VMSZealot
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I've just released a new game on the iOS app store, in both free and paid for versions (although, for some reason, the free version isn't showing up yet). The game is called Innecto (https://www.45rpmsoftware.com/innecto.php) and, ordinarily, I wouldn't post anything about it here because it doesn't run on 68k hardware - and is therefore of no interest except…
…Except that parts of it were written on my old SE/30. Who says that modern software can't be written on old hardware, that old hardware is useless? (No one here, that's for sure!)
So why did I do it? Well, for several reasons.
1.) The custom typeface used in the game, Segment, was created by me using Fontographer. I got my copy of Fontographer, bundled with a Microtek scanner (purchased from Ol' CW in the UK - as Computer Warehouse used to occasionally brand themselves), and since it still works I can't think of a good reason to spend money on a newer version. However, it does mean using either a 68k or PPC Mac - and, since it looks like arse on MacOS 8 or newer, I choose to use my good old SE/30 with A/UX (copying the files over the network onto my Mac Pro come build time).
2.) The Mac Pro (2010 model) is a great machine. It multitasks well. The enormous 4K monitor is also built for multitasking. The SE/30 with A/UX is also a great machine, and it too can multitask like a champ. It's 9" monitor, however, is great to look at but rubbish for multitasking. This is its great strength since I too am rubbish at multitasking. I get distracted. So the SE/30 is a very human scale machine, for this human. I can crack on with work without distraction.
The bits of Innecto that were written on the SE/30 are:
The custom typeface (using Fontographer, as mentioned previously)
The help screens and documentation (using BBEdit)
Some of the source code - although (obviously) the compilation was done in Xcode on the Mac Pro.
So try the game, if you're able to - and take this post as further evidence that old Macs rock - and real work can be done on them!
…Except that parts of it were written on my old SE/30. Who says that modern software can't be written on old hardware, that old hardware is useless? (No one here, that's for sure!)
So why did I do it? Well, for several reasons.
1.) The custom typeface used in the game, Segment, was created by me using Fontographer. I got my copy of Fontographer, bundled with a Microtek scanner (purchased from Ol' CW in the UK - as Computer Warehouse used to occasionally brand themselves), and since it still works I can't think of a good reason to spend money on a newer version. However, it does mean using either a 68k or PPC Mac - and, since it looks like arse on MacOS 8 or newer, I choose to use my good old SE/30 with A/UX (copying the files over the network onto my Mac Pro come build time).
2.) The Mac Pro (2010 model) is a great machine. It multitasks well. The enormous 4K monitor is also built for multitasking. The SE/30 with A/UX is also a great machine, and it too can multitask like a champ. It's 9" monitor, however, is great to look at but rubbish for multitasking. This is its great strength since I too am rubbish at multitasking. I get distracted. So the SE/30 is a very human scale machine, for this human. I can crack on with work without distraction.
The bits of Innecto that were written on the SE/30 are:
The custom typeface (using Fontographer, as mentioned previously)
The help screens and documentation (using BBEdit)
Some of the source code - although (obviously) the compilation was done in Xcode on the Mac Pro.
So try the game, if you're able to - and take this post as further evidence that old Macs rock - and real work can be done on them!
