What Is mass:werk and What Can You Find on the masswerk.at Home Page?

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mass:werk (masswerk.at) is the corporate home page of Norbert Landsteiner, described on the site as covering design, web development, and consulting. It is also a personal hub for browser-based retro computing and game experiments. Use this page to confirm the site's identity and to locate its main sections and interactive demos; it is not a product storefront or a service-purchase page.

Who runs the site

The site identifies itself as the corporate home page of Norbert Landsteiner, with design, web development, and consulting as its stated areas. The site's own keywords also list "retro computing" and "computer history," which matches the interactive content described below.

Main navigation sections

The home page menu lists these sections:

Section What it is for
Home The landing page itself
About Background on Norbert Landsteiner and the site
Products & Demos The catalog of demos and tools
Contact How to reach the operator
Games Game-related content
Lounge Miscellaneous content area
Blog Written posts

If you are looking for a specific demo, start with Products & Demos; the menu alone does not list every item.

Interactive demos and tools on the home page

The home page surfaces direct links to several browser-based experiences:

  • Spacewar! — a playable version of the early computer game.
  • ELIZA — the classic conversational program.
  • Talking PET 2001 Emulation — an emulation of the Commodore PET 2001.
  • Virtual 6502 — a 6502-related tool.
  • JS/UIX — a JavaScript-based Unix-like environment.
  • Google BBS Terminal and Google 60 — terminal-style and period-style experiments.

These are demonstrations and experiments, not commercial offerings. A page titled like a product demo does not mean the site sells that product or service.

Consulting vs. demos: how to tell them apart

The consulting side of mass:werk is described at the site level (design, web development, consulting) and is reached through About and Contact. The demos, games, and emulators are separate entertainment and exploration content. If your goal is to inquire about work, use Contact; if your goal is to try something in the browser, use the demo links or Products & Demos.

Practical notes

  • All listed entries are reachable from the home page menu or its link list; no login is mentioned on the page.
  • The site is in English.
  • The page provides no pricing information, so do not assume any service or demo is free or paid based on the home page alone.