Chris Trottier
#Mastodon is actually turning into quite the interesting phenomenon, almost like the social media version of Doom. It's fascinating to see how people are pushing the boundaries and making it work on all sorts of devices!

Just recently, there's been a Mastodon client developed specifically for Apple II, and surprisingly, it's quite impressive. Almost all the features you'd expect on Mastodon are there; from viewing timelines and receiving notifications to even creating content warnings. The only things missing at the moment are bookmarks and polls, but I have a feeling they'll be added in no time. It's genuinely an impressive endeavor!

Who knows what will come next? I'm personally excited to see if someone manages to make Mastodon work on a Texas Instruments Ti-99/4A Ti-84 calculator. Now that would be something truly remarkable! πŸ˜‰

https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/binary-release-of-mastodon-for-the-apple-c/

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MastApple//c, a Mastodon client for the Apple II (//c and IIe)

A Mastodon client for the Apple 2

Aug 29, 2023 at 4:16pmWeb
Show threadSean TilleyAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @[email protected] I dunno if you had the chance to read about all of the retro clients, but there's some really amazing work being done.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/mastodon-retro-clients/
Check out These Beautiful Retro Mastodon Clients!

We show off wonderful convergence of retro computing and open source microblogging clients that you can try for yourself!

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Show threadLAURENAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews This is one of the reasons the Fediverse is amazing. There is a constant push by members of the community to change, improve, adapt, and not be satisfied with what is, but always moving toward what can be better for all and actually realizing it. Technically and socially no other platform comes close.
Show threada stinky ox πŸ‚Aug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Now now, the TI-99/4A is no Commodore 64, but it's a little harsh to describe it as a 'calculator'. πŸ‚
Show threadChris TrottierAug 29, 2023
@llamasoft_ox @[email protected] Ha! I was actually thinking about the Ti-84, but for some reason, I wrote Ti-99/4A.
Show threadarcadeshopperAug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @llamasoft_ox @fediversenews TI-99/4A is actually capable of it.. with the TIPI ip stack.. I dunno about that calc having internet
Show threadshadowwwindAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet
I think it a general thing of the openness, matrix has very similar stuff, here a matrix client for the Nintendo 3DS https://github.com/Sorunome/miitrix
@fediversenews
GitHub - Sorunome/miitrix: A Nintendo 3DS matrix client

A Nintendo 3DS matrix client. Contribute to Sorunome/miitrix development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadSmooth RideAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @[email protected] You will need to feed it internet through the serial, usb or whatever medium it has to communicate with the outside world
Show threadSmooth RideAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @[email protected] I would definitely try that one
Show threadSuperIluAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews there are also clients for classic Mac, Amiga, Win9x and MS-DOS.
Show threadᴚ uɐᗑAug 29, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews yeah nbd I just installed the Razor Mastodon client and now I can toot whilst I scoot.
Show threadSunnyAug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews That’s great! And the thought of it on a Ti-99, 84, anything -- hilarious!
Show threadeuroplus Aug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews there are clients for MS-DOS, Amigas, 68k Macs, perhaps more, as well!
Show threadsmartwatermelon Aug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews @drewmcmanus to me it's very reminiscent of the early days of twitter, with the open, evolving API and encouragement to build whatever you wanted.
Show threadAstroAug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews whoa, this looks awesome! I suddenly really want to build a Mastodon client for a breadboard computer... time to get some parts I guess
Show threadafastaudir8Aug 30, 2023
I hope someone makes a client compatible with iOS 5-10
Show threadTim RichardsAug 30, 2023
@atomicpoet @fediversenews How about a version for my old Palm V? ;)
Show threadferricoxideAug 30, 2023
@timrichards @atomicpoet @[email protected]

After we get Newton support.
Show threadRiley NormanSep 1, 2023

@atomicpoet @fediversenews It mirrors early Twitter and a little bit early Reddit where building tools that interact with the site were heavily encouraged.

I recall early days of twitter where libraries/programs to communicate with Twitter sprang up in every prog. language and devs in thousands of organizations built all sorts of programmatic communications through Twitter.

Sometimes words come along which are perfect. Schadenfreude is one, enshitification is another πŸ™‚