hardware.slashdot.org - 6/14/2009
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There's obviously a lot of truth to the ease of programming using high level tools, and standing on other's shoulders, but back in the day we made do with what we had. I used to work for Acorn Computers (UK) back in 1982, and was one half of the team that implemented ISO Pascal for the ...
ask.slashdot.org - 6/14/2009
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ask.slashdot.org —
We've had a few readers send in updates
on the chaotic post-election situation in Iran. Twitter is...
providing better coverage than CNN at the moment. There are both tech and humanitarian angles to the story, as the two samples below illustrate. First, ...
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rss.slashdot.org - 6/14/2009
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An anonymous reader writes "Johan Van den Brande
has developed a Twitter client for the Commodore 64,...
allowing 140-character messages to be posted directly from this TV-connected 1982 home computer. This YouTube video shows how the Twitter client is ...
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A Twitter Client For the Commodore 64
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A Twitter Client For the Commodore 64
Slashdot —
... to be posted directly from this TV-connected 1982 home computer. This YouTube video shows how the Twitter client is — slowly! — loaded from a 5.25" floppy disk, how the latest Twitter messages are downloaded and shown on the TV screen, and how this tweet is posted. All that is needed is a C64, a TV, and a C64 Ethernet card. The Twitter client is implemented with the Contiki operating system, which otherwise is used for connecting tiny embedded systems to the Internet." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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BREADBOX64 - A Twitter Client For The C64
OhGizmo! —
... internet. The Twitter timeline is automatically refreshed every two minutes, and though it might not be as graphically pleasing or robust as other PC clients, the basic functionality is there should you ever find yourself stuck with only an old C64 and a desperate need to microblog.
And BREADBOX64 is available as a free download on Johan’s site, just scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the link.
[ Vandenbrande.com - BREADBOX64 ] VIA [ Slashdot ]
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Twitter From Your Commodore 64
GEARFUSE —
... and the C64 Ethernet Card. Too bad I have no interest in learning legacy system programming. I have a hunch you feel the same way. Link
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