Blake Patterson<p>Desktop Icons of Yore</p><p>www.datagubbe.se/icons/</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/icons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>icons</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wysiwyg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wysiwyg</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wimp</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desktop</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/screenshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenshot</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
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Assn for Computing Machinery<p>On May 22, 1980, the original Pac-Man made its debut and quickly became more than just an arcade hit—it marked a milestone in computing. It demonstrated early AI with ghosts that followed distinct behavioral algorithms, pushed real-time processing on limited hardware, and showcased intuitive, user-friendly design. It also was an example of early cross-platform development. A lot of fun, and a leap forward in computing!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PacMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacMan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Did you know: Engineer Ronald H. Nicholson Jr. was part of both the Macintosh and Amiga teams, and has his signature molded into the cases of the Amiga 1000 and the early Macintosh computers.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga1000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga1000</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac128K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac128K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/didyouknow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>didyouknow</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funfact</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Thinking of NEXTSTEP this morning...I'd guess many aren't aware of the unusual color display arrangement. </p><p>The NeXTstation, which was the first "affordable" color solution for NEXTSTEP, has a 16-bit framebuffer, but instead of rendering the desktop in 65,536 colors (as per Windows or Mac hardware, say), it rendered in 12-bit color with 4-bits of alpha channel (transparency). </p><p>That means it had a palette of 4096 colors, with all colors available at once on the display (not like, say, the Amiga or Apple IIgs with a 4096 color palette, but video modes with a small subset of those colors available (yes, yes, HAM mode excluded). Additionally, anything on the screen had 16 levels of opacity available. </p><p>It's interesting to see in person, on the actual hardware (especially on a good LCD display). With dithering, it looks very close to 24-bit truecolor. </p><p>(The NeXT Dimension color board for the Cube allowed 24-bit color with 8-bits alpha, but that was not so frequently used -- less so than most NeXT hardware even...)</p><p>But that's not nearly the weirdest that NEXTSTEP-capable hardware got, when it came to color video display...</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeXT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NEXTSTEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEXTSTEP</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXTstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTstation</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXTCube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTCube</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenStep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStep</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DisplayPostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisplayPostScript</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostScript</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MC68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MC68K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SteveJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveJobs</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Yaroslav Khnygin<p>A great new article by Jeffrey Starr, Investigating MacPaint's Source Code: <a href="https://ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-sourc</span><span class="invisible">e-code/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerGraphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SourceCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SourceCode</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/morefunmakingi</span><span class="invisible">t/videos</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Linux User Space makes videos about the history of Linux distributions and Linux-related software. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/linuxuserspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxuserspace@tilvids.com</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 26 videos uploaded, if they haven've federated to your server yet you can browse them all at <a href="https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos</span></a></p><p>You can also follow their general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxuserspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxuserspace@mastodon.social</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Distros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Distros</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/GNULinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNULinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Johnny Blanchard / Re-Enthused makes videos about retro computers and consoles, including both famous and obscure systems. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/johnny_blanchard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnny_blanchard</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 570 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/johnny_blanchard/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/johnny_blancha</span><span class="invisible">rd/videos</span></a></p><p>You can also follow Blanchard's general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retrochat.online/@jonn_blanchard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jonn_blanchard</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
ploum<p>20 years of Linux on the Desktop (part 3)</p><p>Read chapter 3 of the book I’m currently writing about the history of Linux on the desktop.</p><p><a href="https://ploum.net/2025-03-08-linux_desktop3.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ploum.net/2025-03-08-linux_des</span><span class="invisible">ktop3.html</span></a></p><p>Still looking for an agent or a publisher to make a dead-tree version of it…</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/maemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maemo</span></a></p>
FediThing 🏳️🌈<p>Just found out about a 2009 TV film on retro computing called "Micro Men". It's a sort of comedy-drama about UK computer manufacturers in the 1980s, done on a tiny budget by mixing in archive footage. It works really well!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH5L-iTIbP8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=XH5L-iTIbP</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p>There's also a video of some of the real people depicted watching it and commenting on the authenticity:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSsk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSs</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrocomputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>retrocomputing</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Acorn</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sinclair</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCMicro</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Ctrl Alt Rees (aka Rees) posts in-depth videos about retro computing and retro gaming, especially old PCs and Atari game consoles. You can follow their video account at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/rees" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rees</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 300 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/rees/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">makertube.net/a/rees/videos</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You can also follow Rees's general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@ctrlaltrees" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ctrlaltrees</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Veronica Explains is an excellent account which makes fun videos about all kinds of computing topics, including Linux, free open source software and retro computing. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tinkerbetter.tube/accounts/vkc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vkc</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 40 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://tinkerbetter.tube/a/vkc/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinkerbetter.tube/a/vkc/videos</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Root42 makes retro computing videos, often about repairing Commodore computer hardware or programming for MS-DOS. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/root_42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>root_42</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 30 videos published. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/root_42/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">makertube.net/a/root_42/videos</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You can also follow their non-video account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@root42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>root42</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSDos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDos</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RepairVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairVideos</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Way back in the 1970s/1980s, before the Fediverse, before the web, there was an even older open network: "bulletin board systems" or BBSes.</p><p>You can watch a multi-part documentary about the history of the BBS network at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/h6CMyFnbdPZXpaRpMCBKdk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/h6CMyFnbdPZXpaR</span><span class="invisible">pMCBKdk</span></a></p><p>The episodes are themed rather than chronological, so you can watch any episodes you want in any order.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BulletinBoards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BulletinBoards</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BBSes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBSes</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/CreativeCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeCommons</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>"Internet may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it." (December 5th, 2000)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</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/VintagePessimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintagePessimism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldWideWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWideWeb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Year2000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Year2000</span></a></p>
Mark Gritter<p>A <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> question that came up today: what is the origin of | (the vertical stroke) as bitwise OR in PL/I, and thence to the C family of languages?</p><p>I haven't been able to trace it further back, and interestingly in logic it was the "Sheffer Stroke", NAND (although Wikipedia claims that Sheffer actually used it for NOR instead?) There does not seem to be a logic or typesetting convention that birthed |.</p><p>I don't know enough about early IBM keyboards to know what other characters might be available.</p><p>The choice of & for AND instead of ^ -- it's right there! -- is similarly unclear.</p>
Mark Gritter<p>I attended my great-uncle Phil's funeral last week. He had a career in computing starting in the 1960's; we had a lot in common and could swap stories about technology and business. We will miss him very much.</p><p>The memorial boards included this summary of his career and a batch of old business cards, as well as this certificate of his membership in the Data Processing Management Association, from 1981. (It's now the Association of Information Technology Professionals, AITP.)</p><p>One thing that struck me is that although the code of ethics lists responsibilities to one's employer, and separately to one's management, to fellow members (not to misuse the information you learned about their business, nor to sell to them at meetings!), and to the country at large -- there is no specific guidance towards the people affected by the use of data processing, those whose well-being or privacy could be negatively affected. That is a fixture of modern ethics codes, but didn't make the cut in 1981.</p><p>The University of Minnesota Library has records from the DPMA in its collection! <a href="https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/2474" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archives.lib.umn.edu/repositor</span><span class="invisible">ies/3/resources/2474</span></a> </p><p>What remain of Uncle Phil's business records are probably sitting in his rented storage unit; in his later years he never had the energy to sort through it or the determination to simply get rid of everything. While it might be interesting to see what is still there, I don't anticipate we will have the opportunity (or the energy, either!) to do so.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/InMemoriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InMemoriam</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Here are some <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> & <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> video accounts to follow:</p><p>RETRO COMPUTING & COMPUTING HISTORY<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/rees" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rees</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/jan_beta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jan_beta</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/johnny_blanchard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnny_blanchard</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/noel_llopis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>noel_llopis</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/root_42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>root_42</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/linuxuserspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxuserspace</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/topazrabbit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>topazrabbit</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/lee_smiths_workshop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lee_smiths_workshop</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/wesker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wesker</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/soldergirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>soldergirl</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tube.tchncs.de/accounts/laf0rge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laf0rge</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/walkero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>walkero</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/richie_g" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>richie_g</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toobnix.org/accounts/elb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elb</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/wotsisname" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wotsisname</span></a></span></p><p>All of these are on PeerTube, but can be followed and interacted with from Mastodon etc as they are all part of the Fediverse.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/16Bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>16Bit</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/8Bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8Bit</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>The Secret Father of Modern Computing: How Ed Roberts created the personal computer industry—and then walked away</p><p><a href="https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-secret-father-of-modern-computing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-se</span><span class="invisible">cret-father-of-modern-computing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altair</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/S100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>S100</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPM</span></a> #8080 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IMSAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMSAI</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/EdRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ACM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACM</span></a></p>
FediFollows<p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> & <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@obsoletemediauk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>obsoletemediauk</span></a></span> - Museum of Obsolete Media e.g. floppy disks, tapes, punchcards etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@bitsavers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bitsavers</span></a></span> - Online archive of computing history</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@gamesthatwerent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gamesthatwerent</span></a></span> - Archive of unreleased computer & video games</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freiburg.social/@3rz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3rz</span></a></span> - Vintage computing centre in Freiburg, Germany</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@bloopmuseum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bloopmuseum</span></a></span> - Electronic entertainment museum</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@timbl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>timbl</span></a></span> - Inventor of World Wide Web</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@chrismessina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chrismessina</span></a></span> - Inventor of social media hashtag, co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms</p><p>🧵 1/10</p>
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