Fedi.TipsApr 11, 2025

In case you missed it, there are Mastodon apps for retro computers from the 1980s & 90s

 Apple II
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/mastodon-for-apple-ii

 Apple Macintosh (pre-OS X)
https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon

 Commodore 64
https://github.com/Havoc6502/MOStodon

 Commodore Amiga
https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amidon

 MS-DOS
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

 MVS
https://github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODON

 Palm OS
https://github.com/knickish/heffalump

 Windows 95
https://github.com/meyskens/mastodon-for-workgroups

#Mastodon #RetroComputing

Mastodon for Apple II (][+, //c, IIe, and IIgs)

A Mastodon client for the Apple 2

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p.s. Using Mastodon through even more retro platforms may be possible. If the platform has a web browser, it might be worth seeing if it works with the minimalist web client Brutaldon: https://brutaldon.org
Brutaldon

A brutalist, web-1.0 web client for Mastodon and Pleroma. Supports text-only browsers like Lynx, older browsers, as well as the latest mainstream browsers. All JavaScript is completely optional and progressively enhances the core application.

Apr 13, 2025 at 9:17pmWeb
Show threadDavid W. JonesApr 14, 2025
@FediTips Go even more retro. There are a number of command line clients for Linux. I have one from the Debian Bookworm repository called toot... 😀
Show threadJamesTDGApr 14, 2025
@FediTips not going to lie, it would be hilarious to try that out with my 3DS
Show threadJamesTDGApr 14, 2025
@FediTips so, I figured some things out...
1. I forgot to hack my Japanese 3ds XL
2. I cannot use the Internet with it unless I install an update
3. I'm not in the mood to find a SD card to hack my console, because I never got one when I ordered it...
Show threadJamesTDGApr 14, 2025

@FediTips on the upside though, turns out the console has a few Japanese demos hiding on it, so I'm going to see how far I can play through them without losing my shit

Edit: turns out there's nothing actually installed, just junk tiles that mean nothing