Bits of yore. Probably not here much anymore. This same username on other platforms stands a good chance of also being me. E.g., https://xitter.cf/t.co/8Lc79TWa8v on Bsky.
Boston, MA
Joined June 2012
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Yesterbits retweeted
RCR Episode #261: Cause the Commodordian is Keeping Up With You. Join us as we talk neural nets, Commodores, PCs, Mastodon, Javascript, noisy flash drives, binary dice, Newton apps, Super Elves, being cool like Microsoft, and more! rcrpodcast.com/episodes/2022…
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RCR Episode #260: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1. 1960 brought us RS-232 and the PDP-1. Join us as we talk more about COBOL, floppy disk manufacturing, programmable rulers, Microchannel architectures, Happy Computers, and more!
rcrpodcast.com/episodes/2022…
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Mastodon: @[email protected]
podcasts.social/@Drop_III_In…
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Greetings Mac Using #Apple ][ Enthusiasts. Good news is I've repackaged the Windows only CiderPress v4.1.0 to run on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. I've tested this on a 2017 i5-MBA, 2020 M1-Mini, and a 2022 M2-MBA all running Monterey.
retrocomputingaustralia.com/…
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Someone disassembled and recreated an Apple /// demo that I wrote in early 1980, the colorful "Running Horses" demo that was used as part of the launch. It used images originally created by Eadweard Muybridge in 1878.
robjapple.blogspot.com/2020/…
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Oops we found 3 different versions of Sierra On-Line's 1982 release of Ultima II for Apple II.
At least one of them seems unpreserved in any form.
Yes they're all real. 😂
ALT screenshot of Applesauce disk comparison tool showing differences between two revisions of "Ultima II"
ALT screenshot of Applesauce disk comparison tool showing differences between two revisions of "Ultima II"
Yesterbits retweeted
What if W*rdle but it's 1978?
Untitled Word Game is a W*rdle clone for the 16K Apple ][.
Read & download: github.com/a2-4am/untitled-w…
Play: archive.org/details/Untitled…
Thanks to @a2_qkumba for everything.
ALT screenshot from "Untitled Word Game"
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I managed to complete the game! And I wrote a review: blog.reiterate.app/misc/2022…
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Million Perfect Letters: a shifty word game for the Apple ][
archive.org/details/MillionP…
Thanks to @option8, @antoine_vignau, @xotmatrix for testing
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Introducing Synology FloppyStation.
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With more than 5.75MB of total storage capacity and transfer speeds of almost 115kbps, the FPS422+ is ready for even the most demanding workflows. Coming soon.
Yesterbits retweeted
KansasFest 2022: In-Person and Remote! kansasfest.org/2022/03/kfest…
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OpenEmulator v1.1.0 is out. A universal macOS binary (runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon) is available at archive.org/details/OpenEmul…
It features improved WOZ support and emulation fixes by Mr. STiVo, plus usability fixes for video scaling, mouse capture, & clipboard copying.
ALT screenshot from OpenEmulator v1.1.0
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I just opened up a Patreon to help me be able to spend as much time as possible advancing Applesauce as well as fund some new gear for testing. If you can contribute, that would be much appreciated! Thanks!
patreon.com/diskblitz
Yesterbits retweeted
1/ Story time part deux
xitter.cf/a2_4am/status/14911491…
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We've lost a legend in the Apple II under/overground: Matthew Dornquast, who was both Mini Appler of Midwest Pirates' Guild, and, well, Matt Dornquast, master coder and making of amazing software products for Apple II and beyond.
Megaterm, Beautiful Boot, The Parrot , HBBS.
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ALT Narrative Device Get inspiration for a story from an AI, just write two themes and see the first paragraph come alive. Themes: copy protection and princess peach . Story: Princess Peach was very excited for her birthday party. She had never had one before, and she was looking forward to it. However, when she got there, she found out that the party was being held in a castle that did not allow copying of the game cartridges. She was very disappointed.
Dear English-speaking friends,
As part of my PhD, I'm researching human-AI creative interaction. I created a little tool where you can write two themes and see the beginning of a story come alive.
You can try it here:
narrative-device.herokuapp.c…
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Yesterbits retweeted
Thrilled to announce that the first physical editions of Hibernated 1 Director's Cut are now arriving for those who pre-ordered it. There is plenty of stock available. If you're into Infocom and interactive fiction, you won't want to miss this. polyplay.xyz/navi.php?qs=Hib… *a thread*
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Thanks to whomever it was that pushed the necessary button within PayPal. Just had a PP robot call me and tell me that I am restored. Finished printing out yesterday's batch of postage. Going to get caught up on generating invoices now, and then get back to assembly!
