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Welcome, digital wanderer.
You have reached the workshop of Jimmy Labbé — a space where
old technology meets modern code, where Minitel terminals
speak SSH, and where serial ports come back to life.
Below is a catalog of my public software projects hosted on
GitHub. Open source, experimental, nostalgic. All free to use.
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[0x01] MAIN HANGAR — SOURCE CODE
This is the gate. Everything I code eventually ends up there.
Sometimes stable, sometimes chaotic — always fun.
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[0x02] PROJECTS INDEX ///////////////////////////////////////
SSH-SERIAL
- Repo: https://github.com/labbej27/sshserial
- Purpose:
Serial-over-SSH communication utility.
Ideal for interacting with retro hardware from modern systems.- Features:
- Lightweight and straightforward
- Remote device access via SSH
- Great for workshops, maintenance or hacking sessions
SSH-MINITEL
- Repo: https://github.com/labbej27/sshminitel
- Concept:
Connect a real Minitel terminal to remote systems using SSH.- Why?
Because terminals shouldn’t die — they should evolve.- Good for:
- Retro telematics
- Demonstrations + exhibitions
- Tinkering with vintage tech
MINITEL SLIDESHOW TOOL
- Repo: https://github.com/labbej27/minitel-slideshow-tool
- Description:
Generate and display image slideshows on Minitel devices.- Use cases:
- Retro presentations
- Installations & art pieces
- Fun experiments with bitmap-to-Minitel conversion
WEBSOCKET MINITEL GATEWAY
- Repo: https://github.com/labbej27/websocket-minitel
- Goal:
Bridge a Minitel terminal with modern web apps through WebSockets.- Basically:
A portal from 1980 to 2025.- Enables:
- Browser → Minitel communication
- Network-controlled retro displays
- Live demos with modern servers
MINITEL PROJECT HUB (Showcase Website)
- Website: https://labbej27.github.io
- Content:
A visual hub that presents my Minitel-related work.- Perfect if you want:
- Quick project overview
- Documentation & links in one place
- To dive into French telecommunication history via code
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[0x03] WHY RETRO?
Because obsolete doesn’t mean dead.
Because old machines still speak — you just have to listen.
Because reviving forgotten tech is a form of digital archaeology.
My work tries to connect the past to the present,
wire by wire, byte by byte.
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[0x04] CONTRIBUTIONS & COLLABS
Forks, issues, PRs — all welcome.
If you build something cool with these tools,
please share it. Retro hackers unite.
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[0x05] ROADMAP (or dreams… who knows?)
- More Minitel experiments
- Retro network protocols reimagined
- Live exhibitions & telematic art
- Interactive web retro interfaces
- Code written just for the fun of it
If the 80s could surf the web, it would probably look like this.
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Jimmy Labbé (LABBEJ27)
Github: https://github.com/labbej27
Website: https://labbej27.github.io