Meanwhile, back on planet Legacy Computing ... 🤓😊

#fidonet #retrocomputing #legacycomputing #dos #geek #programming #programmer #beforedevops

Alternate histories are fun. Imagine a world in which Clive Sinclair and Steve Jobs (and Woz) had met and collaborated.

#AlternateHistory #FountainHead #Connections
#ComputationalThinking #GOFAI #Apple
#8-bit #LegacyComputing

Now that's pretty. I'd like to write a novel using that keyboard. And the overhanging top surface - it looks like something from the 22nd century. Grace and elegance.

#LegacyComputing

no.4: Damn Small Linux (DSL) an operating sysrem (OS) built for older PCs, offering a full desktop experience, with minimal hardware requirements. 
"A tiny-but-capable distro that also unlocks the wider Debian ecosystem"
#LegacyComputing
#retroPC
#opensource
#FOSS
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So you've decided on #Linux Mint as your replacement operating system (o/s). Now, which of the three 'flavors' of Mint to install? Likely it depends on your computer's available resources (hardware).

#LinuxOSdistrbutions
#opensource
#legacycomputing
#FOSS

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Of course, I said the same thing about MS-DOS 3.0

#LegacyComputing #GOFAI

I met him a couple of times at an early computer store in downtown Toronto. Always kind and generous with his time. He asked me once what computer I used, I replied "A COSMAC ELF II (1802)" which seemed to amuse him.

#LegacyComputing #8-bit

If you're interested in the dawn of personal computing as it relates to AI:
gofai.discourse.group/t/legacy-com...

#AI #LegacyComputing #IntelligenceAmplifier #GOFAI

Dismayed that not one student had heard the phrase #threefingersuicide. #legacycomputing