~/the-catio

// a cozy corner of the interwebs

The comfiest corner of the quiet old internet.

A tiny bulletin board you telnet into. Play Zork, raise a cat, and hang out somewhere small and slow, the way the internet used to feel.

then knock on the door: telnet catio.owendeed.com
catio.owendeed.com ● online
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  a cozy corner of the interwebs.
 
  pet the kitty named ENTER to log in...

// it's small, on purpose

What's in the Catio

Zork, saved for you z-machine

The whole Great Underground Empire, running right on the board. Your progress saves to your account, so you can actually finish it, one visit at a time.

A cat of your own yours

Every visitor gets a little cat living in the catio. Feed it, pet it, check in on it. It notices when you've been gone a while.

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// no app, no download

Getting in takes a minute

step 01

Grab a key

Make an account here on the web. Each visit, you'll get a one-time key to get in.

step 02

Copy your key

It's good for one login and expires fast, so nobody can peek and reuse it.

step 03

Knock on the door

Run telnet catio.owendeed.com, paste your key, and you're in.

Come hang out in the Catio.

Get your key
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