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"Secondly, I now use StumpWM, a tiling window manager written in Common Lisp. This means I can connect to the lisp process that runs my window manager to inspec
by duncan_bayne 11y ago
"Secondly, I now use StumpWM, a tiling window manager written in Common Lisp. This means I can connect to the lisp process that runs my window manager to inspect it, debug it, automate it, or make changes live. Now imagine you can do this with the entire machine!"
A million times this! Such a machine, end-user-programmable from the ground up, is a real 'bicycle for the mind'.
- digi_owl 11y agoAnd would probably make just about any marketer and/or lawyer run screaming...
- duncan_bayne 11y agoIndeed. Which just means it's a doubly worthwhile project :) But seriously, this is the promise of computing we're talking about. It had to be put on hold for a while, because when you're dealing with a resource-constrained machine like an early 8-bit micro, IBM PC, or Mac, you're going to have to ship tightly optimised binaries and use non-native dev tools. So, given that no-one ships such a machine today, where are there priorities?
- TelmoMenezes 11y agoOne can dream.
- boondaburrah 11y agoTo that end, I'm really excited to see where InterimOS is going. http://interim.mntmn.com/ http://interim.mntmn.com/ (it was on hackernews earlier but I can't find the article)
- henesy 11y agoThis! InterimOS looks like a glimmer of hope in the dark. Here's to hoping it reaches its goals and we see an interim machine eventually.