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83points
28comments
#703of 2,570 in 2022
Top 28%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good use of legacy hardware and nostalgia appeal
From 2 comments
This is a nice little utility that supports a conjecture of mine: Powerful modern computers can enhance the utility, and extend the useful lifespan, of old computers.
bitwize on HNI love the classic box art, and love the concept of building new tools for beloved legacy systems like this.
kiawe_fire on HN
Objections
Emacs with a browser mode or telnet already does similar things
From 2 comments
I guess I have to be that guy: Emacs have a mode/Browser addon combo for that :P
bananamerica on HNIt is far simpler than that: set up getty on a Unix system to monitor a serial port, connect the Macintosh via serial, then use a telecommunications program (like MacTerminal,…
II2II on HN
Requests
Add an RSS feed to the blog
From 1 comment
Consider adding an RSS feed to your blog! I tried to add it to my NetNewsWire and was disappointed.
ireflect on HN
Questions
Can it run on an iMac G4 with MacOS 9.2.2 lacking a serial port
From 2 comments
Any way to run this on an iMac G4 700Mhz, running MacOS 9.2.2?
gandalfff on HNPotentially! The trouble with these machines is they don't have a factory serial port. There were a few companies that made serial port expansions for this generation of…
camhenlin on HN
Why is it called bidirectional
From 1 comment
Why do you call this bidirectional? It doesn't look like you can edit in the web browser and pick up the edits inside the Macintosh emulator?
akkartik on HN
Alternatives named
Emacs with browser addon
From 1 comment
I guess I have to be that guy: Emacs have a mode/Browser addon combo for that :P
bananamerica on HN
Telnet via MacTerminal or ZTerm to a Unix getty
From 1 comment
It is far simpler than that: set up getty on a Unix system to monitor a serial port, connect the Macintosh via serial, then use a telecommunications program (like MacTerminal,…
II2II on HN