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vpalepu.com
This was peak user experience from back in the day — and perhaps still remains so.

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#computerHistory
#TechSky
yeeeerika.bsky.social erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · Jan 24
i bet this feels so good if you're a deck of cards
A classic Solitaire game doing that shuffle thing after you win the game; multiple cascading and overlapping cards across the screen. The green background typical for the game is visible. This is the zoomies for digital card games.
January 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
bhgross144.bsky.social
Wondering how Mike Mahoney would respond to Fedorkow's question...and this photo!

#histSTM #histtech
#ComputerHistory #SoftwareHistory 🗃️📜
edenmedina.bsky.social Eden Medina @edenmedina.bsky.social · Nov 19
Joke courtesy of Guy Fedorkow of the MIT Museum: How do you display software?
December 1, 2024 at 9:01 PM
markcmarino.bsky.social
Wow. Blown away by this glowing review of Inventing ELIZA in the Wall Street Journal! My favorite line is that we were "talmudically annotating the code."

archive.ph/fCcIy

@sarahciston.com, @mitpress.bsky.social @wsj.com

#critcode #ArtificialIntelligence #computerhistory #SoftwareHistory
Screen shots of the review in the Wall Street Journal: 'Inventing ELIZA' Review: The Mother of all Chatbots
August 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
techlife-blog.bsky.social
Python 3.2 and concurrent.futures: The Release That Made Python 3 Worth Using

techlife.blog/python-3-2-a...

#Python #Python3 #Programming #SoftwareHistory #TheStoryOfPython #OpenSource #TechHistory #Developer #CodingLife
techlife.blog
March 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 es un sistema operativo para computadoras Macintosh lanzado por Apple el 26 de julio de 1997. Fue una importante actualización del OS clásico, introduciendo cambios significativos en la interfaz de usuario y la funcionalidad.

#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
Miles de estudiantes, empresas, técnicos y programadores independientes pudieron crear herramientas internas, sistemas administrativos y aplicaciones completas con una rapidez inédita.

#alancooper #VisualBasic #Microsoft #SoftwareHistory #programacion #UXDesign #retrocomputing #computerhistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
techlife-blog.bsky.social
Cleaning the Slate: The Radical Engineering Behind Python 3.0 - The Story of Python Series - 1

techlife.blog/posts/cleani...

#Python #Python3 #Programming #SoftwareHistory #TheStoryOfPython #OpenSource #TechHistory #Developer #CodingLife
Cleaning the Slate: The Radical Engineering Behind Python 3.0 - The Story of Python Series - 1
Python 3 deliberately shattered backward compatibility to fix years of design debt. Here's what changed, why it hurt, and why it was totally worth it.
techlife.blog
March 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
techupdate.io
MS-DOS 4.0 ist Open Source: Ein tiefer Blick in die Betriebssystem-Geschichte

https://techupdate.io/microsoft/ms-dos-4-0-ist-open-source-ein-tiefer-blick-in-die-betriebssystem-geschichte/51147/

#technews #microsoft #opensource #retrocomputing #msdos #softwarehistory
MS-DOS 4.0 ist Open Source: Ein tiefer Blick in die Betriebssystem-Geschichte
techupdate.io
April 29, 2026 at 8:06 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 fue la primera versión que ofreció soporte nativo para procesadores PowerPC, que eran la nueva generación de procesadores de Apple.

#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
El resultado fue una revolución: arrastrar controles, crear formularios, responder a eventos y construir aplicaciones Windows sin partir desde cero.

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 democratizó el desarrollo en Windows.

#Microsoft #SoftwareHistory #programacion #UXDesign #retrocomputing #computerhistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
Windows 98 fue un sistema operativo que marcó una evolución en la integración de Internet en el entorno Windows y ofreció mejoras en la estabilidad y el rendimiento en comparación con su predecesor.

#retrocomputingmx #Microsoft #windows98 #softwarehistory
June 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 fue un hito importante en la evolución de Apple, ya que preparó el camino para futuras versiones y sentó las bases para la transición a procesadores PowerPC.

#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
markcmarino.bsky.social
Shoutout to Rupert Lane!

Most people read about old software. Rupert and a team brought ELIZA back to life -- actually running, actually responding, in its original environment on a simulated IBM 7094!

ELIZA! Back from the dead!

#InventingELIZA #SoftwareHistory #ELIZA
Joseph Weizenbaum at the 7094
June 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
martinpixelfoto.bsky.social
Erinnerst du dich noch an die 90er? Damals konnte man Software noch kaufen – ganz ohne Abomodell, einfach nur so.

Remember the 90's? Back then, you could still buy software – no subscription model, just like that.

#Adobe #Photoshop #Photoshop3 #GraphicDesign #SoftwareHistory #90sTech #DTP
Foto der bedruckten Papphülle und der CD-ROM von Adobe Photoshop 3.0 für Windows aus dem Jahr 1994. Auf der Vorderseite der Hülle stehen das Adobe-Logo, der Schriftzug „Adobe Photoshop 3.0 Deluxe CD-ROM“ und der Slogan „The world’s leading photo design and production tool“. Das Cover zeigt eine künstlerische Collage mit Kameraobjektiv, Pinseln, Farbpalette, einem Auge und dem Wort „image“ auf einer Wand – Symbole für digitale Bildbearbeitung und Kreativität. Rechts daneben liegt die teilweise sichtbare CD mit identischem Aufdruck. Photo of the printed cardboard sleeve and CD-ROM for Adobe Photoshop 3.0 for Windows, released in 1994. The front of the sleeve displays the Adobe logo, the text “Adobe Photoshop 3.0 Deluxe CD-ROM,” and the slogan “The world’s leading photo design and production tool.” The cover features an artistic collage with a camera lens, paintbrushes, a palette, an eye, and the word “image” on a wall—symbols of digital photo editing and creativity. To the right, the partially visible CD shows the same printed design.
July 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
El 15 de julio de 1985 sale a la venta PageMaker, un software pionero en el campo de la autoedición (desktop publishing) que revolucionó la forma en que se diseñaban y producían publicaciones.

Lanzado por Aldus en 1985 para...

#retrocomputingmx #computerhistory #softwarehistory #dtp #PageMaker
July 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
thedailyperspective.org
DR-DOS reborn as legally pristine rewrite, but questions linger

#DOS #RetroComputing #SoftwareHistory #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-11-dr-dos-reborn-as-legally-pristine-rewrite-but-questions-linger-177172c6
DR-DOS reborn as legally pristine rewrite, but questions linger
Nearly four decades after its heyday, DR-DOS is coming back through a complete rewrite aimed at avoiding the legal tangles that have plagued every successor.
thedailyperspective.org
March 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
mustafaerbay.bsky.social
Ran an Eggdrop bot on IRC back in the day? Then you know AI agents aren't that new, just more accessible

#AiAgents #Irc #Eggdrop #SoftwareHistory

https://mustafaerbay.com.tr/en/blog/career/eggdroptan-ai-agentlara-aslinda-o-kadar-da-yeni-degil/
From Eggdrop to AI Agents: It's Not Actually That New
AI agents, MCP, tool calling feel brand new — but to anyone who ran an Eggdrop bot on IRC, it's familiar. The real shift wasn't tech, but access to knowledge.
mustafaerbay.com.tr
June 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
formbit24.bsky.social
HyperCard (1987)
Il software che ha anticipato il web.
Card, stack, pulsanti, link, scripting: nel 1987 Apple aveva già inventato tutto.
Leggi l’articolo formbit24.lovable.app

#FormBit24 #hypercard #apple #retrotech #softwarehistory #tech #oldschool
formbit24.lovable.app
July 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
leventmolla.bsky.social
I've been publishing the newsletter "Back To Software Development" on Substack since September 2023. I share the 40 years I spent in Software Development. There are 58 posts up to now. Use the QR code to see the welcome page.
#softwaredevelopment

#swift

#generativeAI

#softwarehistory
December 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
Por $99.95 USD, este icónico software integraba en un solo lugar lo que antes llenaba tu espacio físico: agenda, calendario, calculadora y gestor de archivos. ¡Una auténtica revolución de la organización personal en los 80!

#borlandsidekick #NostalgiaDigital #SoftwareHistory #retrocomputingmx
June 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
Entre 1985 y 1987, la máquina estuvo implicada en al menos seis accidentes por sobredosis masiva de radiación: tres pacientes murieron y otros tres sufrieron lesiones graves.

#SoftwareHistory #ingenieriadesoftware #seguridadinformatica #sistemascriticos #Radioterapia
June 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 no solo ayudó a crear una herramienta de programación. Ayudó a cambiar la relación entre las personas, las interfaces y el código.

Hoy le festejamos en un cumpleaños.

#retrocomputingmx #alancooper #VisualBasic #Microsoft #SoftwareHistory #retrocomputing #computerhistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 no conquistó el mercado, pero dejó una idea poderosa: antes de escribir bien, había que pensar bien.

#retrocomputingmx #amiga #flow #NewHorizonsSoftware #ideaprocessor #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #SoftwareHistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM