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  LibreOffice is downloading like hotcakes "[...] with 2026 download figures already exceeding the entire 2025 total". https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks #LibreOffice #linux

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@AverageDog/117484236631472146 A new human-written book on developing a C compiler that targets x86_64. #compiler #books #programming

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  RE: https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/117466919875489420 Back in the day Interlisp was widely used in research in various domains. But, along with LUNAR, this is the only application for space or astronomy I have found so far. Written in the early 1970s in BBN Lisp, the predecessor of Interlisp, LUNAR was a natural language interface for querying a database of Apollo lunar rock samples. #interlisp #space #retrocomputing

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  RE: https://functional.cafe/@jackdaniel/117490460828565370 Daniel Kochmański @jackdaniel rebuilt his personal website and, being a Lisper, used the Hunchentoot web server and framework written in Common Lisp. https://edicl.github.io/hunchentoot #CommonLisp #WebDevelopment #lisp

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  The arrival of the 286 on the PC market and the approaches to real and protected mode by the major vendors of system software, Digital Research and Microsoft. https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/taming-intels-brain-damaged-chip #i286 #DigitalResearch #retrocomputing

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  When the spreadsheet program Lotus Improv for NeXTSTEP was released in 1991 I couldn't even imagine affording a NeXT workstation it ran on. The software was impressive but available information was limited in the computer magazines and other hobbyist sources I had access too, so I knew little of Improv. This deep dive by Stone Tools @stonetoolsblog is what I always needed to learn what this software can do. https://stonetools.ghost.io/lotusimprov-next #LotusImprov #NeXTSTEP #spreadshe...

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  I didn't know Apple produced a clothing line in the mid 1980s. But at the time I did notice one or two of the designs that circulated widely as icons or brand artwork. https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/apple-clothing-collection-of-1986 #apple #retrocomputing #clothing

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  In April of 1987 Masterscope, a newsletter for Interlisp-D and Xerox Lisp workstation users, published an article outlining the features of the then upcoming Xerox Common Lisp. It was a CLtL1 compliant implementation with the addition of the Common Lisp condition system. The article is interesting as it pinpoints in time the arrival of Common Lisp and the condition system in the evolution of the Interlisp environment. And there's a cameo of @kentpitman Kent Pitman: In addition, we've i...

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  This 1988 paper reviewed the GUIs of knowledge-based systems such as expert systems and shells. It also covered Interlisp-D facilities and applications like LOOPS and KEE. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/knowledge-engineering-review/article/abs/graphical-interfaces-for-knowledge-engineering-an-overview-of-relevant-literature/DB1FADDBFC69E06FE2064994455D752A https://maxapress.com/data/article/ker/preview/pdf/S0269888900004483.pdf #gui #interlisp #ai #retrocomputing

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  There are many good books and resources on Z80 Assembly but this programming tutorial by Patai Gergely is valuable for a couple of reasons. Gergely last worked on this in 2004 when people still cared about good work. And it covers material beyond the basics such as simple data structures and programming techniques. The tutorial is available as a website: https://tutorials.eeems.ca/Z80ASM/index.htm and a single PDF that includes all the pages on the website: https://element.zxfiles.net/DOCS/A...

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  LispBM is "a Lisp or Scheme-like programming language for microcontrollers" which also runs on WebAssembly and desktop systems such as Linux. It features a graphics library and other extensions. https://www.lispbm.com #lisp #scheme #microcontroller

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  Darling is "a translation layer that lets you run macOS software on Linux", think Wine for macOS. It's still experimental and incomplete but promising. https://www.darlinghq.org #MacOS #linux

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  Can you recommend Linux tools for extracting the text of scanned, OCRed PDFs? #pdf #linux #tools #AskFedi

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  RE: https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/117058797209764802 Interlisp-D running on Xerox workstations also had TeleRaid, a remote debugger that worked over an Ethernet PUP network connection. https://files.interlisp.org/medley/library/TELERAID.TEDIT.pdf #interlisp #lisp #debugger

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  I didn't know Kermit was so advanced and versatile as I used it little back in the day. The venerable file transfer protocol, which turns 45, is also a great story of old school, non corporate open source. https://changelog.complete.org/archives/44456-celebrating-45-years-of-kermit-with-the-first-new-c-kermit-release-in-15-years-and-working-with-a-decades-old-c-codebase #kermit #protocol #retrocomputing #foss

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  Xkcd has just posted this on Forth. https://xkcd.com/3277 #forth #xkcd

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  Back in the day I didn't know much about the Andrew Project at Carnegie Mellon University. This 1996 retrospective, by one of the lead designers, is also a good history and overview of the main components: a network file system, a GUI toolkit, and an email and bulletin board system. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/272682.272717 #AndrewProject #cmu #retrocomputing

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  Just a reminder that it helps to thumb-up this issue to request support for Mastodon post migration. It was opened in 2019 and my hope is the @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social team will notice the feature is highly requested and bump the priority a bit. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/12423 #mastodon #fediverse

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  AP8L is an APL-inspired language for the PICO-8. https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=152582 Of course there's also a Lisp: https://github.com/Siapran/parens-8 #apl #pico8 #lisp

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  The TMode Lisp library is interesting for both its features and its design approach. TMode is a library for creating text-mode user interfaces in Common Lisp. [...] By design it is a zero-dependency library, no ncurses, cffi or anything required. https://codeberg.org/fourier/cl-tmode #CommonLisp #lisp #TUI

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  George reflects on how the RSS ecosystem changed since the end of Google Reader. He also introduces what RSS is, how to use it, and what feed reader options are now available. https://unattributed.cc/the-state-of-rss-feed-readers #rss

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  The GNU Emacs Architecture: Unlocking the Core is a recent dissertation that introduces the internals of Emacs and how it works, with a focus on the latest concurrently features. The site is often overloaded and inaccessible, so be sure to save the document once you finally open it. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2052282/FULLTEXT01.pdf #emacs #EmacsLisp #lisp

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  I loved the main menus of early PC software. They typically took up most of the screen with a handful of clear, self explanatory options each on its own row. #retrocomputing #userinterface

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  RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/116812719876996499 The most interesting thing is a classic software house is still in business after decades and does a project which is essentially a labor of love. #retrocomputing #basic

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  An introduction to WAITS, a lesser known DEC operating system for the PDP-6 and PDP-10. https://timereshared.com/stanford-waits #dec #os #retrocomputing

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  This is Medley Interlisp running the Lafite email program. The mailbox window at the bottom left has a single entry, a test message I sent myself shown in the large window to the right. What's neat is Lafite delivered to and retrieved the message from a mail server by exchanging packets over the Xerox XNS local network, here emulated with the server on my Linux box via Dodo Services. See the network logs in the black Prompt Window at the top left. Nick Briggs @nhbriggs is reviving the orig...

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  The headline may seem controversial or clickbaity but the post makes some good points on the psychological and social benefits of office work. https://mrmarket.lol/remote-work-is-bad-for-you #RemoteWork

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  @Tutanota@mastodon.social Very interesting. Does it focus only on file storage or does it also provide an office suite, such as Google Docs for Google Drive?

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  @freedosproject@fosstodon.org Is there a deadline for projects to express interest?

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  The origins of the Scroll Lock key of PC keyboards. https://unsung.aresluna.org/lock-scroll-with-a-vengeance #keyboard #retrocomputing