Saimin 2 Chat System

rubyjedi@gmail.com (Laurence A. Lee) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In the 1980s, before the internet reached Hawaii’s living rooms, there was Saimin Chat System — an Apple II+ in Aiea running five phone lines at 300 baud. You dialed in, you got routed to whichever line was open, and you chatted in real time with whoever else happened to be connected that evening. The system operator held the title “Noodle.” Saimin 2 is that system, rebuilt for the browser.

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Saimin 2 Chat System