charkes
@charkes.bsky.social
Working on this and that. Vintage Macintoshes Forever! He/him
For years, the Google app's news notifications algorithm has been "You looked up local severe weather yesterday so you must love weather. Here's an article about a thunderstorm in North Carolina! BREAKING: tornado warning in Nebraska!" And the articles are at least a day old.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For years, the Google app's news notifications algorithm has been "You looked up local severe weather yesterday so you must love weather. Here's an article about a thunderstorm in North Carolina! BREAKING: tornado warning in Nebraska!" And the articles are at least a day old.
I'd be over the moon if we suddenly got Charlie Brooker's 2025 Wipe next month. (nudge @charliebrooker.bsky.social )
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'd be over the moon if we suddenly got Charlie Brooker's 2025 Wipe next month. (nudge @charliebrooker.bsky.social )
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click the link, buy the pack, tell your friends, share the post: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
#gamedev #musicsky #vtuber
#gamedev #musicsky #vtuber
July 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
click the link, buy the pack, tell your friends, share the post: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
#gamedev #musicsky #vtuber
#gamedev #musicsky #vtuber
> Website traffic is overwhelmingly dominated now by "bots" executing sophisticated cyberattacks and sucking up every scrap of content; only a tiny fraction of our traffic comes from legitimate human visitors.
June 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
> Website traffic is overwhelmingly dominated now by "bots" executing sophisticated cyberattacks and sucking up every scrap of content; only a tiny fraction of our traffic comes from legitimate human visitors.
@mulaney.bsky.social's plan to fight three 14-year-old boys, especially after last episode's training session with stuntwomen, reminds me of Andy Kaufman vs. Jerry Lawler. We may still be talking about Mulaney's horrific fight injuries 40+ years from Wednesday. #everybodyslive
May 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@mulaney.bsky.social's plan to fight three 14-year-old boys, especially after last episode's training session with stuntwomen, reminds me of Andy Kaufman vs. Jerry Lawler. We may still be talking about Mulaney's horrific fight injuries 40+ years from Wednesday. #everybodyslive
I think the episode was designed to do this. He amplified the little nitpicks, refused to reason, threw us into a spin. The pre-recorded interview with a paleontologist had him swearing at John. Add callers Dr. Horner (JP technical adv, inspo for Alan Grant) and famed author Chuck Tingle -- magic.
Who knew that my wife and I would end up very angry watching Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as he keeps saying stupid stuff about dinosaurs. Every stupid rhetorical "have you considered" we have answers for. Dinosaur knowledge has changed so much since we were kids. So much yelling at the TV.
April 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I think the episode was designed to do this. He amplified the little nitpicks, refused to reason, threw us into a spin. The pre-recorded interview with a paleontologist had him swearing at John. Add callers Dr. Horner (JP technical adv, inspo for Alan Grant) and famed author Chuck Tingle -- magic.
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✨ Big announcement: grab your parka and get ready to explore a NEW AGE (with new surprises)! 📖❄️🔭
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
✨ Big announcement: grab your parka and get ready to explore a NEW AGE (with new surprises)! 📖❄️🔭
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
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The mid-point of #MARCHintosh is here. My MDN is up to issue 8 and is going out to various printers on #globaltalk. If you have a PS printer and want a copy send me a message with your zone and printer name!
March 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The mid-point of #MARCHintosh is here. My MDN is up to issue 8 and is going out to various printers on #globaltalk. If you have a PS printer and want a copy send me a message with your zone and printer name!
On February 9th commercials purchased by Musk will reportedly air during the Super Bowl. And you’ll see why 2025 will be exactly like ‘1984’.
February 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On February 9th commercials purchased by Musk will reportedly air during the Super Bowl. And you’ll see why 2025 will be exactly like ‘1984’.
Have you ever wanted to print to video tape? Have your computer read to you? You can do all this, and more, with Apple's AV technologies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irkt...
Apple AV Technologies Promo (1993)
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February 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Have you ever wanted to print to video tape? Have your computer read to you? You can do all this, and more, with Apple's AV technologies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irkt...
I present "Macintosh: A Generation Ahead" from 1995. Apple put all the product managers on camera so there are demos of 3D graphics, speech recognition, OpenDoc, and even Copland. A great snapshot of mid-90s Apple. (Chapters are timestamped) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_r4...
Macintosh: A Generation Ahead (1995)
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January 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I present "Macintosh: A Generation Ahead" from 1995. Apple put all the product managers on camera so there are demos of 3D graphics, speech recognition, OpenDoc, and even Copland. A great snapshot of mid-90s Apple. (Chapters are timestamped) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_r4...
OK, you've convinced me! I'll upgrade to Power Macintosh! (1995) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnN...
Power Macintosh Intro Movie
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January 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
OK, you've convinced me! I'll upgrade to Power Macintosh! (1995) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnN...
How does your Newton MessagePad help make your life easier? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTc...
Newton MessagePad QuickTime Movies
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January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
How does your Newton MessagePad help make your life easier? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTc...
I’ve remotely attended shows — and development sessions — put on by these two and they’re hilarious and off-the-wall. If you’re in the UK, go see them!
In today’s episode of Big Up Your Friends:
The mighty @foxdogstudios.bsky.social have a tour coming up and my gosh I just can’t explain how good their alt comedy robot bingo shows are!
We are all the universe experiencing itself and you simply must experience this.
The mighty @foxdogstudios.bsky.social have a tour coming up and my gosh I just can’t explain how good their alt comedy robot bingo shows are!
We are all the universe experiencing itself and you simply must experience this.
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’ve remotely attended shows — and development sessions — put on by these two and they’re hilarious and off-the-wall. If you’re in the UK, go see them!
Hey, I finally put up a bunch of Apple Data Sheet PDFs pulled off a late-90s marketing CD! Grab data sheets for your machines, print them out, and add a lovely little write-up and spec sheet to your display. charkes.com/apple/datash...
Data Sheets | Vintage Apple Archive
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January 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Hey, I finally put up a bunch of Apple Data Sheet PDFs pulled off a late-90s marketing CD! Grab data sheets for your machines, print them out, and add a lovely little write-up and spec sheet to your display. charkes.com/apple/datash...
I scanned and uploaded "Introducing iBook" to Internet Archive. It's a little fold-out brochure that I picked up from the Apple booth at Macworld Expo 1999 in NY right after watching Steve Jobs debut the iBook in his keynote. archive.org/details/i-bo...
iBook Introduction Brochure : Apple Computer, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A fold-out brochure published by Apple and given out at the Macworld Expo New York in July 1999 after Steve Jobs introduced the iBook during his keynote.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM
I scanned and uploaded "Introducing iBook" to Internet Archive. It's a little fold-out brochure that I picked up from the Apple booth at Macworld Expo 1999 in NY right after watching Steve Jobs debut the iBook in his keynote. archive.org/details/i-bo...
I scanned and uploaded an old Apple booklet to Internet Archive! "Exploring on line with eWorld" from 1995, an informational booklet about Apple's online service targeted at the educators. Includes screenshots of eWorld areas like Life Lab, ImaginEngine, more. archive.org/details/expl...
Exploring on line with eWorld : Apple Computer, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A booklet about Apple Computer's online service eWorld targeted at educators. The booklet explains the features offered on eWorld with specific information...
archive.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I scanned and uploaded an old Apple booklet to Internet Archive! "Exploring on line with eWorld" from 1995, an informational booklet about Apple's online service targeted at the educators. Includes screenshots of eWorld areas like Life Lab, ImaginEngine, more. archive.org/details/expl...
Getting some good vibes from this photo. Beautiful.
Freshly scanned slides of some awesome Macs, the Quadra 840AV and the Centris 660AV! 😍
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Getting some good vibes from this photo. Beautiful.
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My wife is raising funds to produce her play: U Are The Dream; a love story between homosapiens and the internet 💾
I designed the poster to mimic an old software box 💿
It’ll be in NY but we’re looking at streaming options. No amount is too small.
❤️Please share! 🔗
www.classy.org/campaign/u-a...
I designed the poster to mimic an old software box 💿
It’ll be in NY but we’re looking at streaming options. No amount is too small.
❤️Please share! 🔗
www.classy.org/campaign/u-a...
November 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM
My wife is raising funds to produce her play: U Are The Dream; a love story between homosapiens and the internet 💾
I designed the poster to mimic an old software box 💿
It’ll be in NY but we’re looking at streaming options. No amount is too small.
❤️Please share! 🔗
www.classy.org/campaign/u-a...
I designed the poster to mimic an old software box 💿
It’ll be in NY but we’re looking at streaming options. No amount is too small.
❤️Please share! 🔗
www.classy.org/campaign/u-a...
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Soft Dorothy: Unfinished Tales
After I recovered my shareware and commercial game sources (and put them on GitHub) I found numerous "almost" rans — games that I started, left unfinished (around 1990).
For me, this was a fun look back.
Vol. 1:
github.com/EngineersNee...
#VintageMac #RetroGaming
After I recovered my shareware and commercial game sources (and put them on GitHub) I found numerous "almost" rans — games that I started, left unfinished (around 1990).
For me, this was a fun look back.
Vol. 1:
github.com/EngineersNee...
#VintageMac #RetroGaming
November 24, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Soft Dorothy: Unfinished Tales
After I recovered my shareware and commercial game sources (and put them on GitHub) I found numerous "almost" rans — games that I started, left unfinished (around 1990).
For me, this was a fun look back.
Vol. 1:
github.com/EngineersNee...
#VintageMac #RetroGaming
After I recovered my shareware and commercial game sources (and put them on GitHub) I found numerous "almost" rans — games that I started, left unfinished (around 1990).
For me, this was a fun look back.
Vol. 1:
github.com/EngineersNee...
#VintageMac #RetroGaming
New album just dropped from this band you haven’t heard of yet.
November 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM
New album just dropped from this band you haven’t heard of yet.