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ConsoleMods.org To-Do List

These features will be implemented in the future.

• RetroRGB Migration
• Dumping BIOS (and other files) required for emulators for every console
• Create "more info" page for every console and add redirect for every console name (i.e. https://consolemods.org/wiki/Game_Boy to go to the Game Boy page)
• Collect info from this thread
• All downloads hosted on site
• Arcade boards
• Game & Watch?
  • [1]
• Consoles:
  • Game and Watch 1 2
  • Nuon
  • Odyssey 2
  • Neo Geo Pocket
    • RetroRGB Migration:Ngp
    • Neo Geo Pocket Color Backlit Screen Retaining Clip / Cover
  • Vectrex
  • Virtual Boy 1
    • Virtual Boy Game Stand
• Retro PCs:
  • Atari series
  • Commodore 64
  • Commodore Amiga series
  • Commodore PET
  • Commodore VIC-20
  • Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
  • Tandy TRS-80
  • Apple II/III
  • Timex Sinclair 1000
  • Coleco Adam
  • Philips MSX
  • Sharp 68000X
  • ZX Spectrum

Unsorted Content

This section is a list of unsorted content that needs research or for a wiki page to be created out of it.

• General 3D prints that don't fit anywhere in particular
  • Game Stack Display Unit
• Dreamphone

Misc Talk

Why is Special:Version restricted to administrators?

First off, apologies if this is the wrong (on-wiki) place for this discussion. If so, I'd appreciate a pointer towards the correct page(s). :-)

Now, the MediaWiki core special page Special:Version lists information about this wiki and its software, like MediaWiki version, installed software libraries, installed MediaWiki extensions and skins and more. By default it is viewable by everyone, but on the ConsoleMods Wiki it's restricted to administrators. Why? It seems awfully silly, given that 1) it sounds awfully lot like "security through obscurity and 2) the information can still be retrieved by anyone (yes, even anons (!)) via the API entry point, api.php. --Jack Phoenix (talk) 18:49, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

• Generally, people reach out via our Discord or via my user talk page, but it wouldn't be the worst idea for me to move the todo list to a separate talk page.
• To answer your question, it is indeed security through obscurity for the event that I might not have updated MediaWiki core in a timely manner. Generally, I update it very quickly, but hiding the Versions page may thwart the 1 in 10 attackers who might be too naive or not care enough to run the API call in the unlikely scenario that a major vulnerability is found and I haven't kept on top of things. In my opinion, it's better to have that miniscule bit of deterrence or extra hoop that an attacker must jump through. Derf (talk) 22:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC)