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Yaroslav Khnygin<p>Source: <a href="https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/10/refurb-weekend-symbolics-macivory-lisp.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/10/re</span><span class="invisible">furb-weekend-symbolics-macivory-lisp.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbolics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LispMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LispMachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LispMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LispMachines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AIWinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIWinter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/968LULd4gdi98BRLBDQ37E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/w/968LULd</span><span class="invisible">4gdi98BRLBDQ37E</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/gopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gopher</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@someodd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>someodd</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/haskell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haskell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> featuring some <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/reminiscences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reminiscences</span></a> </p><p><a href="gopher://gopher.someodd.zip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="">gopher://gopher.someodd.zip</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.someodd.zip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">someodd.zip</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>someodd starting points</p><p>Connection was a bit spotty so we talked over each other occasionally. I forgot to boost the show toot, so if you would like to boost here that would be appreciated.</p><p>Feedback about the interview and interviews generally are welcome and wanted here.</p>
sigue<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@screwtape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>screwtape</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/@ArneBab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArneBab</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> </p><p>This conversation triggered a memory....</p><p>Back at <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbolics</span></a> the standard methodology was for everyone to periodically run the Load Patches command, until the "Wobblies" built a new "world load" image containing all the latest yummy goodness, at which point people could download that and the process would start over.</p><p>There was this constant tension between wanting to Load Patches, or (sys:load-patches), and potentially break your image and have to reboot vs getting behind what the latest source code actually implements.</p><p>But you didn't really want to reboot because it took a long time and sometimes was "fraught with peril" because you might end up in the "cold load stream" due to some low-level FEP (something like a BIOS) changes. (Not to mention there was something of a competition to see who's machine had the longest uptime.)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@weekend_editor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weekend_editor</span></a></span> might remember more details than I do, or can correct me if I got something wrong. 😄</p>
sigue<p>LOL it's 2025 and I'm learning how to clear a line with VT100 escape codes. Reminds me of how amazed I was to see the bitmapped <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbolics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LispM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LispM</span></a> console and its mouse interface in 1984.</p>
Yaroslav Khnygin<p>"The mix-in revolution: How an ice cream innovator in Somerville influenced Lisp pioneers at the MIT AI Lab­—and made a lasting mark on programming."</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/25/1111238/the-mix-in-revolution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/02/2</span><span class="invisible">5/1111238/the-mix-in-revolution/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LispMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LispMachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LispMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LispMachines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ObjectOrientedProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObjectOrientedProgramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Flavors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flavors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbolics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a></p>
lispm<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lispm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lispm</span></a> </p><p>The Bitmap Font editor in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolics</span></a> Genera, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lispmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lispmachine</span></a></p>
lispm<p>Hi there, had to move my account to symbolics@mastodon.social .</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commonlisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commonlisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolics</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.sdf.org/@rat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@nosrednayduj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nosrednayduj</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://archives.anonradio.net/202502190000_screwtape.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archives.anonradio.net/2025021</span><span class="invisible">90000_screwtape.mp3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/lambdaMOO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lambdaMOO</span></a> featuring nosrednA yduJ <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/harlequin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harlequin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/gensym" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gensym</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LOTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOTS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> sharpsign one hour</p><p>thanks everyone!</p><p>yduJ adds her favourite MOO object is #6656 Time Display [Department of Numerology]</p>
Weekend Editor<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@a_cubed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a_cubed</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> </p><p>Back in the 1980s, when my then-office-mate was developing the Japanese product for the Symbolics lisp machine, we had an electronic version of this.</p><p>It was a big pad, about 50cm x 50cm, with a stylus to pick out individual characters. This was for kanji; the hiragana and katakana were handled separately.</p><p>To watch him use it was amazing... and slow.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/lispm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lispm</span></a><br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/lispmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lispmachine</span></a><br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/genera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genera</span></a><br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/symbolics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolics</span></a></p>
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