DR-DOS reborn as legally pristine rewrite, but questions linger
#SoftwareHistory
🚀🎩 Oh look, a thrilling 33-minute ode to a fossilized spreadsheet—Lotus 1-2-3—because apparently, we're desperate for #nostalgia over functional software. Next, let's pine for dial-up modems and floppy disks, because who needs progress when you’ve got vintage tech? 🙄📉
https://stonetools.ghost.io/lotus123-dos/ #vintageTech #Lotus123 #softwareHistory #techThrowback #HackerNews #ngated
Lotus 1-2-3 on the PC with DOS
https://stonetools.ghost.io/lotus123-dos/
#HackerNews #Lotus123 #DOS #PC #Technology #RetroComputing #SoftwareHistory
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca)
포스트 펀치카드 시대의 중요 소프트웨어 열두 가지를 열거한 트윗으로, AT&T, BSD, Linux 커널, GNU/GCC, VisiCalc, WordPerfect, macOS/iOS, OpenGL/Doom/Quake, JavaScript, PageRank/Backrub/Google, GPT(1~5), GPT O1/Deepseek R1, OpenClaw/Pi 등 역사적·현대적 중요 프로젝트를 나열하고 누락된 항목을 묻고 있습니다.
😂 Ah, the age-old dream of a programmer-free utopia, where mythical code fairies do all the work! 🚀 Clearly, the history of software is just one long joke about eliminating programmers that we keep failing to get. 🤖 Keep trying, tech wizards, maybe the 100th attempt will finally stick! 🧙♂️
https://www.ivanturkovic.com/2026/01/22/history-software-simplification-cobol-ai-hype/ #programmerUtopia #codeFairies #techHumor #softwareHistory #codingJokes #techWizards #HackerNews #ngated
In a breathtaking exposé on ancient software that nobody asked for, we explore the riveting "History of a Security Hole" through 47* submenus of OS2 trivia! 🤯💾 Pro tip: skip this if you prefer adventures more exhilarating than watching paint dry. 🥱✨
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-history-of-a-security-hole/ #ancientsoftware #historyofsecurityholes #OS2trivia #techhumor #softwarehistory #HackerNews #ngated
Was there ever a concept of emulation for embedded games? E.g. #Tamagotchi being one of the most well known? But there were old super mario handhelds and watches too...
#Emulation #RetroGaming #SoftwareHistory #SoftwareArchiving #digipres
Every few years, the industry rediscovers a familiar truth: complexity does not disappear, it relocates.
We rename patterns, rebuild the same structures with better tooling, then act surprised when the old trade-offs return. Sometimes they do improve. Often the real progress is simply that we have better ways to observe and contain failure.
History does not make you cynical.
It makes you harder to sell to.
#SoftwareHistory #Tech #SystemsThinking #SoftwareEngineering #HypeCycle #ByernNotes
50 years ago today, Bill Gates fired off his iconic "Open Letter to Hobbyists," calling out software piracy as theft that stifled innovation. 📜💻 Marking a pivotal moment in tech history! Read more: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Bill-Gates-open-letter-to-hobbyists-50-years-of-software-piracy-11163833.html #BillGates #SoftwareHistory #TechThrowback
Every generation believes it finally solved complexity.
Every previous generation already tried.
What changes is not the problem space, but the tools we use to argue about it.
And the names we give to old ideas when we rediscover them.
Progress is real.
Amnesia is just faster.
#SoftwareHistory #TechPerspective #SystemsThinking #EngineeringCulture #ByernNotes
Every few years the industry discovers a new way to rename “autocomplete” and call it a revolution.
This time it’s AI agents, last time it was microservices, before that SOA, before that CORBA.
Same problems, same trade-offs, better GPUs.
Still fun though!
#AI #HypeCycle #TechCulture #TechTrends #TechIndustry #SoftwareHistory #SoftwareEngineering
Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due 28th February 2026
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) History Committee plans to support up to 5 research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Call is at link below.
#historyofcomputing #softwarehistory #aihistory #history
https://history.acm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ACM-HC-fellowship-CFP-2026-final.pdf
#VintageSoftware #OpticalMedia #CDRW #CDR #DataStorage #RetroTech #RetroComputing #ComputerAccessories #SoftwareHistory #90sTech #StorageMedia #TechAd #Verbatim #DiscBurning #OldSoftware #RetroHardware
Ah yes, the tale of open source's "victory" 🏆—let's all gather 'round to hear how "nobody gets fired" for choosing open source. Meanwhile, Microsoft is chuckling in the corner, sipping its proprietary tea ☕️, reminiscing about the good old days when it was the "cancer." But hey, at least we can pay what we like to read about this prehistoric battle. 😂
https://overreacted.io/open-social/ #openSourceVictory #MicrosoftProprietary #techHumor #softwareHistory #openSourceCommunity #HackerNews #ngated
El Finder, la herramienta principal para administrar archivos y carpetas, fue rediseñado para ser multitarea, lo que permitía a los usuarios realizar múltiples tareas más eficientemente.
Se introdujo un nuevo sistema de archivos llamado HFS+, que ofrecía mayor capacidad de almacenamiento y eficiencia en comparación con el sistema anterior.
#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 es un sistema operativo para computadoras Macintosh lanzado por Apple el 26 de julio de 1997. Fue una importante actualización del OS clásico, introduciendo cambios significativos en la interfaz de usuario y la funcionalidad.
𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐎𝐒 𝟖 introdujo una nueva interfaz de usuario llamada "Platinum", que ofrecía un aspecto más moderno y pulido en comparación con las versiones anteriores.
#retrocomputingmx #apple #macos8 #oshistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
Esta fue parte de la estrategia de Microsoft para ganar cuota de mercado en la "guerra de los navegadores", donde Internet Explorer competía ferozmente con Netscape.
La integración de Internet Explorer en el software de AT&T y el acceso facilitado a los servicios de AT&T a través de Windows 95 ayudaron a impulsar la adopción de Internet Explorer.
#retrocomputingmx #Microsoft #InternetHistory #softwarehistory #computerhistory
...en un estándar de facto en la industria durante los 80s. Tuvo versiones para Macintosh y Windows, adaptándose a diferentes plataformas. Luego vino QuarkXPress que le quitó el trono en los 90s.
Aldus fue fundada por Paul Brainerd, quien acuñó el término "desktop publishing". Posteriormente, Adobe adquirió Aldus y PageMaker, pero eventualmente fue reemplazado por InDesign.
#retrocomputingmx #computerhistory #softwarehistory #dtp #PageMaker
El 15 de julio de 1985 sale a la venta PageMaker, un software pionero en el campo de la autoedición (desktop publishing) que revolucionó la forma en que se diseñaban y producían publicaciones.
Lanzado por Aldus en 1985 para Macintosh, permitió a usuarios combinar texto y gráficos con facilidad, creando materiales impresos como folletos, revistas y más, con calidad profesional.
PageMaker tuvo un gran éxito, y se convirtió...
#retrocomputingmx #computerhistory #softwarehistory #dtp #PageMaker
El 13 de julio de 2010, GFI Software adquirió Sunbelt Software. Esta adquisición permitió a GFI ampliar su oferta de productos de seguridad, incluyendo la tecnología VIPRE de Sunbelt, enfocada en la protección contra malware.
La compra también integró a Sunbelt en la estructura de GFI, aunque posteriormente Sunbelt se separó de GFI y cambió su nombre a ThreatTrack Security en 2013, para luego enfocarse en su suite VIPRE.
#retrocomputingmx #softwarehistory
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