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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p>Ok, guys...</p><p>I'm not sure I can quite express how bizarrely freeing and enjoyable this <a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01JQHJ0V48QXNHWXFQ8HV5BSYG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">incredibly derpy little exercise</a> was.</p><p>I'm definitely going to make a habit of drawing more, even though I really don't know how!</p><p>Because NoneHitWonder was right! The schlockiest napkin scrawl is better than the most sublime AI slop!</p><p>I was thinking about buying a used <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/wacom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wacom</span></a> tablet to draw on, because it would be fun to create <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monochrome</span></a> art in <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/g" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>G</span></a>/IMP (or heck, even <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> via emulation!!), but I think I'll just continue using my fountain pens, and add doodles to my dot-lined paper notebook.</p><p>Thanks to the following amazing people for inspiring me:</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@nonehitwonder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nonehitwonder</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@krishnadraws" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>krishnadraws</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.gyt.is/@gytisrepecka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gytisrepecka</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.well.com/@ianb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ianb</span></a></span> </p><p>40 years after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> now has a decent photo/image editing program.</p><p>Now all it needs is a killer vector editor to put <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> in its place. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacDraw</span></a> isn't it.</p><p><a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/01/a-new-home-for-pixelmator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/01</span><span class="invisible">/a-new-home-for-pixelmator/</span></a></p>
dan 💾<p>A <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> birthday card to itself. Complete with cat bum, because no compact Mac is complete without a cat sitting on top. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
paulrickards<p>Anyone know the origin/artist of this Ukiyo-e inspired Mac artwork? I found it in MacWorld Sept 1990 pg 330 in an article about Canvas 2.1.</p><p>Reverse image search just shows lots of Tumblr sites, but did give a somewhat pixel art version of it.</p><p>I cleaned up the image to try to make it 1:1 (there were duplicate rows/cols).</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9009_September_1990/page/n339/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/MacWorld_9</span><span class="invisible">009_September_1990/page/n339/mode/2up</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a></p>
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@82mhz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>82mhz</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infinitemac.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">infinitemac.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If you're aiming for Dec 1989, get System 6.0.4 on the Mac SE with 1MB RAM, and try playing with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> and then <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HyperCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HyperCard</span></a>. There is an option to configure the exact hardware. And make sure to go into settings and select 1x speed 😁</p><p>If you have another timeframe in mind, let me know.</p>
forresto<p>Search my computer for "Mac Paint" ... it suggests Wikipedia.</p><p>Search the internet for "mac paint internet archive" ... it emulates it!<br><a href="https://archive.org/details/mac_Paint_2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/mac_Paint_</span><span class="invisible">2</span></a></p><p>Infinite nostalgia. </p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/System7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>System7</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/MacClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacClassic</span></a></p>
Luke Dorny<p>Fantastic era videotape of Susan Kare explaining to newsy types that were drooling over the concept that altered computing for the masses:</p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91044923/watching-susan-kare-explain-the-mac-ux-in-1984-is-the-most-relaxing-thing-ever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91044923/watch</span><span class="invisible">ing-susan-kare-explain-the-mac-ux-in-1984-is-the-most-relaxing-thing-ever</span></a></p><p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@glass" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>glass</span></a></span><br> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MyFirstMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyFirstMac</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SusanKare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanKare</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Susan Kare (illustration, bitmap type) &amp; Clement Mok (design), MacPaint Manual, Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, 1983.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/AppleComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleComputer</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AppleMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleMac</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/InformationDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ManualDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManualDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/1980sDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1980sDesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SusanKare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanKare</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ClementMok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClementMok</span></a></p>
Letterform Archive<p>Happy birthday to the Apple Macintosh! This week marks 40 years since Apple unveiled the original Macintosh at an event in Cupertino.</p><p>Image: Susan Kare, MacPaint sample artwork for Macintosh sales brochure, Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, 1984.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AppleComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleComputer</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AppleMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleMac</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SusanKare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanKare</span></a></p>
Luke Dorny<p>Updated post with images from the past. <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MyFirstMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyFirstMac</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Karateka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Karateka</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/circuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>circuit</span></a></p>
Luke Dorny<p>My first intro to the <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> was at a local computer store near Seattle around 1984-5 that I would frequent after school. The store owners would kindly let me tinker and test out programs like <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> on it without objection. </p><p>It would be many years before I actually owned one. </p><p>It changed my life &amp; career. <br>Thank you Steve &amp; Steve <br>🥋🖌️🎨👨‍🎨🖥️</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/MyFirstMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyFirstMac</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lukedorny.com/articles/mac" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lukedorny.com/articles/mac</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mark Gardner<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@trlvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trlvn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> This is not a bad take. The <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VisionPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisionPro</span></a> may well herald a new computing paradigm the same way the original <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> did, even though <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> only bundled <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> for consumers.</p><p>They say it will ship with spatial versions of <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safari</span></a>, Photos, Music, Messages, TV, Freeform, Notes, Mail, Keynote, Mindfulness, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/FaceTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaceTime</span></a>, and an <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a> for <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/AppleArcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleArcade</span></a>, bespoke and compatible <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a> apps.</p><p>Sounds like more than “just a dev kit.”</p>
paulrickards<p>Hello from my Mac 128k and Color Classic! 👋 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassicMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicMac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>LOL on an "updated" MS Paint (which is less capable than 1984 era <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a>, IMHO). <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MSpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSpaint</span></a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/ms-paint-gets-its-long-promised-dark-mode-along-with-other-improvements/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">6/ms-paint-gets-its-long-promised-dark-mode-along-with-other-improvements/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a></p>
PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾<p>Some fun bot ideas (kinda all <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a>):</p><p>* Apple I bot — interact with an Apple!</p><p>* MacWarehouse bot — tells you the current hot deals and "blowouts" (IYKYK) on the latest Mac hardware and software</p><p>But the one I want to really make:</p><p>* A collaborative <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> bot — It would use an actual emulated Mac running MacPaint, where everyone would be able to add something to a single document (which would reset periodically)—although this could get ugly, because you know, the Internet.</p>
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