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Finding And Resurrecting Archie: The Internet’s First Search Engine in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] plugd@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There is still a Veronica! I use it regularly for searching gopherspace.

Does anyone use emacs as their main terminal emulator? in c/emacs@lemmy.ml
[–] plugd@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, I have been using eshell exclusively for the last 7 years. It does have a few drawbacks, but for me it's definitely a win overall due to a) everything being in a buffer, b) being able to run both elisp functions and executables from the command line, and c) tramp.

P.s. I chuckled a bit when you mentioned sixel graphics support as modern. :) Jokes aside, I have my own toy implementation of sixel graphics in elisp, so decent emacs support is probably out there already.

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World surpasses key warming threshold across an entire year for the first time (www.cnbc.com)
What are your defining memories of computing in the old days? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] plugd@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Indeed! Computer Recreations was the absolute best. I remember implementing an algorithm from this that displayed 3d projections of a 4d rotating hypercube; then extending it to support red/blue cellophane 3d glasses (or as best as possible with a 16 colour pallette). So much fun and learnt so much!

Mastering Emacs: Let's Write a Tree-Sitter Major Mode in c/emacs@lemmy.ml
[–] plugd@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Reading Mickey's stuff is always such a joy. Must remember to buy his book one of these days!