[![[mindtricks_logo.webp]]](<mindtricks_logo.webp>) Hey, I'm **Derek [(@d4rkwyng)](https://x.com/d4rkwyng)** — passionate about **NetSec**, **Retro Gaming & Computing**, and **Crypto**. This is my hub for clever hacks, projects, and insights: - **[[#📝 Blog|Blog]]** - **[[#🚀 Projects|Projects]]** - **[[#🎨 Portfolio|Portfolio]]** - **[[#📘 Tutorials|Tutorials]]** --- # 📝 Blog ### [[20260706 - first light|First Light — A Living Apple-1 for Apple's 50th]] A native Mac app that puts a working 1976 Apple-1 on your bench — chip-by-chip board, real 6502 emulation, cassette deck and all. (2026-07-06) ### [[20260706 - duckfind|DuckFind - The Modern Web in Plain HTML for Vintage Browsers]] A self-hosted search engine and reader that serves modern pages as plain HTML 3.2 for vintage browsers. (2026-07-06) ### [[20260611 - johnny castaway|Johnny Castaway Is Stranded on the Mac Now]] The classic 1992 Sierra/Dynamix story screensaver, recreated natively for modern macOS. (2026-06-11) ### [[20260205 - sierravault|SierraVault - Documenting Sierra On-Line's Gaming Legacy]] Comprehensive wiki archiving 511 games across 46 years of Sierra On-Line history. (2026-02-05) ### [[20251120 - site update|Farewell WordPress, Hello Obsidian Publish]] Site reborn on Obsidian Publish after years of WordPress breakage. (2025-11-20) --- # 🚀 Projects ### [[projects/first-light/about|First Light]] A living Apple-1 for Apple's 50th anniversary. The 1976 board rendered chip-by-chip from the original fabrication files, drag-and-drop peripherals, a cassette deck that plays bit-true ACI audio, and a real cycle-counted 6502 emulation running the original software. Native macOS, signed and notarized. [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/first-light) | `brew install --cask d4rkwyng/tap/first-light` ### [[projects/duckfind/about|DuckFind]] A self-hosted search engine and article reader that fetches the modern, TLS-only, JavaScript-heavy web and hands vintage browsers clean HTML 3.2 — inline images re-encoded to GIF, a Wayback reader, and even AI answers. Runs on anything back to a System 7 Mac. [duckfind.com](https://duckfind.com) | [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/duckfind) ### [[projects/johnny-castaway/about|Johnny Castaway for macOS]] A native Swift recreation of the classic 1992 Sierra/Dynamix story screensaver — Johnny, his island, and his never-finished raft — as a modern `.saver` bundle plus a windowed player. Bring your own original resource files; no Sierra assets bundled. [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/johnny-castaway-mac) | `brew install --cask d4rkwyng/tap/johnny-castaway` ### [[projects/sierravault/about|SierraVault]] The definitive documentation archive for Sierra On-Line's gaming legacy. 511 games, 56 designers, 46 years of history — all backed by 15–40 citations per page. Built in Obsidian with a dual-model AI quality pipeline. [sierravault.net](https://sierravault.net) | [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierravault) ### [[projects/sierra-classic-launcher/about|Sierra Classics Launcher]] A custom launcher replacing the original 2006 Vivendi interfaces for Space Quest, King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and Police Quest collections. Fully customizable for launching any classic game. [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierra-classics-launcher) ### [[projects/fyrechat/about|FyreChat]] FyreChat is a Binary Chat application evolved from the [[projects/fyrebot/about|FyReBoT]] source. It provides a streamlined interface for connecting to battle.net while emulating an official Blizzard client. [fyrechat.openfyre.net](https://fyrechat.openfyre.net) | [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/fyrechat) ### [[projects/fyrebot/about|FyReBoT]] FyReBoT was a project started in January of 2003. The program is a chat client for Blizzard's battle.net, written in Visual Basic and originally built on Skywing and Yoni's Battle Net Logon Server (BNLS). I spent countless hours shaping this into exactly the tool I wanted. ### [[code|Code]] Assorted code projects I developed, mostly as part of coursework. [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/code) --- # 🎨 Portfolio ### [[evga-precision|EVGA Precision]] While beta testing **EVGA Precision** (by Unwinder, Author of RivaTuner), I created custom skins using his template to expand the program's options. Impressed by my work, **EVGA hired me** to design official skins for several of their products, including the **EVGA RTX 280/290, RTX 290, and 790i**. ### [[msi-afterburner|MSI Afterburner]] [Guru3D](http://www.guru3d.com/ "Guru3D") commissioned me to create a skin on [MSI](http://msi.com/ "MSI")'s behalf in April 2013 based on their [Dragoon Army](https://web.archive.org/web/20181223042338/http://dragoonarmy.msi.com:80/ "MSI - Dragoon Army") product line. Originally they only requested the red version (shown below), but ended up using all the color variations I provided. Created in Photoshop CS6. Each skin contains 73 bitmaps. ### [[sao|Shitty Add-Ons]] For Defcon 26, I worked on some SAOs (Shitty Add-Ons) that would plug into support badges and receive commands to turn on and off specific LEDs. ### [[wallpapers|Wallpapers]] Collection of wallpapers I've created. --- # 📘 Tutorials ### [[rivatuner-20|RivaTuner v2.0]] Guide for Rivatuner v2.0. (Mirror: [Guru3D](https://www.guru3d.com/review/rivatuner-20-fan-speed-overclock-guide/)) ### [[rivatuner-202|RivaTuner v2.02]] Updated v2.02 guide. ### [[rivatuner-207|RivaTuner v2.07-11]] Updated v2.07-11 guide.