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Deranged40 t1_ixt62yo wrote

There were over five hundred apps for Palm Pilot!?

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Ok-Wasabi2873 t1_ixt8q8w wrote

Yes. I probably downloaded most from them from Usenet back then. I wonder if I still have it archived somewhere.

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bombombay123 t1_ixvtsz2 wrote

Are Usenet still on?

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Ok-Wasabi2873 t1_ixvvanh wrote

https://binsearch.info

Looks like it’s still around. I just need to pay for the access to the servers. My old ISP (EarthLink) had it as part of the plan. Even after I got cable modem it could still access their servers until about 10 years ago.

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gizamo t1_ixtdmmv wrote

I made 2 of them. One was even used. Lol.

It was awful. Do not recommend.

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jmcstar t1_ixtfagn wrote

Butt plug finder was a great app, regardless of what they say

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gizamo t1_ixtg6l3 wrote

Its successor, Butt Plug Spotter, was much more helpful during workouts.

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3D-Printing t1_ixulx7u wrote

Wow, and nowadays with our fancy tech we have butt plug sender for when you want to cheat at chess!

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Tohu_va_Vohu t1_ixuzute wrote

I made a few game apps myself. Lost a lot of money doing it. CodeWarrior was like $500. I didn’t sell many copies, and got sued for mentioning Tetris in my ad copy.

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gizamo t1_ixv8stq wrote

Ha. Nice. Not for the Palm, but I once got sued because my app icon had a bird. Apparently, some company claimed all bird icons as under their (unregistered) trademark. Lol. Some people are idiots.

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UsernameJonesHere t1_ixtats0 wrote

There are hospitals in the US and Europe that still run on Windows 98 and some that use 3.1 because of specific programs that were never updated.

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subgameperfect t1_ixtcdx3 wrote

It's the same for facories, oil rigs and giant production platforms that may as well reach to your house.

Turns out that newer features kinda matter less than understanding your infrastructure and having confidence.

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Nakotadinzeo t1_ixuqa77 wrote

We really need to make a middleware platform for this software. The runtime handles translation between adapters and such, and the software just has to handle doing its job to control whatever hardware.

This is what UNIX was made for on the software side. A UNIX program from the 70's can usually be compiled on a POSIX OS like Linux or MacOS fairly easily.

Problem is that Windows isn't one of those POSIX platforms, and you can't compile what you don't have the source for anyway. That also doesn't change how the software interfaces with the hardware.

The hardware and the proprietary software are the big issue. 3ven if we find a fix, it's a fix for future machines and not present ones.

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Cyanandblue t1_ixu8pqo wrote

And some trains in Germany or smwhere I think. But I don't remember the reason of running an old OS is the apps never updated or something else.

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one-hour-photo t1_ixtc39l wrote

Can you send me a shot of the morphine through Reddit please?

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Admetus t1_ixu2d4m wrote

It was big in the business world so no doubt it drew a crowd of developers.

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cacraw t1_ixxjaht wrote

I made one that I released freeware and is one of the 565 on the site. (“Grafaid”) In the “license” I said if it was included in any compilations (books with CDs of software were popular) you had to send me a copy. Similarly, if you used it as part of development of paid software you had to send me a free license. Got a few books and a couple of programs!

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