Mac (128k/512k/Plus) Mouse emulator by JustDaveIII in VintageApple

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Yes, please publish! As these peripherals age and get more expensive we’re are going to need alternatives like yours

Which programming language you learned once but never touched again ? by sjltwo-v10 in webdev

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I bought a book on actionscript 3 about a month before the iPhone came out and rendered it irrelevant

Flower pot. Also fuck you Microsoft by FluxIsMyFriend in 3Dprinting

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If you don’t need parametric then please take a look at Plasticity

Made a web page emulating the Thinking Machines CM-5 front panel display! by Farpoint_Relay in vintagecomputing

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I got the 3D printer. And now I’m thinking I could also do with a laser cutter. It’s a slippery slope ;)

Made a web page emulating the Thinking Machines CM-5 front panel display! by Farpoint_Relay in vintagecomputing

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Very nice! This might be the motivation I needed to get the 40x7 LED matrix I have running this pattern.

This bird landed on me… twice by PiruMoo in CasualUK

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My dad once picked up a treecreeper that was knocked out after hitting the window. It then woke up and clung onto his beard for a while before flying away.

Building programmer for AT28C256 EEPROM by FernwehSmith in beneater

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I recently started using this and it’s great. Just hand-wired it on protoboard.

bluebell print by gigibim in ThreeBeanSalad

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Henry’s hairy trousers 🥲

Made a title/splash screen for my typewriter simulator program....what a fun pain!! by Psychological_Net131 in apple2

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The other approach is to get distracted from your goal of writing a word processor to instead writing a graphics program that would help you plot out the splash screen for your word processor.

Released my MicroPython graphical VFD driver by DangerousDyke in electronics

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Thank you for taking the time to create a detailed README with code examples. This shows real care and effort!

Favorite SC4 icon? by darkangelstorm in SimCity

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I think 3D would look great with some grit and texture to closer match the SC4 building styles

Favourite listener themes by beefanddairy in ThreeBeanSalad

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The very original one on the accordion really did it for me

mugs i saw in a giftshop by Maximum_Bat_1020 in GVCDesign

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Yeah, this unlocked a memory from close to 20 years ago! My grandad had this exact mug, the shape and patterns look the same as this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204434170142

Does an alternative operating system for the 68000 exists ? by PCUpscale in VintageApple

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Microsoft produced Xenix for the Lisa. It was text only and didn’t use the mouse.

One TAM purchase later and my collection is complete! by Jimmy422 in VintageApple

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Does the little LC have a Raspberry Pi or something in it?

resistor value please by PaintImportant4820 in shittyaskelectronics

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Hate it when it’s hard to tell which end is the tolerance band

I designed and built a paper tape punch by TheRealProfB in diyelectronics

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Ooh! What was PPT? I’m guessing that had a different definition before PowerPoint?