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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fe.disroot.org/users/ramin_hal9001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ramin_hal9001</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/macwrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> Pro coming any day now...</p>
Magical Renegades ✨<p>The <a href="https://comics.town/tags/Webnovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webnovel</span></a> adaptations of ep. 19-21 are in-progress and I might get chapters 19 and 20 published this weekend. This is a <a href="https://comics.town/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> screenshot showing the opening to chapter 19 which I’ve drafted in <a href="https://comics.town/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a>! </p><p>Chapter 20 starts with a new scene; Roberta serves cake and tea at the League HQ before Imperatrix tells her group about how she created the new timeline! I sketched a couple of quick illustrations for that scene! </p><p><a href="https://comics.town/tags/MagicalGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagicalGirl</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/Sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sketch</span></a></p>
Magical Renegades ✨<p>The <a href="https://comics.town/tags/Webnovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webnovel</span></a> adaptations of ep. 17 and 18 are in-progress; chapter 17 will be an ambitious change with a lot of extra dialogue to bridge gaps between a major scene and the end of the episode. </p><p>Since I’m inspired by MARCHintosh I’m starting my drafts this month in <a href="https://comics.town/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> to show that this old program is still very usable and a nice writing experience!</p><p><a href="https://comics.town/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://comics.town/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a></p>
Vector Hugo<p>1984, January 24th., Steve Jobs presented the first Macintosh Computer. We are glad to share our MAC POP Art, in tribute, in this Fediverse, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of that milestone with You, today.</p><p><a href="https://burma.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MacClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacClassic</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/SpeechSynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechSynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Text2Speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Text2Speech</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MacDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacDraw</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vector</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/art" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>art</span></a></span> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/composition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composition</span></a> of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/historic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historic</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/SVG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SVG</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHM</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CGI</span></a> made with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inkscape</span></a></span> by <a href="https://burma.social/tags/gfkDSGN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gfkDSGN</span></a></p>
Mark Gardner<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@trlvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trlvn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> This is not a bad take. The <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VisionPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisionPro</span></a> may well herald a new computing paradigm the same way the original <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> did, even though <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> only bundled <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> for consumers.</p><p>They say it will ship with spatial versions of <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safari</span></a>, Photos, Music, Messages, TV, Freeform, Notes, Mail, Keynote, Mindfulness, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/FaceTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaceTime</span></a>, and an <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a> for <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/AppleArcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleArcade</span></a>, bespoke and compatible <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a> apps.</p><p>Sounds like more than “just a dev kit.”</p>
paulrickards<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleLisaClone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleLisaClone</span></a> printing from MacWrite over LocalTalk to a HP LaserJet. Still amazed this all works!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moof</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalTalk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveLaughLocalTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiveLaughLocalTalk</span></a></p>
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lowkey.zone/@benjaminhollon" class="u-url mention">@<span>benjaminhollon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@joel" class="u-url mention">@<span>joel</span></a></span></p><p>lol, that&#39;s adorable.</p><p>Makes me remember the time I taught my grandmother (who&#39;s 103 this year) how to use my classic Mac in the late 90s.<br />She wrote up this super sweet thank-you note for me in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> II. I still have a photo of it somewhere.</p>
seanpm2001 🇺🇦️<p>Project of the day (day 2) 2023, Thursday, August 24th</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WacOS</span></a> : <a href="https://github.com/seanpm2001/WacOS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/seanpm2001/WacOS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>WacOS is an operating system project that aims to allow the look, feel, and functionality of all <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> operating systems and bundled software (including, but not limited to: System 1-6, Classic <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a>, Mac OS X, OS X, MacOS (modern), <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/iPhoneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhoneOS</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/iPadOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPadOS</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NewtonOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewtonOS</span></a>, S.O.S, GS/OS, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tvOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tvOS</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NeXTSTEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTSTEP</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watchOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchOS</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Siri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siri</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a>, etc.) in an open-source, and unrestricted way.</p><p>WacOS is also a dual-kernel operating system, which utilizes both the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Kernel and the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Darwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darwin</span></a> Kernel.</p><p>It is a major project, with over a hundred repositories, but it isn't functional yet. It is also my second most popular project (as of 2023, Thursday, August 24th) with 41 stars. It is a major endeavor, and needs some love. It is written in over 50 different programming languages, due to its complexity and its scale. Anyone who is interested can start a discussion, raise an issue, or send a pull request.</p>
paulrickards<p>But can we print from the Amiga CDTV pretending to be a Mac Plus with AMax? Yes! Here’s a MacWrite document (in San Francisco font, natch) printing over the “modem port” (Amiga serial) to an ImageWriter II. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MARCHintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommodoreAmiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreAmiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmigaCDTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaCDTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPlus</span></a></p>
paulrickards<p>Hey so I got the A-Max cartridge working somehow. I removed and tested three chips, all good. Tried it again and now it’s working! I can plug in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FloppyEmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyEmu</span></a> into it and access native Mac disk images now. Here’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacWrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWrite</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommodoreAmiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreAmiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmigaCDTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaCDTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MARCHintosh</span></a></p>