Notices by Paolo Amoroso (amoroso@fosstodon.org), page 2

@spacehobo Ironically, Assembly has essentially the same control and data structures as BASIC.

A short history of version control systems. It doesn't mention versioning file systems but maybe the author implicitly lumped them under manual systems.

https://osshistory.org/p/the-world-before-git

#VersionControl #SoftwareEngineering #retrocomputing

@gnutelephony Like the PiDP-11?

https://hackaday.io/project/8069-pidp-11

An insigthful analysis on why there are no minicomputers anymore. More specifically it discusses why the minicomputer form factor, architecture, and vendors disappeared.

https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/why-are-there-no-minicomputers-any

#minicomputer #retrocomputing

My visit to the Ctrl+Alt Museum retrocomputing museum in Pavia, Italy, blew my mind. Why? The hundreds of photos I took speak for themselves, go see them now.

Opened a year and a half ago, the museum is a new and little known geeky gem packed with all sorts of vintage computing hardware and stuff. It's run by a non profit group of passionate collectors, enthusiasts, and makers who also do outreach and education activities.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/A6HF2Tv1Q4asX4Ks5

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #museum

Retrocomputing is a multiverse.

It's a multitude of parallel universes in which every classic computer and software achieved success, and gained the ecosystem and love it always deserved.

#retrocomputing

LinkedIn is the Instagram of work, a glossy alternate reality where everyone is happy and fulfilled in their professional life.

@thanius I'm having a better experiences in some tech groups.

I'm happy there's renewed activity around Usenet, such as a new management committee and group maintenance to remove obsolete groups and create new ones.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival

#usenet

A (very) short history of graphical desktop environments for Unix:

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/DesktopsAlwaysThere

#unix #linux #retrocomputing