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Intro In this third installment we’ll do some more NeXT hacking with our nextcube setup and make it more livable. In Part 1, we got OpenStep installed and booting cleanly on VirtualBox. In Part 2, we configured the Unix and network environments, installed development tools, and added some Unix ports. The complete OVA Appliance build published on Archive.org is available if you want to hop right in. Telnet Refresher Before SSH and encryption became standard security practices, Telnet was the default way to access remote systems. It uses plain TCP connections and transmits everything — including usernames and passwords — in plaintext. Despite that (or because of it), it was widely used for administration, file transfers, and troubleshooting and testing network services. ...

Completing the OpenStep 4.2 VirtualBox build — developer tools, modern shells, GNU utilities, X11R6, and a nostalgia-fueled network scan.

A practical, reproducible OpenStep 4.2 VM on modern hardware—stable networking, fast boots, and sane defaults.

How to get SchemaSpy working with SQL Server LocalDB — the quirks of named pipes, the right driver, and a working example.

A practical survival guide to tcpdump — the Swiss Army knife of packet capture. Learn how to capture clean traces, pick the right interface, grab mobile traffic, and filter for relevance.

A practical Unix user accounts guide with history, concepts, and a task-based cheatsheet covering inspection, creation, modification, groups, sudo, and troubleshooting.

Bend Git to your will with custom configs, aliases, and colors.

A practical Git guide with clear explanations, a task-based cheatsheet, and helper scripts to make version control less scary.

How to get SchemaSpy working with SQLite — the correct driver, the right flags, and a working example.

A step-by-step guide to packaging a Python script into a Docker container — from Dockerfile to image to container, with tips, pitfalls, and best practices.