Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com
With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM
With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Is there a special technique for avoiding 3D printing filament tangles like this? This has happened twice now and ruined two prints, but interestingly, it was the same spool both times
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Is there a special technique for avoiding 3D printing filament tangles like this? This has happened twice now and ruined two prints, but interestingly, it was the same spool both times
Violent Checkers v1.1 is up now with a two-player mode, three CPU opponent difficulty levels, and improved mobile support: www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
I am training better computer players in the background using genetic algorithms as we speak, so expect improvements in difficulty soon!
I am training better computer players in the background using genetic algorithms as we speak, so expect improvements in difficulty soon!
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Violent Checkers v1.1 is up now with a two-player mode, three CPU opponent difficulty levels, and improved mobile support: www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
I am training better computer players in the background using genetic algorithms as we speak, so expect improvements in difficulty soon!
I am training better computer players in the background using genetic algorithms as we speak, so expect improvements in difficulty soon!
My daughter has been having trouble waking up on time for school. Her iPhone alarm is too easy to dismiss while asleep.
Solution? Pull out my classic Cosmo Time and put it across the room. This thing got me through all my school years 😂
Solution? Pull out my classic Cosmo Time and put it across the room. This thing got me through all my school years 😂
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
My daughter has been having trouble waking up on time for school. Her iPhone alarm is too easy to dismiss while asleep.
Solution? Pull out my classic Cosmo Time and put it across the room. This thing got me through all my school years 😂
Solution? Pull out my classic Cosmo Time and put it across the room. This thing got me through all my school years 😂
Wooo Fidget City here we come
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Wooo Fidget City here we come
My wife got me a 3D printer for Christmas and this always happens. It prints maybe the first layer then kind of goes to hell. Any way to fix it?
January 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
My wife got me a 3D printer for Christmas and this always happens. It prints maybe the first layer then kind of goes to hell. Any way to fix it?
Its January 1st, 2026 which means it's time to play...
VIOLENT CHECKERS v1.0
Drag and launch pieces at your opponents!
www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
Mobile touchscreen support
Actually a fun game I can't stop playing 😁
VIOLENT CHECKERS v1.0
Drag and launch pieces at your opponents!
www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
Mobile touchscreen support
Actually a fun game I can't stop playing 😁
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Its January 1st, 2026 which means it's time to play...
VIOLENT CHECKERS v1.0
Drag and launch pieces at your opponents!
www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
Mobile touchscreen support
Actually a fun game I can't stop playing 😁
VIOLENT CHECKERS v1.0
Drag and launch pieces at your opponents!
www.bxfoundry.com/violentcheck...
Mobile touchscreen support
Actually a fun game I can't stop playing 😁
It's Tuesday, December 30th, which means it's time to play
VIOLENT MAHJONG SOLITAIRE
bxfoundry.com/violentjong/
mobile touchscreen support
VIOLENT MAHJONG SOLITAIRE
bxfoundry.com/violentjong/
mobile touchscreen support
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's Tuesday, December 30th, which means it's time to play
VIOLENT MAHJONG SOLITAIRE
bxfoundry.com/violentjong/
mobile touchscreen support
VIOLENT MAHJONG SOLITAIRE
bxfoundry.com/violentjong/
mobile touchscreen support
Actual Claude Code response btw
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Actual Claude Code response btw
It’s the day after Christmas, and you know what that means: It’s Valentine’s Day!
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It’s the day after Christmas, and you know what that means: It’s Valentine’s Day!
My bro stole the White Album so I got a new copy but these are my mom’s Sgt. Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tour from 1967
December 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My bro stole the White Album so I got a new copy but these are my mom’s Sgt. Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tour from 1967
Testing a new fullscreen mode for Card Miner by the Xmas tree
Play the test version here: www.bxfoundry.com/cardminer/in...
Play the test version here: www.bxfoundry.com/cardminer/in...
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Testing a new fullscreen mode for Card Miner by the Xmas tree
Play the test version here: www.bxfoundry.com/cardminer/in...
Play the test version here: www.bxfoundry.com/cardminer/in...
Tag yourself, Inhumanoids info card edition 😂
“SPELUNKER, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST”
“SPELUNKER, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST”
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Tag yourself, Inhumanoids info card edition 😂
“SPELUNKER, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST”
“SPELUNKER, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST”
Has anyone ever figured out why the search feature in the iOS Settings app is so terrible
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Has anyone ever figured out why the search feature in the iOS Settings app is so terrible
Can someone help test a new game mode for Card Miner? I am experimenting with letting players collect cards found in the dirt rather than just auto-collecting with every dig
You can toggle the mode (Always/Placed) on the start screen! Let me which mode is more fun 😁
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
You can toggle the mode (Always/Placed) on the start screen! Let me which mode is more fun 😁
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Can someone help test a new game mode for Card Miner? I am experimenting with letting players collect cards found in the dirt rather than just auto-collecting with every dig
You can toggle the mode (Always/Placed) on the start screen! Let me which mode is more fun 😁
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
You can toggle the mode (Always/Placed) on the start screen! Let me which mode is more fun 😁
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
Can someone else jump on this Christmas Roll-Up multiplayer server in their desktop browser and let me know of you can see me talking to you?
I'm trying to get it ready for my kids to play with their friends. You win by rolling up the Xmas tree :)
www.bxfoundry.com/xmasmulti/
I'm trying to get it ready for my kids to play with their friends. You win by rolling up the Xmas tree :)
www.bxfoundry.com/xmasmulti/
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Can someone else jump on this Christmas Roll-Up multiplayer server in their desktop browser and let me know of you can see me talking to you?
I'm trying to get it ready for my kids to play with their friends. You win by rolling up the Xmas tree :)
www.bxfoundry.com/xmasmulti/
I'm trying to get it ready for my kids to play with their friends. You win by rolling up the Xmas tree :)
www.bxfoundry.com/xmasmulti/
I designed a new game called Card Miner with an online leaderboard. Discover cards and form poker hands while you dig and delve!
It needs a desktop browser to work right now
Let me know how deep you can get in the mines! I'm curious to see how far someone can go
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
It needs a desktop browser to work right now
Let me know how deep you can get in the mines! I'm curious to see how far someone can go
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I designed a new game called Card Miner with an online leaderboard. Discover cards and form poker hands while you dig and delve!
It needs a desktop browser to work right now
Let me know how deep you can get in the mines! I'm curious to see how far someone can go
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
It needs a desktop browser to work right now
Let me know how deep you can get in the mines! I'm curious to see how far someone can go
vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/
This is with Opus 4.5. It tackles whatever I throw at it. Making sophisticated personal software utilities has now become almost effortless
Another thing it did: DL'd my Ars articles, calculated embeddings, and now I have a local article search site with links
Another thing it did: DL'd my Ars articles, calculated embeddings, and now I have a local article search site with links
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is with Opus 4.5. It tackles whatever I throw at it. Making sophisticated personal software utilities has now become almost effortless
Another thing it did: DL'd my Ars articles, calculated embeddings, and now I have a local article search site with links
Another thing it did: DL'd my Ars articles, calculated embeddings, and now I have a local article search site with links
I gave Claude Code the Rygar ROM file and said: pull the sprites from this. It tried one method and said they were compressed. Then I suggested, is there a JavaScript NES emulator you can run? It found one, downloaded it, ran it, then built this web interface for me to browse the extracted tiles...
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I gave Claude Code the Rygar ROM file and said: pull the sprites from this. It tried one method and said they were compressed. Then I suggested, is there a JavaScript NES emulator you can run? It found one, downloaded it, ran it, then built this web interface for me to browse the extracted tiles...
I've wanted a Katamari Damacy game with Xmas theme for years. With Claude Code AI coding tool, I just made a playable demo, and it's fun!
It's likely no one else will ever play this. We've entered the age of Personal Media: custom entertainment (video, music, games) created for one person to enjoy
It's likely no one else will ever play this. We've entered the age of Personal Media: custom entertainment (video, music, games) created for one person to enjoy
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I've wanted a Katamari Damacy game with Xmas theme for years. With Claude Code AI coding tool, I just made a playable demo, and it's fun!
It's likely no one else will ever play this. We've entered the age of Personal Media: custom entertainment (video, music, games) created for one person to enjoy
It's likely no one else will ever play this. We've entered the age of Personal Media: custom entertainment (video, music, games) created for one person to enjoy
Primitive graphics, but this is 5 minutes worth of work for AI...we are both walking around a snowy neighborhood delivering presents to houses together. You can go in the houses too, it's crazy
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Primitive graphics, but this is 5 minutes worth of work for AI...we are both walking around a snowy neighborhood delivering presents to houses together. You can go in the houses too, it's crazy
I am proud to present to you a very special message from Santa Claus taken from the Nov/Dec 1994 issue of CompuServe CD, which was a short-lived multimedia "magazine" distributed on CD.
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I am proud to present to you a very special message from Santa Claus taken from the Nov/Dec 1994 issue of CompuServe CD, which was a short-lived multimedia "magazine" distributed on CD.
Color computers were a mistake
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Color computers were a mistake
dear men, what is preventing you from looking like this
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dear men, what is preventing you from looking like this