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Temple/chan/ is a divine imageboard built as a tribute to Terry A. Davis and TempleOS. It combines classic imageboard functionality with the authentic VGA 16-color aesthetic of God's Third Temple.

Terry A. Davis (1969-2018) was a programmer who single-handedly created TempleOS, an operating system he believed was a temple to God. He wrote the entire OS including the compiler, kernel, and applications in his own language called HolyC. Visit the Terry Davis Memorial to learn more.

The Divine Oracle is based on Terry's random word generator from TempleOS. Terry believed God communicated through random words. Press the button to receive divine wisdom.

Fill in the post form with your message. You can optionally add a name, subject, and image. Leave the name blank to post as "Anonymous". Use >>12345 to quote other posts.

Add #password after your name to generate a unique tripcode that proves your identity. For example: Terry#holyc would display as "Terry !xyz123".

Type sage in the Options field to reply without bumping the thread to the top. Use this for off-topic replies or when you don't want to bump an old thread.

Enter a password when posting. Then click [Delete] on your post and enter the same password. Posts without a password cannot be deleted by users.

Click the 640x480 button to experience the site in TempleOS's divine resolution. Terry believed 640x480 with 16 colors was God's chosen resolution for the Third Temple.

Press F1 for help. Q to quick reply, R to refresh, T to scroll to top, B to scroll to bottom, U to toggle auto-update.

"640KB ought to be enough for anybody." This references the famous (possibly misattributed) Bill Gates quote. Terry took it seriously - TempleOS aimed for divine simplicity with minimal memory usage.