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A blog exploring retro productivity software of the 8/16-bit era.
No games; just work.

#retrocomputing #computerhistory #officeofthefuture #softwarearchaeology #stonetools

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Stone ToolsMay 10
@soffronoff Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. I appreciate the assistance!
Show threadStone ToolsMay 9

I see the below note on the Ghost status page. Perhaps one of those fake mails triggered a real phishing report.

⚠️ Active Phishing Campaign "Billing / Verification-Related Suspension"

Some customers have reported receiving emails with subject lines like "Billing / Verification-Related Suspension" from senders not associated with Ghost. The emails use Ghost's logo and link to a fraudulent website that is designed to look like Ghost.

Stone ToolsMay 9
Getting reports of the site being flagged as a "phishing" site. That's a new one on me, as I don't self-host; I rely on Ghost to do that specifically because I don't want to deal with web hosting issues like that. I've sent a message to tech support to see what's happening, but it is the weekend and the reply might be slow. Bad timing on this, because we're trending a bit on Hacker News at the moment!
Show threadStone ToolsMay 8
@amoroso PipeDream is unusual to me with how it was somehow ubiquitous and unknown at the same time. It existed in a strange, liminal space like that. Framework is on (has been on) the to-do list; I'm looking forward to that one.
Show threadStone ToolsMay 8
@scruss From the screenshot I posted in the article alone, and my readings on it, it looks (thinking of a charitable word here) "ambitious" for that device.
Show threadStone ToolsMay 8
@darkling I could see that the OS would be far more inviting back when it was fresh and new. There was still not yet an "established" way to drive GUI systems, aside from high-level constructs like "windows and a mouse are pretty good, actually." As for the spreadsheet/word processor? Yeah, it's definitely possible to stretch certain ideas beyond their natural breaking points.
Stone ToolsMay 8

🪨 PipeDream on the Acorn Archimedes 🛠️

A truly unique combination. We have the first ARM-based home computer, powering a bespoke OS, running software that says, "The barriers between productivity apps are a lie we tell ourselves."

This introduced so many new technologies, I had to run a check on "Where are they now?" The ARM chip's legacy is a given, but the other stuff in the stack might surprise you.

#retrocomputing #pipedream #arm #acorn #archimedes #riscos

https://stonetools.ghost.io/pipedream-archimedes/

PipeDream on the Acorn Archimedes

A productivity suite that willfully rejects common notions on how such software should behave, on an operating system most haven't heard of, running on a processor 30 years ahead of its time.

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Stone ToolsApr 18
A quick note on the upcoming publishing schedule:
Due to a 1-2 punch of "death in the family" and "I'm sick," I'm behind schedule by a couple of weeks. Publishing will return to normal, for some definition of "normal," at that time.
Show threadStone ToolsApr 4

@pronoiac I did a poor job explaining what I've done so far. On I.A. there are two types of scans: PDFs and .cbr files. I used the .cbr files as the PDFs are absolutely terrible quality. The .cbrs are still bad, but "usably bad" I guess.

My ideal would be greyscale flatbed scans at 1200dpi of the OMNI font headers and drop-caps. The scans only need to focus on the font in question. I should make a character table to catalog scan acquisitions, and call out specific issues of interest. 🤔

Show threadStone ToolsMar 29
@europlus Looking forward to the story!