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This is the overview article I needed on Typst. It concisely explains how the document preparation system works, in what it differs from LaTeX, and why it may be a suitable replacement for LaTeX.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1037577

#typst #TextFormatting

@philpem Looks like you did the right thing.

@psychotimmy We long lost that innoncence.

This GitHub repo archives a discontinued repository of CP/M software created between 1979 and 1984, MIT-MC (later moved to SIMTEL20). It comprises free and shareware code and other files.

https://github.com/MITDDC/cpmarchive-1979-1984

#cpm #retrocomputing

@fluidlogic Absolutely, many such ads were cringey seen with today's eyes.

The ads in BYTE magazine were a visual display of the diversity and experimentation in the early computer industry.

#retrocomputing #magazines

@lhauser It was affordable even for a student or hobbyist.

@bonkers Experimenting with a nice simple protocol and having fun.

@mdhughes I've been a longtime occasional user of SDF but forgot about Gopher hosting. I'm not into self hosting.

@lfa SDF, right.

Are there hosted solutions or public hosts for Gopher servers? Is self hosting the only option these days?

I have no need for a Gopher server but I'm curious.

#gopher

@simon_brooke It is, thanks.

@iogrt Thanks! I've been immersing in Medley for the past couple of years and I love exploring and learning such a rich environment.

@abovearth And I'd also say blackbelt thought leader.

@ksaj LOL Right, the point was to practice the steps and workflow with something harmless.

I had my first PR merged into Medley Interlisp.

Although I worked on other PRs related to documentation and the project site, this is the first involving actual system code. The change was absolutely trivial, removing a duplicate line of code, but helped me get familiar with the setup and workflow of tracking and compiling modified files.

It turns out working on system code is pretty much the same as user code. You use the same tools and go through similar steps.

I guess now I'm a hotshot core kernel developer or something.

https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/pull/2295

#interlisp #lisp

@144mb I do. I heard about Applixware at the time but didn't know much about the product.

Subscribe Openly is a tool for styling RSS feeds in a way that explains to users new to feed readers what to do to subscribe. John Lampard's post provides more details:

https://disassociated.com/subscribe-openly-almost-one-click-rss-feed-subscriptions

#rss #blogging

@thelastpsion OneNotion, now with Copilot.