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Re: the computer built to last 50 years

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On 2025-03-17, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:27:02 -0300, Salvador Mirzo wrote:
>
>> Each time I look at my Hermes Rocket typewriter (on the left in the
>> picture), I’m astonished by the fact that the thing looks pretty modern
>> and, after a few cleaning, works like a charm. The device is 75 years
>> old and is a very complex piece of technology with more than 2000 moving
>> parts. It’s still one of the best tools to focus on writing.
>
> Technology is here to adapt to our needs, we should not be adapting our 
> needs to the technology.
>
> People who are used to typewriters don’t notice the absence of features 
> they don’t provide. Think what an advance it was when Mike Nesmith’s 
> mother invented Tipp-Ex. Then the advances in digital technology allowed 
> the creation of specialist machines called “word processors”, with text 
> memories, macro keys and other advanced features. Just the ability to 
> preview a page of text on the screen before printing it out led to the 
> saving, not just of paper, but of time.

This is better:  

http://mynor.org/my4th_forthdeck.htm

Adding up serial support it's trivial. 
Other languages than English? Translit:
áéíóúñ <-> 'a 'e 'i 'o 'u 'n as the 
apostrophe it's almost never used in
Spanish except for foreign English 
words (or non-educated SIC shortenings
such as pa'+object (para, as in foh-sth in English).

Bonus: you get a free RPN calculator, a potential
Algebra CAS, and with a bith of programming,
a ZMachine interpreter.

Altough I'd prefer a proper 64x16 screen and some storage,
even if it uses Forth blocks.
With a 64x16 screen tons of stuff will run better, such
as friendlier editor, a Sokoban game, a better game
area for the ZMachine, ASCII graphs, a bigger 
window for inputting code and so on.

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the computer built to last 50 years Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-03-17 14:27 -0300
  Re: the computer built to last 50 years Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-17 23:30 +0000
    Re: the computer built to last 50 years Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-03-18 18:33 +0000
      Re: the computer built to last 50 years Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-18 21:16 +0000
        Re: the computer built to last 50 years Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-03-19 18:31 +0000
          Re: the computer built to last 50 years Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-03-19 21:20 +0000
          Re: the computer built to last 50 years Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-19 23:54 +0000
    Re: the computer built to last 50 years anthk <anthk@openbsd.home> - 2025-05-12 06:24 +0000
  Re: the computer built to last 50 years anthk <anthk@openbsd.home> - 2025-03-18 11:23 +0000
  Re: the computer built to last 50 years not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-19 08:02 +1000

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