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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
retrocompmx.bsky.social
New Horizons sería más recordada por herramientas como ProWrite, mientras 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 quedó como una pieza de nicho: valiosa, rara y profundamente representativa de una época experimental del software.

#retrocomputingmx #amiga #flow #NewHorizonsSoftware #ideaprocessor #SoftwareHistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
En una era en los usuarios escribían de manera lineal, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 proponía algo más cercano al pensamiento visual y modular

Su utilidad estaba en ordenar proyectos, artículos, planes, documentos largos o cualquier contenido que necesitara estructura antes de convertirse en texto final

#SoftwareHistory
June 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
iamleeg.bsky.social
SICPers podcast episode 56 on Niklaus Wirth's "A Plea for Lean Software": what it is, what makes it a good idea, and why it'll never happen. www.sicpers.info/podcast/epis... #computerhistory #softwarehistory #podcast
May 8, 2026 at 12:05 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
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
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
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
hncompanion.com
Understanding Photoshop 1.0 requires historical context. 1990s memory and CPU constraints led to practices like short variable names and inlined expressions for performance. These choices were essential for the software's functionality then. #SoftwareHistory 3/6
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
hncompanion.com
Nostalgia vs. reality: While Clippy was often frustrating, many argue its faults were misguided attempts to be helpful, not malicious data extraction. This contrasts sharply with today's profit-driven surveillance. #SoftwareHistory 3/6
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
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
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 requería un procesador 68040 o superior, lo que marcó el final del soporte para algunos modelos antiguos de Macintosh que utilizaban procesadores 68030.

#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
retrocompmx.bsky.social
Se introdujo un nuevo sistema de archivos llamado HFS+, que ofrecía mayor capacidad de almacenamiento y eficiencia en comparación con el sistema anterior.

#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM