I’ve moved the blog over to WordPress, which is the successor to the b2 weblog software I used to use to power this very site. I’m also cleaning up a lot of old posts that haven’t been tidied up since this site was hand-coded (and had a really crappy design) back in ’99, plus I’m […]
Okey, now I’m definitely moving over. WordPress imported all of my MT entries without a hitch, and looking through what docs there are, it seems all the features i want are already in there— save possibly the MT-Amazon plug-in I was using to create my review links. Ah well… that’ll be a good programming challenge for me to replace that, and maybe even contribute something new to the community.
Well, I’m trying to see how this new WordPress thing works. I like the interface a lot (reminds me of b2, which I used to use, and coincidentally enough, is the direct precursor to WP). Considering the new liscening deals that Movable Type has put into place (yes, there’s a free version, but the paid one is required for using registration for comments), and that this baby is not only open source, but free and PHP-based instead of Perl… I think I may have to make the switch.
In recent days, two Flash-programmed replicas of old Macintosh computers have appeared on the radar. For your enjoyment:
Web SE
The better of the two, in English or German. A remarkably faithful rendition of System 7 with equally accurate software, right down to the After Dark control panel, and the MyEyes eyeballs that used to sit in the menubar and follow your cursor around. (Yes, this is the same one that Wired did a story about.)
http://myoldmac.net/webse-e.htm
P.dro Classic
Warning: IN FRENCH. Looks like it’s running System 6 on a Mac Plus or so. Not quite as polished as the Web SE, but the startup beep and drive clacking really adds to the experience.
http://www.erreur-404.com/classic-pedro.html
Update
There is also someone who has transformed a Mac SE into an ElectriClerk, just like from the Terry Gilliam movie Brazil:
http://www.ahleman.com/Props/ElectriClerk.html
As is my wont, I have installed the latest version of ShapeShifter from Unsanity (if you ever had interface theme fun on Mac OS 9, you’ll remember Kaleidoscope — this is much like that for Mac OS X). They recently had a theme building contest, and I have replaced my PowerBook’s native Aqua theme with […]
I finally got my database straightened out, it looks like, so postings will resume shortly (I certainly have a number of things to catch up on).
If you’d like to know the nitty-gritty of how I fixed it, read the extended entry. Otherwise, just bask in the glow of the return of SitM. 😉
The […]
