ChristopherDrum

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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Looking around pictures, the IV seems to have a couple of variations. I like this one: https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-NMAH2000-0410... I'm not keen on this one: http://www.mrmartinweb.co
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Author here. You've intrigued me with this product, to say the least. As I get more experience with the productivity classics under my belt, I absolutely intend to branch out into titles like you've mentioned. That's assuming
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Author here. Thank you very much for your very kind words. I'm quite happy to hear that I was able to make reading about a database fun; "make it not boring" is my personal goal with the posts. It's nice to have confirma
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Oh wow, you're right! I see now that under MAME options there is a "Slot Devices" that has a printer selection option. I overlooked that I guess, thinking it was unrelated to printing. I'll need to dig into CP/M-80
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Ah, of course, FileMaker. How could I forget the system that got me started on the development career path?!
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article. Hopefully someone more learned than myself about modern database programming will chime in. I'm not sure what current system offers both the database and development features in such a
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Since someone else posted my article instead of me, I felt compelled to clarify who I am. Just trying to navigate social media waters to the best of my ability.
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Author here. Thank you :)
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Author here. My timing is impeccable!
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by ChristopherDrum 8mo ago
Author here, and thanks for reading. I'm glad to hear stories from a developer POV about those days. It's interesting uncovering subtle interface changes as I investigate various applications. It makes sense to me to not use Ret
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by ChristopherDrum 9mo ago
Happy I could help!
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by ChristopherDrum 9mo ago
The HN community seemed to enjoy my previous post about Deluxe Paint. I cover all productivity software genres and hardware, which has kept me busy for a while. This week, I've circled back around to the Amiga, looking at Scala Multime
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Scala Multimedia on the Commodore Amiga(stonetools.ghost.io)
7 points by ChristopherDrum 9mo ago|3 comments
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
Thank you, I'm really happy you enjoyed it!
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XPER on the Commodore 64(stonetools.ghost.io)
50 points by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago|3 comments
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
I got to know this software by trying to predict rain over two weeks, putting it head-to-head-to-head against my own intuition and a coin flip.
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
Applescript; first trying to automate mundane work tasks, then later to build simple GUI apps. That led into more robust Applescript Studio work, which led into learning Objective-C through Big Nerd Ranch and the book/class by Aaron Hi
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Learning of the Passing of Stewart Cheifet(christopherdrum.github.io)
9 points by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago|1 comments
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
I had just referenced him in my latest blog post, so he was already top-of-mind when I heard the news. I couldn't NOT write about it.
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
I tried to read a mix of things, especially "classics I never got around to." I didn't meet my personal target of 30 books (got sidetracked writing my blog), but definitely read things that stuck with me. Notable and beautifu
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ThinkTank, an "idea processor" that launched a religion (of outliners)(stonetools.ghost.io)
7 points by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago|0 comments
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Electric Pencil: a word processor that worked best with a soldering iron(stonetools.ghost.io)
9 points by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago|0 comments
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
No no, I was just blindsided by my own feelings when I read that and thought it was kind of funny. Judging from the inexplicable downvoting that comment received (?!) apparently that wasn't clear. I always enjoyed Mastermind, though th
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
"Let's Make a Deal" was hosted by Monty Hall and is literally the Monty Hall problem.
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
I think the part that stings most about this article is when he says, "In my research I came across a boardgame called Mastermind." My lived childhood is old enough to be someone's "research."
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
I shared this last month, and it seemed to resonate with people, so I'll share again and maybe new eyeballs will see it this time. I'm continuing to build a body of work on my retro productivity software blog, Stone Tools. https:
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
Author here. Since posting the article so many people have shared their similar stories with me, though not yet with your public speaking angle. I knew HyperCard had influence, but I don't think I was quite prepared for just how much
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
Author here, I'm glad you enjoyed it. HyperTalk and Pascal are obviously very different beasts, I'm sure it was difficult to context switch between the two! For HyperCard stack developers, that resource fork was kind of a blessing
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
Author here. Thanks for sharing this with the HN community. For those wondering if this is worth reading, I've written a click-baity title to entice you, "HyperCard vs. Vibe Coding" (though it's only one very small part
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by ChristopherDrum 10mo ago
There is a substantial literate program not mentioned in the article: Inform 7. (a natural language, interactive fiction programming language) https://github.com/ganelson/inform From the README "Inform is itself a

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