Thomas CherryhomesMay 21

I figured that news of a #PC version of #FujiNet for vintage PCs would have generated some buzz.

Nope. It's #@($%@_ impossible to get the word out.

#retrocomputing

Show threadmbbrutman

@tschak I don't think I saw anything over at VCFed.Org. Or on Reddit.

I've found that getting the word out about an upgrade or a project is easy. Getting people engaged is the difficult part. I've come to realize that I do things for the personal satisfaction of doing them, and if they don't take off or go viral that's fine. People tend to concentrate on their own projects or own corners of the universe, so getting their attention even for something very worthy requires effort and luck.

May 21 at 3:22amWeb
Show threadgloriouscowMay 21

@mbbrutman @tschak

I only really learned about Fujinet from talks about it at VCF. But the part about doing it for the love of it is a good one.

There are a lot of people who are fascinated and appreciative that you did "retro thing X" without any plans to ever use your thing X.

Tons of people seem interested in MartyPC, very few people may ever use it. The whole reason I made the web version was because it was a lot easier to convince someone to click a link than it is to install and download something.

I'd like to look into support for Fujinet in MartyPC. I think it simply hasn't been on the PC world's radar.