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carrying the torch for a weird old computer
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In the beginning was the Alto. That's how most histories of the modern graphical user interface (GUI) begin, and deservedly so; the pioneering work at Xerox PARC in the early 1970s is truly legendary and there are countless resources online that recount the impressive list of accomplishments and technologies that sprang forth from the seminal work done there. While there are other early graphics s...
PERQ: A Landmark Computer System
Apr 30, 2025
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What is the point? Why bother? Who cares? If you're a deeply cynical and increasingly misanthropic introvert like me, or if you are paying attention to "the world" at all, those questions are ringing in your ears all the time these days. It doesn't matter what your politics or spiritual beliefs are, things are a mess right now and nobody seems happy. It's all coming apart, as we seem to be prepari...
On meaning
Jan 26, 2023
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I am a PERQ fanatic. Everyone has to have some purpose in life, and for reasons I may delve into in future posts this is mine: to care about preserving the legacy of an obscure computer from the early 1980s, even if I eventually wind up being literally the last man on Earth to do so. That's my particular kink, I guess, and as these things go it's relatively harmless. "Sure, that's fine, you do you...
Who is this lunatic?
Dec 24, 2022
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