arbitrary. And arbitrariness feels like annihilation.
#hermetics	15	[+nrt] register+identify, then join \| w/out a higher-order anchor every stance feels arbitrary [] like annihilation \| yahweh moon serpent arabianprophets.com/?page_id=110 \| jehovah: from chevah: animal, beast, Strong's 2423 \| john wick caine: but i can hit you, motherfucker

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