I mean, forget cyberdecks. Who wants anything else to be "cyber"? This little guy even has a bin for disk storage. (from https://youtube.com/watch?v=eRLy4VqKGiM)
These things are the apotheosis of a certain "computer as a tool for a task" mindset, and that's what I think makes them so interesting.
COBOL
Few things are better than buying random old books online, forgetting about them, and then getting a surprise gift from yourself when they finally show up via media mail
extremely cute formerly-stray kitten
This little guy showed up in our backyard earlier this week, and then I accidentally trapped him in our garage overnight so now we have to keep him. His name is Dale.
Interesting way to spend a rainy Saturday morning: taking my "use an old word processor for writing" thing even further
TW: Linux that looks like old Windows
I'm not sure what prompted this trip down a nostalgia wormhole but I probably need therapy for it.
old mac screenshot
If you're feeling a bit masochistic and really looking for a minimalist writing environment, Word 4 has been right there since 1989
plan 9 bootcamp screenshot
attempting to learn more about ape (and npe) by trying to compile Jim Tcl.
Grabbed this thing on eBay as a potential source of inspiration for projects to tackle with my M5Paper (which still hasn’t arrived). Turns out we have no AAA batteries in the house.
9front day 2
Got WiFi working, installed git9 and got Go installed even though I haven’t learned Go yet. My blog looks OK in Mothra. Acme is truly great. My mind is blown and I know I’m only scratching the surface.
