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Alec Muffett<p>Hacker Plants Computer ‘Wiping’ Commands in Amazon’s AI Coding Agent<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/113742" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/113742</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Remembering Chiptunes, the Demoscene and the Illegal Music of Keygens - We loved keygens back in the day. Our lawyers advise us to clarify that that’s all... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/remembering-chiptunes-the-demoscene-and-the-illegal-music-of-keygens/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/20/rememb</span><span class="invisible">ering-chiptunes-the-demoscene-and-the-illegal-music-of-keygens/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/musicalhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicalhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chiptunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiptunes</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/keygen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keygen</span></a></p>
Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageAd</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
Karsten Schmidt<p>Memoirs of the CP/M creator released:</p><p>“Our father, Gary Kildall, was one of the founders of the personal computer industry, but you probably don’t know his name. Those who have heard of him may recall the myth that he ‘missed’ the opportunity to become Bill Gates by going flying instead of meeting with IBM. Unfortunately, this tall tale paints Gary as a ‘could-have-been,’ ignores his deep contributions, and overshadows his role as an inventor of key technologies that define how computer platforms run today.</p><p>Gary viewed computers as learning tools rather than profit engines. His career choices reflect a different definition of success, where innovation means sharing ideas, letting passion drive your work and making source code available for others to build upon. His work ethic during the 1970s resembles that of the open-source community today."</p><p><a href="https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-his-own-words-gary-kildall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">computerhistory.org/blog/in-hi</span><span class="invisible">s-own-words-gary-kildall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/PersonalComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>July 15th 1991: 34 years ago I published the first “modern” password cracker…<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/113704" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/113704</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PasswordCracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordCracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crack</span></a></p>
ICM<p>We've expanded our open hours: Saturday - Monday 10am - 4pm. <br>Please visit <a href="https://icm.museum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">icm.museum</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for membership and booking information. </p><p>Thank you for supporting us!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Matthias MProve<p>Das Computer und Kommunikationsmuseum in Bamberg steht vor der Auflösung. <br>Hier noch ein letzter Video-Rundgang</p><p><a href="https://mprove.de/chrono?q=49.89453,10.88916&amp;z=15.33&amp;t=48&amp;m=BYbsb00105090&amp;o=0.9&amp;s=1&amp;i=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mprove.de/chrono?q=49.89453,10</span><span class="invisible">.88916&amp;z=15.33&amp;t=48&amp;m=BYbsb00105090&amp;o=0.9&amp;s=1&amp;i=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkoCdkbYqvM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=VkoCdkbYqv</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hci.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/softwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/bibliography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bibliography</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/Sandewall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sandewall</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/softwareIndividuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareIndividuals</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/LISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LISP</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/CAISOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAISOR</span></a> <br><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/complex/Sandewall-caisor-bibliography/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/comple</span><span class="invisible">x/Sandewall-caisor-bibliography/</span></a></p><p>My promised bibliography of open-access CAISOR <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> articles from the 1960s-2010s. Each citation links into <a href="https://codeberg.org/tfw/pawn-75" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">codeberg.org/tfw/pawn-75</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 's collected oddities. Because I focused on preserving rarities such as draft versions of papers from the 60s and a single sentence article with JOHN overwrote onto it, my collection should be regarded as a primary archive.</p>
mxk<p>Wir waren heute in Bad Hindelang Hinterstein. Und ich hatte es nicht mehr Präsent, aber natürlich, das ist ja der Ort, an den Konrad Zuse am Ende des 2. Weltkriegs mit all seiner bisherigen Arbeit geflohen ist!<br>(Falls es außer mir noch jemanden interessiert, der hier abgebildete Rechner ist eine Z22, ein viel späterer Röhrenrechner (1955) und nicht die Z4, welche in Teilen in einem Zug ins Allgäu geschafft wurde!)<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Zuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zuse</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/zusekg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zusekg</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a></p>
Karsten Schmidt<p>Thanks to a book recommendation by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bert_hubert</span></a></span> [1], I went on a tangent learning more about the absolutely fascinating history and workings of core memory (and core rope memory, its read-only version). Some of this also very interesting for <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaComputing</span></a> and giving me ideas for future art projects...</p><p>Apollo Core Rope Memory (restoration and read out of 50 year old memory from the Apollo Guidance Computer)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckwxq8rnr0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=hckwxq8rnr</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>Core Memory Explained and Demonstrated<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwsInQLmjXc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AwsInQLmjX</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p>[1] <a href="https://eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/114760790691965256" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eupolicy.social/@bert_hubert/1</span><span class="invisible">14760790691965256</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/CoreMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoreMemory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thi.ng/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a></p>
Lispy Gopher Climate w/screwlisp<p><strong>#EXTENDEDCUT damaru+doug merritt on #emacs, #meditation, edrx's #eev #lispygopherclimate</strong></p> <p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/videos/watch/88bccb6b-6f74-4340-9d8c-b481efb03d5f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/videos/wa</span><span class="invisible">tch/88bccb6b-6f74-4340-9d8c-b481efb03d5f</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/lispyGopherClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lispyGopherClimate</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/transcript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transcript</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/webDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webDev</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/commonlisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commonlisp</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/harlequin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harlequin</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/CLIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLIM</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/show/kmp-lisp-web-testing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/show/k</span><span class="invisible">mp-lisp-web-testing/</span></a></p><p>Summary and transcript of the first eight minutes of the hour-long downloadable episode, including Kent's summary of his personal web work in lisp (mostly at Harlequin) through the 80s and 90s.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@vindarel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vindarel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@khinsen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>khinsen</span></a></span> (being the missing guests)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dougmerritt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> </p><p>I'm hand-transcribing and summarizing, so this is something like part 1/6.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2170913/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2170913/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Designing Creative Data Visualizations from Charts to Art (CRC Press) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ComputerBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeveloperBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeveloperNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/joomla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joomla</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammerNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingBookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingBookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProgrammingTutorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProgrammingTutorials</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ruby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ruby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareProgrammerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareProgrammerNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spreadsheets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spreadsheets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/theory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VisualBasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisualBasic</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>Reddit user surprised when 1960s computer panel emerged from collapsed family garage <a href="https://arstechni.ca/LR4p" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/LR4p</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/computercollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computercollecting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Classiccomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Classiccomputing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a>'sSystem/360 <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mainframes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RCASpectra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCASpectra</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> #1966 <a href="https://c.im/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCA</span></a></p>
Eliza - Copilot 1966 style<p>Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems <br> Toot me a Hello to start <br> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetoComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetoComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Eliza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eliza</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Go ahead. Take a look at the source code of Bill Atkinson's MacPaint and QuickDraw.</p><p>'MacPaint was written by Bill Atkinson, who was a member of the original Macintosh development team. He based it on his earlier LisaSketch (also called SketchPad) for the unsuccessful Apple Lisa computer, so he originally called it MacSketch. He started work on the Mac version in early 1983.</p><p>'Atkinson also created Quickdraw first for the Lisa, as LisaGraf. Andy Hertzfeld, another key member of the team, considers QuickDraw “the single most significant component of the original Macintosh technology” in its ability to “push pixels around in the frame buffer at blinding speeds to create the celebrated user interface.”'</p><p><a href="https://computerhistory.org/blog/macpaint-and-quickdraw-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">computerhistory.org/blog/macpa</span><span class="invisible">int-and-quickdraw-source-code/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLabor</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickDraw</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>"It was Mr. Atkinson who programmed QuickDraw, a foundational software layer used for both the Lisa and Macintosh computers; composed of a library of small programs, it made it possible to display shapes, text and images on the screen efficiently."<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/bill-atkinson-dead.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/bill-atkinson-dead.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickDraw</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HyperCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperCard</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLabor</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>One of the great heroes in not just Apple history, but computer history, Bill Atkinson, has died at 74 from pancreatic cancer. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/obit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obit</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/CS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CS</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/07/bill-atkinson-rip" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daringfireball.net/linked/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/07/bill-atkinson-rip</span></a></p>
AJ Sadauskas<p>Here's a gem that I just found on the Internet Archive. It's a catalogue for the JOHN SANDS SEGA home computer system, from around 1984: <a href="https://archive.org/details/John_Sands_Sega_Home_Computers_1984_John_Sands_Electronics_AU/mode/1up" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/John_Sands_Sega_Home_Computers_1984_John_Sands_Electronics_AU/mode/1up</a><br><br><a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/computergames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerGames</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/sega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sega</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Trevor Flowers<p>If you want a keyset sort of like the one used in Engelbart's demo of NLS but as a USB input then here you go: <a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/usb-keyset" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">learn.adafruit.com/usb-keyset</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://machines.social/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a></p>