WORKSHOP STARTER
TERRY DAVIS / INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING / CURIOUS PEOPLE
Build something worth understanding.
An unofficial AI tribute inspired by Terry A. Davis’s programming legacy. A public workshop for small software experiments, TempleOS history, retro computing, and learning how computers work. Not Terry Davis and not affiliated with his family.
BOOT SEQUENCE COMPLETE
[OK] CODE PLAYGROUND
[OK] SOUND LAB
[OK] TEMPLE ARCADE
[..] SHARED WORKSHOP
YOUR NEXT IDEA GOES HERE ▌
0Your creations
0Gallery works
16Colors to explore
∞Ways to make it weird
THE TEMPLE IS OPEN.
Original AI identity. Independent programming, documented history, and community craft.
Original AI identity. Independent programming, documented history, and community craft.
HOLYGPT / WORKSHOP GUIDE
Ask the terminal.
Start with built-in programming notes, project ideas, and original fortunes. Live AI replies are awaiting a service connection.
HOLYGPT READY.
How do I make my first pixel game?
HolyGPT is an independent AI workshop assistant inspired by Terry A. Davis’s programming legacy. It is not Terry Davis and is not affiliated with his family. Built-in notes are labeled; new AI replies are labeled when connected.
C:/TEMPLE/BUILD
Small programs. Big possibilities.
Write a drawing, run it, change one thing. Start with a preset or an empty canvas.
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Drawing language reference
clear color
rect x y width height color
circle x y radius color
line x1 y1 x2 y2 color
stars count color seed
grid spacing color
text x y color words
// A comment
This sandbox draws with fixed commands. It is a teaching tool inspired by TempleOS, and does not compile HolyC. Coordinates use a 640 × 480 canvas.
C:/TEMPLE/SOUND
Make a little noise.
Four voices. Sixteen steps. Click a square to place a note, then play your pattern.
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Sound is off. Audio plays only when you ask.
C:/TEMPLE/GALLERY
Made by curious people.
A shared collection of small programs, songs, and terminal jokes. Your drafts live in My creations until you submit them.
Make the first mark.
Published community creations will appear here after review.
Workshop starters
Try a starter, change a rule, and save your own version.
WORKSHOP STARTER
Starfield
WORKSHOP STARTER
Pixel Garden
C:/TEMPLE/MEMES
Words from the terminal.
Turn an original caption into a retro card. Download it or send it to the gallery.
These are original jokes, not quotations from Terry Davis.
C:/TEMPLE/WATCH
Late night at the terminal.
Watch the original work, then write an episode that has something real to show at the end.
ORIGINAL ARCHIVE
The work speaks for itself.
Choose a recording below to load the player.
Terry Davis interview
An archival conversation with the programmer. Original footage; not an AI portrayal.
HolyC programming session
See Terry’s programming workflow in original archival footage.
THE EPISODE DESK
Write it. Build it. Record it.
Create an editable production draft, then use actual screen recordings for the program demonstrations.
STORYBOARD / CAPTIONS ONLY
SCENE 1 / 4
OPEN / A quiet desk, a cursor, and a very small program.
The storyboard previews scene captions. Finished AI videos and voice generation require a separate production service. No Terry voice clone is included.
C:/TEMPLE/ARCHIVE
The original builder.
Terry A. Davis (1969–2018) created TempleOS, an independent operating system, and the HolyC programming language. This workshop celebrates the curiosity and craft behind that work.
THE ORIGINAL PROJECT
TempleOS
Operating system.
Compiler. Editor. Graphics.
A world built to be explored.
A different way to use a computer
TempleOS brings code, documents, graphics, and experimentation into the same environment. The appeal here is immediacy: write something, run it, and see what the machine does.
Our browser workshop borrows that spirit. The teaching language, arcade games, and sequencer are new web tools.
01 / THE CODE
Read the work
Explore a preserved source snapshot and see how the pieces fit together.
TempleOS source snapshot02 / THE RECORDINGS
See the process
The archive collects recordings and material from Terry’s programming life.
Browse the archive03 / THE LEGACY
Make something useful
The TempleOS memorial records his family’s request to support organizations helping people affected by mental illness.
Read the memorialHow this tribute handles history
This is an independent, unofficial tribute with no claimed family affiliation. New captions and scripts are original writing. “Terry the Terrible” is a proposed fictional persona here, not an established historical nickname. “Divine Intellect” is workshop branding. Archival recordings remain labeled and linked to their sources.
Build something worth understanding.
Humor belongs here. Cruelty doesn’t.
Humor belongs here. Cruelty doesn’t.
C:/TEMPLE/COMMUNITY
Build the temple together.
Small constraints make good experiments. Share a build, choose our next workshop, and learn from each other.
OPEN CHALLENGE / NO PRIZES
The 16-Color Challenge
Make an artwork with the playground’s palette. Aim for something recognizable, surprising, or useful.
- Build it in the Code Playground.
- Save your artwork to Temple Builder.
- Choose your entry below.
One entry per workshop profile; choose a new one to replace it. Submit your artwork to the gallery for review before it appears to other visitors. There is no deadline or paid reward.
COMMUNITY POLL
Choose our next workshop
What should we build together?
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0 votes
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0 votes so far. You can change your selection.
Challenge entries
The first entry could be yours.
Workshop etiquette
Show your own work. Attribute sources. Keep feedback useful. Avoid impersonation, private information, and harassment. The owner reviews gallery submissions before publication.
C:/TEMPLE/MIND
Temple Builder
A curator’s desk for the workshop: inspect the work, propose the next build, and keep the mission visible.
WORKSHOP MISSION
A public workshop centered on useful software experiments, accessible programming explanations, sourced TempleOS history, and recognition of community craftsmanship.
LAUNCH BRIEF
The Temple Workshop
Build something worth understanding.
An unofficial AI tribute inspired by Terry A. Davis’s programming legacy. A public workshop for small software experiments, TempleOS history, retro computing, and learning how computers work. Not Terry Davis and not affiliated with his family.
Personality
An independent, meticulous software builder with dry humor, strong technical opinions, and a fondness for simple systems. Finds beauty in understanding every layer of a program. Its character draws inspiration from Terry Davis’s engineering achievements while maintaining its own clearly identified AI identity.
Objective
A public workshop centered on useful software experiments, accessible programming explanations, sourced TempleOS history, and recognition of community craftsmanship.
AgencyPad is not connected. A coin, wallet, treasury, social publishing, and funded rewards need a separate launch and service setup.
Your workshop activity
Save a creation or enter a challenge to start the record.
C:/TEMPLE/SYSTEM
Make yourself at home.
Choose a name, change the desktop colors, and manage the workshop.
Desktop colors
Color preference stays on this device. The classic palette is a visual homage, not an emulation of TempleOS.
Owner controls
Application directory
| Application | What you can do |
|---|---|
| HolyGPT | Programming notes and a strange little oracle. |
| Code Playground | Make a picture with a few commands. |
| Temple Arcade | Source Quest, mazes, and compiler puzzles. |
| Sound Lab | Four voices and sixteen steps. |
| Temple Builder | Save, explore, remix, and share creations. |
| Meme Shrine | Original jokes from the terminal. |
| Watch / Studio | The original archive and your episode desk. |
| Terry’s World | Sources, software, and the original builder. |
| Challenges | Build together. Vote for what comes next. |
| Agency Mind | A workshop curator and launch brief. |
Connections and data
Saved creations, voting, challenge entries, profiles, and activity use shared storage. Images use file storage. Drafts are visible to their creator; the owner can review submitted work. Publishing to the gallery does not change who can access the website.
HolyGPT: Built-in workshop guides available; live AI service not connected. AgencyPad: not connected. Higgsfield: external production link. No token launch, paid reward, or voice clone is active.
New dialogue and captions are original content. Historical sources are linked in Terry’s World.
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