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@weekend_editor It made for a nice Joshua/Statice demo.

@arclight

@weekend_editor What kind of servers did your tool get the data from?

@arclight

@arclight After all there wasn't much else for text processing back then.

@hisdeedsaredust LOL indeed.

Does the text output of your Fortran code look dull? Cheaply increase the value of your software and attract new users by restyling with these newfangled graphics primitives.

As seen on this Stanford CS Technical Report published in 1978.

https://bitsavers.org/pdf/stanford/Stanford_CS_TR_Collection_2025-12-12/PDF/1978/CS-TR-78-663.pdf

#fortran #graphics #retrocomputing

@bitsplusatoms Looks like hamradio is quite popular, I didn't expect so much interest.

@codebergstatus No worries, take all the time you need. You are doing an excellent job, thank you.

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/115972122700808983

Why Medley Interlisp is called Medley.

#interlisp #lisp #retrocomputing

@jackdaniel In the layout of the second example of version 1 why do you insert a label pane between the text field and the button? Wouldn't +fill+ or similar do?

@elb The future they tooks from us. By the way, the screen looks not far from legible even at that angle and distance.

@thalia

Matthias Endler offers a good metaphor to encourage starting a blog.

https://endler.dev/2026/personal-blog

#blogging

Alex White on what he means by "organic software". A good blog, by the way.

Organic software would represent the hardwork of software craftspeople, aka those that give a shit. Software that is free from data collection, LLM slop and enshiftication. Instead, it would be created with optimized, well tested code and features driven by the best interests of users.

https://thatalexguy.dev/posts/organic-software

#software #programming #development

@weekend_editor As a user I lived through several computing revolutions and technologies. But I've never seen any next big thing being forced by the industry and press upon everyone everywhere at such scale, with everyone evaluated by how much they use it. The intensity of this push is unprecedented and breathtaking.

Did I miss something in the past?

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/115938663174490825

Fifth Generation Computer Systems ➝ Quintus Prolog: get it?

#prolog #interlisp #ai #retrocomputing

@elb All is well. All is well.

@elb I read both of your replies loud and clear.

@davidgerard What was that old marketing advice to sell benefits and not features? Oh, never mind.

Andreas @82mhz reviewed some books on the the history of the web, blogging, and AOL.

http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/01/some-internet-history-reading

#retrocomputing #books #web #review

@Em0nM4stodon I don't know whether it's the best but my favorite such setup is a System76 Merkaat with Linux Mint Cinnamon:

https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/system76-merkaat-with-linux-mint-first-impressions

These days I would probably go with a Tuxedo device though.

@Saorsa I have no particular thoughts: if the person prefers not to own a smartphone, then good for them. A friend of mine is like that: he doesn't own a smartphone, only a feature phone that supports only calls and SMS.