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- 1Thoreau BASIC reimagines a world where BASIC never faded●Show HN: Thoreau BASIC – What if BASIC hadn't gone out of fashion?
A new project called Thoreau BASIC asks what programming would look like if BASIC had remained a mainstream language instead of falling out of fashion. Launched on Hacker News, the minimal interpreter-style language invites programmers to revisit the simple, approachable style of classic home computing, and the community is debating whether BASIC's simplicity still has value today.
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A 2011 essay on the programming of the ENIAC, one of the first electronic general-purpose computers, is recirculating among readers. The piece recounts how the machine's original programmers, a team of women mathematicians, had to physically configure the ENIAC's cables and switches to run calculations, since it had no stored program in the modern sense. Readers are discussing the history of early computing and the long-overlooked contributions of the first programmers.
- 3Personal Computing 2.0: a call for a computing revolution●Personal Computing 2.0: It's time for a personal computing revolution
A new essay from Imbue argues that personal computing is due for a revolution, urging a shift toward tools that let individuals genuinely program and control their own machines rather than relying on centralized services. The piece frames modern AI as a chance to revive the original vision of personal computers as instruments of individual empowerment, and it is drawing attention and debate among technologists.
- 4Thoreau BASIC project draws retrocomputing attention●Thoreau BASIC https://thoreaubasic.com/ # RetroComputing # Programming # VintageTech
A project called Thoreau BASIC is circulating among retrocomputing and programming enthusiasts. Hosted at thoreaubasic.com, it appears to be a BASIC implementation or revival being shared in vintage technology communities. Little detail is available beyond the link itself, and discussion so far has been limited to links with hashtags like RetroComputing and VintageTech rather than substantive commentary.