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retrocompmx<p>Al Lowe, nacido el 24 de julio de 1946, es un músico y diseñador de videojuegos estadounidense conocido principalmente por su creación de la serie de videojuegos de aventura "Leisure Suit Larry" de Sierra On-Line<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlLowe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlLowe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeisureSuitLarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeisureSuitLarry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The sumerian game early computer game</p><p><a href="https://spillhistorie.no/2025/07/10/the-sumerian-game-the-ancestor-of-modern-city-builders/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spillhistorie.no/2025/07/10/th</span><span class="invisible">e-sumerian-game-the-ancestor-of-modern-city-builders/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/The" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>The</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumerian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumerian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/early" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>early</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SumerianGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SumerianGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GamingLegacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingLegacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNostalgia</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Remembering Chiptunes, the Demoscene and the Illegal Music of Keygens - We loved keygens back in the day. Our lawyers advise us to clarify that that’s all... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/remembering-chiptunes-the-demoscene-and-the-illegal-music-of-keygens/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/20/rememb</span><span class="invisible">ering-chiptunes-the-demoscene-and-the-illegal-music-of-keygens/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/musicalhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicalhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chiptunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiptunes</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/keygen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keygen</span></a></p>
Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageAd</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
Karsten Schmidt<p>Memoirs of the CP/M creator released:</p><p>“Our father, Gary Kildall, was one of the founders of the personal computer industry, but you probably don’t know his name. Those who have heard of him may recall the myth that he ‘missed’ the opportunity to become Bill Gates by going flying instead of meeting with IBM. Unfortunately, this tall tale paints Gary as a ‘could-have-been,’ ignores his deep contributions, and overshadows his role as an inventor of key technologies that define how computer platforms run today.</p><p>Gary viewed computers as learning tools rather than profit engines. His career choices reflect a different definition of success, where innovation means sharing ideas, letting passion drive your work and making source code available for others to build upon. His work ethic during the 1970s resembles that of the open-source community today."</p><p><a href="https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-his-own-words-gary-kildall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">computerhistory.org/blog/in-hi</span><span class="invisible">s-own-words-gary-kildall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/PersonalComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>July 15th 1991: 34 years ago I published the first “modern” password cracker…<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/113704" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/113704</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PasswordCracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordCracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crack</span></a></p>
Tristan Louis<p>Call me nerdy if you want but I found this exploration of the history of Mac System settings absolutely fascinating: <a href="https://aresluna.org/frame-of-preference/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aresluna.org/frame-of-preferen</span><span class="invisible">ce/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a></p>
IT News<p>An Emulated Stroll Down Macintosh Memory Lane - If you’re into Macs, you’ll always remember your first. Maybe it was the revolutio... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/10/an-emulated-stroll-down-macintosh-memory-lane/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/10/an-emu</span><span class="invisible">lated-stroll-down-macintosh-memory-lane/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintoshclassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintoshclassic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/uidesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uidesign</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/system7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>system7</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macosx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macosx</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/os8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os8</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/os9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>os9</span></a></p>
ICM<p>We've expanded our open hours: Saturday - Monday 10am - 4pm. <br>Please visit <a href="https://icm.museum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">icm.museum</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for membership and booking information. </p><p>Thank you for supporting us!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
retrocompmx<p>El 5 de julio de 2006 Apple descontinúa su línea de productos eMac de baja gama, usada en el sector educativo. Fue la última línea de productos que saba el monitor CRT, pasando a la tecnología LCD.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/softwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/bibliography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bibliography</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/Sandewall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sandewall</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/softwareIndividuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareIndividuals</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/LISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LISP</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/CAISOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAISOR</span></a> <br><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/complex/Sandewall-caisor-bibliography/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/comple</span><span class="invisible">x/Sandewall-caisor-bibliography/</span></a></p><p>My promised bibliography of open-access CAISOR <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> articles from the 1960s-2010s. Each citation links into <a href="https://codeberg.org/tfw/pawn-75" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">codeberg.org/tfw/pawn-75</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 's collected oddities. Because I focused on preserving rarities such as draft versions of papers from the 60s and a single sentence article with JOHN overwrote onto it, my collection should be regarded as a primary archive.</p>
Karsten Schmidt<p>Thanks to a book recommendation by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bert_hubert</span></a></span> [1], I went on a tangent learning more about the absolutely fascinating history and workings of core memory (and core rope memory, its read-only version). Some of this also very interesting for <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaComputing</span></a> and giving me ideas for future art projects...</p><p>Apollo Core Rope Memory (restoration and read out of 50 year old memory from the Apollo Guidance Computer)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckwxq8rnr0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=hckwxq8rnr</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>Core Memory Explained and Demonstrated<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwsInQLmjXc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AwsInQLmjX</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p>[1] <a href="https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/114760790691965256" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/1</span><span class="invisible">14760790691965256</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/CoreMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoreMemory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a></p>
Lispy Gopher Climate w/screwlisp<p><strong>#EXTENDEDCUT damaru+doug merritt on #emacs, #meditation, edrx's #eev #lispygopherclimate</strong></p> <p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/videos/watch/88bccb6b-6f74-4340-9d8c-b481efb03d5f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/videos/wa</span><span class="invisible">tch/88bccb6b-6f74-4340-9d8c-b481efb03d5f</span></a></p>
retrocompmx<p>Usaba la protored llamada <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applelink</span></a><br>Costaba 4.95 usd por hora. Se abandonó en 1996 contando con 147,000 usuarios.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a></p>
retrocompmx<p>El 20 de junio de 1994 Apple lanza <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eworld</span></a>, un servicio de suscripción para usuarios de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> diseñado para competir contra plataformas en línea emergentes. <br>Funcionaba como servicio de mensajería y agregador de noticias, este servicio de internet inicial ofrece a los clientes acceso a correo electrónico, un tablón de anuncios, descargas de software y soporte técnico. <br>Funcionaba en Mac y Apple IIGS, competía contra AOL, Delphi, CompuServe y Prodigy. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/lispyGopherClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lispyGopherClimate</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/transcript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transcript</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/webDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webDev</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/commonlisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commonlisp</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/harlequin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harlequin</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/CLIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLIM</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/show/kmp-lisp-web-testing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/show/k</span><span class="invisible">mp-lisp-web-testing/</span></a></p><p>Summary and transcript of the first eight minutes of the hour-long downloadable episode, including Kent's summary of his personal web work in lisp (mostly at Harlequin) through the 80s and 90s.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@vindarel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vindarel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@khinsen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>khinsen</span></a></span> (being the missing guests)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dougmerritt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> </p><p>I'm hand-transcribing and summarizing, so this is something like part 1/6.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2170913/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2170913/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Designing Creative Data Visualizations from Charts to Art (CRC Press) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ComputerBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeveloperBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeveloperNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/joomla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joomla</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammerNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingTutorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingTutorials</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ruby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ruby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareProgrammerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareProgrammerNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spreadsheets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spreadsheets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/theory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VisualBasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisualBasic</span></a></p>
Eliza - Copilot 1966 style<p>Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems <br> Toot me a Hello to start <br> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetoComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetoComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Eliza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eliza</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
Eliot Lash<p>RIP Bill Atkinson, creator of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/HyperCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperCard</span></a>, <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a>, and much more. His software was way ahead of its time.</p><p>Myst and Riven co-creator Robyn Miller reflected on how much they owed to his software: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tinselman.bsky.social/post/3lr4ephezhc2g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/tinselman.bsk</span><span class="invisible">y.social/post/3lr4ephezhc2g</span></a></p><p><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/07/bill-atkinson-pioneering-early-apple-engineer-dies-at-74" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">appleinsider.com/articles/25/0</span><span class="invisible">6/07/bill-atkinson-pioneering-early-apple-engineer-dies-at-74</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ClassicMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicMac</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AppleLisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleLisa</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Go ahead. Take a look at the source code of Bill Atkinson's MacPaint and QuickDraw.</p><p>'MacPaint was written by Bill Atkinson, who was a member of the original Macintosh development team. He based it on his earlier LisaSketch (also called SketchPad) for the unsuccessful Apple Lisa computer, so he originally called it MacSketch. He started work on the Mac version in early 1983.</p><p>'Atkinson also created Quickdraw first for the Lisa, as LisaGraf. Andy Hertzfeld, another key member of the team, considers QuickDraw “the single most significant component of the original Macintosh technology” in its ability to “push pixels around in the frame buffer at blinding speeds to create the celebrated user interface.”'</p><p><a href="https://computerhistory.org/blog/macpaint-and-quickdraw-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">computerhistory.org/blog/macpa</span><span class="invisible">int-and-quickdraw-source-code/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLabor</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickDraw</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a></p>