Notices by Scott Small (smallsco@oldbytes.space)

@atomicpoet @lauren @fediversenews I like the effect, but I wonder if it would make more sense for the *key apps to disable Markdown rendering (or *key-specific Markdown rendering at least) from posts that came from Mastodon, so that they can be viewed as the author intended.

#Macstodon 1.0 RELEASED! ?
(happy #MARCHintosh !)

Macstodon is a Mastodon client for vintage (pre-OSX) #Macintosh computers.

New in 1.0 (there's so much stuff that it's finally time to bump the major version):
- Profiles!
- User interactions! (follow/mute/block and notes)
- Preferences - customize the number of toots to load at launch and on refresh!
- Junk characters removed!
- Open links in browser, download attached media!
- Icons for interactions!
- Many, many bug fixes!

System Requirements:
- A 68020+ or PPC Mac
- System 7.1 through 9.2.2
- At least 1.5 MB of free memory (8 MB to view images)
- 32-bit addressing enabled
- Internet Config installed
- an SSL-stripping proxy such as WebOne running on another machine

You can download it from GitHub: https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon (don't forget to read the Read Me file, it contains important setup instructions!)

#RetroComputing #RetroProgramming #VintageMac #68K #PowerPC #Apple #Mac #MacOS #ClassicMac

In other retro Mastodon client news...

@colin_mcmillen has created a Mastodon client for Apple II! It was developed and tested on an Apple IIc, and uses an external Raspberry Pi for stripping SSL, parsing JSON, and converting charsets. It's fully features and even supports displaying images!

Video that showcases it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtCq50Qqwo8

More info in his blog post (focusing on the proxy/API): https://www.colino.net/wordpress/archives/2023/02/07/accessing-the-internet-with-an-apple-c/

#RetroProgramming #RetroComputing #AppleII

#PowerPC users who want #Macstodon, I think I've figured out a solution for you.

Watch this space tomorrow ?

Announcement: Macstodon 0.3 is here! ?

Macstodon is a Mastodon client for 68k Macintosh computers! With it, you can post plain-text toots, view your home and local timelines, and view your notifications!

System Requirements:
- A 68020/68030/68040 Macintosh
- System 7.1 through 8.1
- At least 1.5 MB of free memory
- 32-bit addressing enabled
- Internet Config installed
- an SSL-stripping proxy running on another machine

You can download the latest release from GitHub: https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon
(but please read the Read Me, I worked hard on it!)

And with that, I'm going to take a break from this project for a few days! But do let me know if you've successfully used it!

#RetroComputing #RetroProgramming #VintageMac #68K #Apple #Mac #MacOS #ClassicMac