Lunduke’s Thoughts of The Week

This week, like most weeks, was an absolute rollercoaster in the world of Computer News (tm). Organizations banning co-founders. Corporations taking away access to media you’ve purchased. Wild stuff. See all of that below.

But let’s get off the crazy Tech News Rollercoaster for a moment, and talk about something truly inspiring. And, importantly, stupidly fun.

I would like to point you towards FujiNet.

I’ve talked about FujiNet before but, if you haven’t looked at it recently, you owe it to yourself.

It is, in part, a WiFi adapter for a wide array of 8-bit computers. Atari, Tandy Color Computer, Apple II, and DOS. But that really doesn’t do these sweet little devices justice.

Because the FujiNet adapters handle all of the internet protocols on-device, they allow such feats of technical wizardry as… using an Apple II to connect to a modern SSH server running on a Linux host. Wild.

The team behind these amazing little gizmos have been working on two new things lately, both of which brought a tremendous smile to my face.

The first is a series of FujiNet programming manuals, and user manuals, for each supported retro computer platform. What’s more… they took the extra effort of making the PDF manuals use the classic styles of each platform’s own manual.

For example: The Apple II FujiNet “Getting Started” manual is designed to look like the old Apple IIc manual. Same with the Coleco Adam manual.

It’s a little touch… but it really tells you a lot about the love these guys have for these classic machines.

The second thing they’ve been building, is a set of Android emulators, for those retro computing platforms, with built-in emulation of the FujiNet itself. So you can, for example, have a “FujiNet” enabled CoCo… online. Emulated on your Android phone/tablet.

Because the team has taken the time to build online multiplayer games — with versions for each computer — you could use an Android phone to emulate a CoCo and play a multiplayer game with someone on an Atari Lynx.

If you’re interested in this retro computing magic, I recommend following Thomas Cherryhomes on X. He regularly posts goodies related to FujiNet. And, honestly, it’s just too much fun for words.

Biggest Tech Stories - June 14 - June 20, 2026

Here are the major stories from the last week, with direct links to X and Substack.

See Lunduke.com for all other platforms (Rumble, RSS Audio Podcast, etc.).

• Which Operating Systems Are Refusing to Do Age Verification? (X, Substack)

• Paid Minimalist Brave Browser? Yes, Please! (X, Substack)

• Wikipedia Bans Wikipedia Co-Founder For Saying Wikipedia Should be Neutral (X, Substack)

• XLibre, the “Vanity, Protest Fork” of Xorg, Has Yet Another Major New Release (X, Substack)

• XFCE’s Wayland “Preview Release” is Horribly, Expectedly Broken (X, Substack)

• Sony PlayStation Deleting Purchased Movies (X, Substack)

Huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal’s subscribers. You make all of this possible.

-Lunduke

 

TL;DR

The Commodore 64 Wall is full, and the Emacs and Vim Walls make their appearance! Lifetime Subscriptions continue to be discounted all June long for those who want to get on the Walls!

Emacs & Vim Lifetime Walls!

Lifetime Subscribers to The Lunduke Journal filled up the “Commodore 64” Wall in just 10 days! Awesome.

And with the “Ubuntu 4.10” and “BeOS R5” Walls almost full of names as well (just a few spots left on each), it’s time for some new Walls for Lifetime Subscribes to put their signatures on!

This time, let’s have a bit of a friendly competition: Vim vs Emacs.

 

Both Walls — “Vim” & “Emacs” — appeared at the exact same time.

Let’s see which one gets full first. To keep it fair, I’ll cap both off at the exact same number of names.

When they’re full, I’ll included a statement of “Filled in X Days/Hours” next to each on Lunduke.com so everybody knows which one was more popular.

In fact, maybe I’ll add exactly that sort of “Filled in X Days” label for all of the existing Retro Computer Lifetime Walls. Just for fun.

Will Emacs or Vim win? I have a guess. We’ll find out!

Support The Lunduke Journal & Get on The Wall

Want to take part (and support The Lunduke Journal in the process)?

1. Go to Lunduke.com, scroll down to the bottom and see which Walls are currently listed as still having space available for more names.

2. Then scroll down on this page and grab a Lifetime Subscription (if you don’t already have one) and email “bryan at lunduke.com” with which Wall you would prefer to be on.

Note: One Lifetime Subscription = One Listing on One Wall. These fill up insanely fast, so I have to put this limit in place. You are more than welcome to get multiple Lifetime Subscriptions if you want to be on multiple Walls.

Your name will then appear on a Wall… on both Lunduke.com & during the end of new Lunduke Journal shows.

Lifetime Discount Runs Through June

For the entire month of June, Lifetime Subscriptions are discounted down to $125 (regularly $300).

How to Grab a Discounted Lifetime Subscription:

There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub: Locals, Substack, or Bitcoin.

All of them work great and include the same perks. Choose whichever works best for you!

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.

2. Select “Give Once“.

3. Enter “125“ into the amount field.

4. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

3. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):

1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

3. Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.

Get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

• Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).

• Send $115 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

• Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com or Substack.com.

-Lunduke

TL;DR

The “Commodore 64” and “Ubuntu 4.10” Lifetime Subscriber Walls will be full within the next day or two. Reminder: Lifetime Subscriptions are massively discounted through end of June (less than 5 days).

14 Retro “Lifetime” Walls! And Counting!

I want to offer a huge “Thank You” to everyone who has picked up a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal.

Not only have you directly made it possible for The Lunduke Journal to continue to operate, completely free from Big Tech influence… but those of you who have added your names to the Lifetime Subscriber Walls have sent a loud message to the Tech industry (and the world of Open Source in particular).

14 walls (and counting), filled with the names of normal people, rejecting the crazy Woke politics invading so much of Tech, standing with the work of The Lunduke Journal.

That’s awesome. You are awesome.

For those of you yet to grab your own Lifetime Subscription, they are massively discounted through the end of June (for the next 4 days and change).

Scroll down for the details, grab one, enjoy the perks, and get on the Wall.

Three Retro Lifetime Walls Open

Which means there are 3 Walls currently available to put your signature on:

• Commodore 64 : Only a few spots left

• BeOS R5 : 1/2 full

• Ubuntu 4.10 : 2/3rds full

 

Take your pick. There’s no wrong answer here. Three classic Operating Systems.

Support The Lunduke Journal & Get on The Wall

Grabbing a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal — and getting your name on one of the Retro Computer Lifetime Subscriber Walls — is the best way to show your support for truly independent Tech Journalism.

1. Grab a Lifetime Subscription (1 name on 1 Wall per Lifetime Subscription), scroll down for the links.

2. Then Email Lunduke (“[email protected]”) with which Retro Computer Wall you would like to appear on (and what name you would like to use).

Your name will then appear on a Wall… on both Lunduke.com & during the end of Lunduke Journal shows.

Note: These fill up crazy fast. We’re talking days, not weeks. First come, first served. If you want to get on a specific Wall, don’t dilly dally.

Lifetime Discount Runs Through June

For the entire month of June, Lifetime Subscriptions are discounted down to $125 (regularly $300).

How to Grab a Discounted Lifetime Subscription:

There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub. All of them work great and include the same perks. Choose whichever works best for you!

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.

2. Select “Give Once“.

3. Enter “125“ into the amount field.

4. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

3. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):

1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

3. Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.

Get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

• Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).

• Send $115 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

• Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com or Substack.com.

-Lunduke