@amoroso Is this a Xerox PARC thing? Wow, what didn't...

@amoroso Is this a Xerox PARC thing? Wow, what didn't they invent that Apple and Microsoft would come along and later steal?

Like 2 Mar 2023 at 17:14 | Wall-to-wall | Open on bitbang.social

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@rivercityrandom Yes, it's the NoteCards system developed at Xerox PARC:

It's running in Medley Interlisp:

You can try it online here:

2 Mar 2023 at 17:19 | Open on fosstodon.org

Just imagine where we would be at now if all this was released under an #OpenSource license back then 🤔

8 Mar 2023 at 2:55 | Open on verze.social

@nicholasr @rivercityrandom Xerox also ran a sort proto open source project, the LispUsers archive of user-contributed software.

8 Mar 2023 at 8:01 | Open on fosstodon.org