Hey, I'm Derek (@d4rkwyng) — I build software that bridges vintage machines and the modern web, poke at security, and document the history of retro computing & gaming.

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🚀 Featured Projects

First Light
A living 1976 Apple-1 for Apple's 50th — chip-by-chip board, real 6502, cassette deck. DuckFind
The modern, JavaScript-heavy web served to vintage browsers as clean HTML 3.2. SierraVault
Documenting Sierra On-Line's complete gaming legacy — 500+ games, deeply cited. Johnny Castaway
The classic 1992 Sierra story screensaver, recreated natively for macOS.

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• 📝 Blog — notes on clever hacks, retro computing, and building these projects.
• 🚀 Projects — everything I’ve made, from Apple-1 emulation to Battle.net clients.
• 🎨 Portfolio — GPU skin design for EVGA & MSI, DEF CON hardware badges, and wallpapers.
• 📘 Tutorials — RivaTuner overclocking & fan-control guides.