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It was amazing when computers were both new and social. Limitless potential pursued through room-sided machines with the power of today’s toys. Bits and scrap
by jleyank 5y ago
It was amazing when computers were both new and social. Limitless potential pursued through room-sided machines with the power of today’s toys. Bits and scraps like this blog capture the spirit.
- spyremeown 5y agoYea, it seemed all so new and joyful. People were still able to grasp the full software complexity and really make the best out of it. I miss this time I never got to live, weirdly enough.
- jleyank 5y agoIf you are too young to have been there, make sure Linux always has some of the same vibes as Unix and earlier. It’s not just money, it’s “being known” and more importantly “being useful” that is the mark of a hacker.
- linguae 5y agoThankfully there are some retrocomputing and hobbyist groups online that maintain this spirit of computing. I was born in 1989 and was fortunate enough to be exposed to computers at an early age, and so I was able to live through a time when computers felt new and before "pop culture" (as Alan Kay would put it) and other commercial concerns took over computing. Some areas where I spend a lot of my browsing time are Mac and NeXT retrocomputing sites as well as keeping up to date with the Smalltalk, Lisp, and Plan 9 communities.