I did this for my canvas renderer for BBS Ansi... Though, I need to get the next step(s) so I can start testing against a websocket based door server I'm also working on.

https://bbs-land.github.io/webterm-dos-ansi/

I mostly tend to keep some important information synced to the others, for multi-access in case of emergency. I also have a bitwarden account for secrets.

I have a grandfathered outlook.com custom account that I still use for MS stuff on occasion, but I switched off windows for my personal use a few years ago now, when they put ads in the start menu search on insiders.

C# is pretty powerful and capable of lower level usage, such as in the examples given... not to mention a pretty nice interop with C-style libraries. It looks like the intent here might be a custom database engine for service integrations... not necessarily a full rdbms in and of itself.

I would suggest at least a minimal Linux Server VM if you're running containers, underneath ProxMox or on a bare metal install if you don't need other virtualization on said server.

Phoenix, AZ had a local variety kids morning show, "Wallace and Ladmo" that anyone from the area born before 1985 or so probably remembers.

Even then, 90% of the time was watching local/broadcast networks via cable.

That said... could maybe setup a mitm service that does this for even $5/yr to manage various services... where that service takes care of updating their signon/cancel scripts. Maybe even a semi-trusted mechanical turk as necessary.

I've never had a really bad player though... I have seen players that had issues with burned disks, but not mfg (unless scratched rentals).

I have a Shield TV connected through my AVR and it works pretty well for content directly from my nas/cifs/smb via Kodi.

The trouble is a lot of laptops won't power-on with the screen closed and have heavy sleep/suspend behaviors in general. Not to mention general airflow in whatever shelving system is used with the laptops, assuming 2-4 laptops per shelf, per 1u. Not to mention, one would probably want/need some means of ensuring appropriate driver support, or an appropriate Linux or other setup for said hardware.

While I can see it working, depending on shipping costs can definitely see some problematic bits.

You pay for an existing product/service and expect that product/service to be fit for a need... that's generally it as far as expectations go... some may actually care about a company being a bad actor and boycott etc, but that's secondary in and of itself. You immediately get the product or service that exists.

A donation, is against expectations for results... though there may be other reasons to donate to a cause/charity.

At least as a point of funding the open-source work.

I used to love Thunderbird... I also used it a lot with BBS centric NNTP hosts... at some point those features largely broke as well, and extensions to correct the behavior fell farther and farther behind as well.

The lack of a good calendar/contacts server solution is also a massive pain point imo.