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Cross-platform GUI frameworks were hot in the 1990s. This review paper of platform-independent GUIs is interesting as it was published in January of 1995, just a few months before the original release of Java. The paper is a snapshot of the pre-Java market and covers mostly C/C++ products, plus one in Lisp (CLIM) and a couple based on Smalltalk.

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/202642.202657

#gui #retrocomputing

@pthane Yeah, posting requires a Mozilla ID (e.g. the same for syncing Firefox) or an account.

@janeishly Right, it's important to hold them accountable.

A free ebook on the history of computers in education in Europe.

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110780147/html

#retrocomputing #education #europe

@xarvos LOL

@xarvos Right, many noticed.

@gmc Pretty cool.

@proprietedusage Me too.

@KyleCKelly Thanks, I appreciate it.

@seanwbruno You may compare notes with @elb

https://social.sdf.org/@elb/114889457426493864

@seanwbruno That would be a great demo as these days computers no longer have much mechanical beyond fans.

@seanwbruno You might want to throw in some Sinclair microdrive cartridges to confuse them even more. 😀

@Bowreality Giving such feedback is important but the impression is they already made up their mind.

@Npars01

@dave_cochran I'd say the latter.

@phf Yes it did look fine: the quote option was not grayed out or missing.

@phf Thanks for letting me know, I'll just delete my post.

@hectorjcorrea Thanks, it's just common sense.

@silvermoon82 Mozilla's leadership is coming from the same industry that's forcing AI down people's throaths.

@amberage Yes it smells like that.