joshua stein
@jcs.org
Hello, cyberpals. I make @pushover.net and old Macintosh stuff and sometimes OpenBSD stuff for you and me.
Oak Park, Illinois
World Wide Web: jcs.org
Oak Park, Illinois
World Wide Web: jcs.org
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joshua stein
@jcs.org
· Jun 18
man i am not good with these computers
what if instead of www over http, internet sites were git repositories and every day your browser fetched updates to each one and navigated them offline and as a bonus you had archives of your favorite internet sites that you could search with grep
it could be called ggg: the Global Git Gossamer™
it could be called ggg: the Global Git Gossamer™
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
what if instead of www over http, internet sites were git repositories and every day your browser fetched updates to each one and navigated them offline and as a bonus you had archives of your favorite internet sites that you could search with grep
it could be called ggg: the Global Git Gossamer™
it could be called ggg: the Global Git Gossamer™
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"Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License"
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License"
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
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Who coulda seen that coming.... 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Who coulda seen that coming.... 🙄
The kerning on that Tr pair is really bothering me
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The kerning on that Tr pair is really bothering me
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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The Cameras Tracking You Are A Security Nightmare
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I was reminded I made a thing on my Machintosh Plus and had tried to say thank you to @jcs.org and realised I didn’t think I ever got that message to you.
Anyway, thank you @jcs.org. Keep up the good work.
youtu.be/38WJ7ZgrRQg?...
Anyway, thank you @jcs.org. Keep up the good work.
youtu.be/38WJ7ZgrRQg?...
Macintosh Plus ChatGPT development.
YouTube video by Rob Fielding
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I was reminded I made a thing on my Machintosh Plus and had tried to say thank you to @jcs.org and realised I didn’t think I ever got that message to you.
Anyway, thank you @jcs.org. Keep up the good work.
youtu.be/38WJ7ZgrRQg?...
Anyway, thank you @jcs.org. Keep up the good work.
youtu.be/38WJ7ZgrRQg?...
the overhead announcement at the grocery store just advertised a URL that ended in "dot html"
i'm now imagining their webmaster uploading a static html file to their ftp site with WS_FTP
i'm now imagining their webmaster uploading a static html file to their ftp site with WS_FTP
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
the overhead announcement at the grocery store just advertised a URL that ended in "dot html"
i'm now imagining their webmaster uploading a static html file to their ftp site with WS_FTP
i'm now imagining their webmaster uploading a static html file to their ftp site with WS_FTP
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New video up! Just finished the massive project of restoring/rebuilding @lgr-yt.bsky.social’s destroyed Chaplet Halikan LA-30A. This was a big one 😅. Enjoy!
youtu.be/BilLgXkR_Kw
youtu.be/BilLgXkR_Kw
Restoration or Resurrection? Re-creating a rare 80's laptop from the ground up
YouTube video by polymatt
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
New video up! Just finished the massive project of restoring/rebuilding @lgr-yt.bsky.social’s destroyed Chaplet Halikan LA-30A. This was a big one 😅. Enjoy!
youtu.be/BilLgXkR_Kw
youtu.be/BilLgXkR_Kw
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You told me you got a raspberry pie and I show up and it's little fucking computer?
November 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You told me you got a raspberry pie and I show up and it's little fucking computer?
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Progman is a very cool Windows 3.1 style window manager by @jcs.org
github.com/jcs/progman
Simple, familiar, no bloat and lightweight
github.com/jcs/progman
Simple, familiar, no bloat and lightweight
GitHub - jcs/progman: progman.exe^H^H^H^H
progman.exe^H^H^H^H. Contribute to jcs/progman development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Progman is a very cool Windows 3.1 style window manager by @jcs.org
github.com/jcs/progman
Simple, familiar, no bloat and lightweight
github.com/jcs/progman
Simple, familiar, no bloat and lightweight
Is there a more anachronistic yet somehow still plausible sentence in 2025 than "please fax a copy of the check"
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Is there a more anachronistic yet somehow still plausible sentence in 2025 than "please fax a copy of the check"
Reposted by joshua stein
Reposted by joshua stein
Hey look it's my boxed Macintosh software at 17:08
Returning to VCF Midwest two years later on LGR!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
The Largest Vintage Computer Festival Ever! VCFMW 2025
YouTube video by LGR
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey look it's my boxed Macintosh software at 17:08
