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The Hypertwin Wiki is a project of [[The Hypertwins]], [[User:Woozle|Woozle]] and [[User:Harena|Harena]]. Our intent is to use it as an information-gathering place for their many and varied projects, as well as a point of contact for [[Family|family]], [[Friends|friends]] (including [[SluggySquad]] chatters), and [[Business|business]] relations.
==About==
The Hypertwin [[Htyp:Wiki|Wiki]] is a project of [[The Hypertwins]], [[User:Woozle|Woozle]] and [[User:Harena|Harena]]. It is an information-gathering place for their many and varied projects, as well as a point of contact for [[family]], [[friends]], and [[business]] activities.
==Some History==
In June 2006, HypertWiki was moved to a shiny new server hosted on [http://therealms.net TheRealms]; it formerly ran on an ancient 233 MHz Red Hat Linux server which we rented from {{yp|CI Host}} for various web projects. It uses the {{yp|MediaWiki}} open-source {{yp|wiki}} software (Components and versions are shown [[Special:Version|here]]) which is fairly easy to install if you have some experience with the target operating system (preferably {{yp|Linux}}), {{yp|PHP}}, and {{yp|MySQL}}.


It runs on an ancient 233 MHz Red Hat Linux server which we lease from [[CI Host]] for our various web projects, and uses the [[MediaWiki]] open-source [[wiki]] software which is fairly easy to install if you have some experience with the target operating system (preferably [[Linux]]), [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]].
Sometime in 2008, HypertWiki was moved to Rizzo, the server we kept in the basement<ref name=rizzo />. Our internet connection was provided by [http://speakeasy.net Speakeasy], which not only allowed their customers to serve content but even encouraged it. Speakeasy was bought out by MegaPath, and their customer service gradually deteriorated.


The wiki is open to anyone to use for any reasonable purpose (where we reserve the right to determine "reasonable"). In particular, our friends, families, members of the [[Sluggy community]], and those living anywhere near our home in [[Durham, NC]] are encouraged to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]] and contribute content.
Sometime in the early 2010s, we moved hosting to a DigitalOcean virtual server (aka a "droplet"). It has been on about three different droplets since then.
==Related Articles==
* [[Criticisms of HypertWiki]]


Please see the [[Projects]] page for projects to which you may wish to contribute.
==Credits==
The current wiki logo is a passionflower photographed on the {{yp|American Tobacco Trail}} with a somewhat elderly Olympus D-510 Zoom 2.1 megapixel digital camera and processed with PaintShop Pro 8.1.
 
The "favorite" icon flower (used for bookmarks in some browsers) is a dandelion from our front yard, photographed and processed the same way.
==Footnote==
<references>
<ref name=rizzo>Rizzo later became [[Statler]], when he moved out of the basement &ndash; although by now Statler is arguably a kind of "server of Theseus" since every part of it has been replaced.</ref>
</references>

Latest revision as of 12:30, 24 June 2021

About

The Hypertwin Wiki is a project of The Hypertwins, Woozle and Harena. It is an information-gathering place for their many and varied projects, as well as a point of contact for family, friends, and business activities.

Some History

In June 2006, HypertWiki was moved to a shiny new server hosted on TheRealms; it formerly ran on an ancient 233 MHz Red Hat Linux server which we rented from CI Host for various web projects. It uses the MediaWiki open-source wiki software (Components and versions are shown here) which is fairly easy to install if you have some experience with the target operating system (preferably Linux), PHP, and MySQL.

Sometime in 2008, HypertWiki was moved to Rizzo, the server we kept in the basement[1]. Our internet connection was provided by Speakeasy, which not only allowed their customers to serve content but even encouraged it. Speakeasy was bought out by MegaPath, and their customer service gradually deteriorated.

Sometime in the early 2010s, we moved hosting to a DigitalOcean virtual server (aka a "droplet"). It has been on about three different droplets since then.

Related Articles

Credits

The current wiki logo is a passionflower photographed on the American Tobacco Trail with a somewhat elderly Olympus D-510 Zoom 2.1 megapixel digital camera and processed with PaintShop Pro 8.1.

The "favorite" icon flower (used for bookmarks in some browsers) is a dandelion from our front yard, photographed and processed the same way.

Footnote

  1. Rizzo later became Statler, when he moved out of the basement – although by now Statler is arguably a kind of "server of Theseus" since every part of it has been replaced.