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  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 10-Sep-2022 00:57:11 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • D Language and related projects
    • The Tcl scripting language and related projects
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • Alexandre Oliva
    @lxo I don't see the context, but my little experience with #Tk is great. I heard it helped inspire #Gtk long ago.

    !TclTk, !DLang, #Pharo !Smalltalk, and #Lazarus / #FreePascal are my favorites.
    In conversation Saturday, 10-Sep-2022 00:57:11 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 15:16:02 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    after a nuclear war, the remaining people will probably not be able to spin up a modern operating system on their improvised chips. How do you build a simple, reliable, legacy-free OS from scratch? What ideas 💡 and techniques should be passed down to those people?

    If we think hard enough about this, I think we’ll agree that closed-source systems are basically designed to be almost impossible for people outside the sponsoring organization to reproduce (for an example, consider [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/), which launched as [a project to produce a system compatible with Windows 95](https://reactos.org/wiki/FreeWin95) and [then changed to focus on Windows NT](https://reactos.org/wiki/ReactOS/History), and after more than 25 years, is still not capable of being a daily use system.

    But we may also determine that most open-source systems are likewise not designed in such a way that reconstruction is viable. The Linux kernel is *huge* these days.

    Additionally, in my opinion, they’d probably want to use programming languages designed for readability, ease of learning, and error-reduction first (that is, more like #COBOL than #C, more like #Java than #CPlusPlus, more like !Smalltalk and #Lisp / #Scheme than #Perl / #Raku and #JavaScript) and then performance and low-level access.

    I think it is a mistake to assume that one could start with a modern version of #gcc or #llvm or #msvc … because it is not a given that the software itself and someone who knew how to use it (and update, modify, and adapt it) would still exist.
    In conversation Sunday, 05-Dec-2021 15:16:02 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 21:46:19 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    https://mastodon.technology/@alexshendi/104191105249493913

    Smalltalk/V 286 R1.2 running under FreeDOS 1.3RC2 on an Asus eeePC 701G. https://cdn.mastodon.technology/media_attachments/files/006/709/022/original/15f1cc37c97d5cf0.jpg

    !smalltalk
    In conversation Monday, 18-May-2020 21:46:19 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      alexshendi: Smalltalk/V 286 R1.2
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  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-May-2020 15:59:45 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • musicman
    @musicman #C-sharp based #OpenSimulator ( https://opensimulator.org/ ) is new to me, but it reminds me of !smalltalk based #OpenCobalt ( http://www.opencobalt.net/ ). I've never used either, but I did used to read a lot about #Croquet (the project that OC revived and replaced) ten or fifteen years ago.
    In conversation Friday, 15-May-2020 15:59:45 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 01-Feb-2018 12:20:38 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    There's a brief blurb about #Mastodon in the 2018-January #Pharo !Smalltalk newsletter.
    In conversation Thursday, 01-Feb-2018 12:20:38 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2017 20:38:19 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • D Language and related projects
    • The Tcl scripting language and related projects
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • notklaatu
    Tried out subbing to the "BSD Now" podcast. Interesting, but the two episodes I've listened to are about four times too long and filled with babbling. Within 5-10 minutes, I've tuned out. #BSDNow

    I think I'm going to unsubscribe, which will leave me with two:
    * Hacker Public Radio -- I've resubbed for the past couple of weeks and I have not burned out yet. Maybe I'm just a fan of @klaatu ;-) #HPR
    * Smalltalk Reflections -- This one is on another unannounced hiatus. I should probably take a look around and see whether there are any other !Smalltalk podcasts in currently active production.

    I haven't really looked for them yet, but I'd be interested in trying out podcasts that focus mostly on !TclTk or !DLang.
    In conversation Thursday, 30-Nov-2017 20:38:19 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 22:37:49 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    Ah. I've finally got #Squeak !Smalltalk to run with a 64 bit image. Not sure what's different about this one.
    In conversation Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 22:37:49 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 15:26:49 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
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    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • lnxw48a1
    Wondering whether #Squeak !Smalltalk's problem here is the same as #Pharo's (lack of 32-bit libraries on my laptop).

    $ ./pharo ./PharoWeb.image
    could not find module vm-display-X11
    Aborted
    In conversation Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 15:26:49 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2017 12:25:32 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • ❦ Billy Blaze ❦
    @ckeen Adding to !smalltalk group.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Nov-2017 12:25:32 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2017 19:52:41 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • ❦ Billy Blaze ❦
    @ckeen Yes, I am. It should not be too hard for the person that just ported #Pharo !Smalltalk to #OpenBSD.
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Nov-2017 19:52:41 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2017 18:31:48 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • ❦ Billy Blaze ❦
    @ckeen !smalltalk group should see this.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Nov-2017 18:31:48 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2017 13:50:52 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • 0xDEAD — a.k.a. Marlon Rando ✅
    @arturovm It's a non-credit seven week intro to #Pharo !Smalltalk. https://www.fun-mooc.fr/courses/course-v1:inria+41010+session02/
    In conversation Saturday, 28-Oct-2017 13:50:52 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2017 12:13:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Smalltalk, Self, IO, etc
    • ❦ Billy Blaze ❦
    @ckeen If you're the one building #Pharo !Smalltalk on #BSD, you seem to have overcome most of the difficulties.
    In conversation Saturday, 28-Oct-2017 12:13:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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