Mac128
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Found this over on LEM Forums: Twitter for 68K Macs – it requires System 6 so no 128K or 512Ks, but if this ain't the coolest thing. Turn your Plus into a Tweet terminal!
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Twitter For 68Ks!
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Mycatisbigfoot
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oh my god kill me know, I hate twitter and i am not jumping on the bandwagon yet, well NEVER! Its so not cool, like every one i know has one, i do not see the point of it!
well but thats good there is stuff being ported tho
well but thats good there is stuff being ported tho
macgeek417
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Yup, now people can tell the whole world that they just moved theyr'e computer's cursor 1 pixel from an *old* mac...
IIRC, it was on TWiT that whern someone broke into this one guy's house, instead of calling the cops he started a live video stream and twittered it.
i couldn't agree with you more.
IIRC, it was on TWiT that whern someone broke into this one guy's house, instead of calling the cops he started a live video stream and twittered it.
Mycatisbigfoot
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Shut up no way,
when i was on twitter some guy tweeted that he was " taking a crap" then a fem minuits later he twitted " He was wiping his but"
Like crap, How does that help the world, I do not want the world to know when i last had a crap.
But I have also seen the news stations get on the twitter buss, Like crap I don't give a rip,
But twitter is going to have its 15mins of fame, then die, just like frendster, myspace, and facebook,
I have none of them, if you want to know me then be on my msn :beige: yes i still have msn tho
macgeek417
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...which is why i'll *never* be on twitter.
Anonymous Freak
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Hrm... I may have to start using Twitter, JUST because of this app. (I've had an account for ages, but solely so that I could get 'Twitter-only' deals. So far, all four of my tweets have been copy/paste ads so I could get sale prices by doing so.)
Now make me a Facebook app that does this, and I'll be in heaven. My SE/30 in the dining room will have more use than just for email again.
Now make me a Facebook app that does this, and I'll be in heaven. My SE/30 in the dining room will have more use than just for email again.
Mycatisbigfoot
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Like i said,
that is neat stuff is being ported \ made of older macs, but twitter! well I give up, I dont care any more about this stupid site " twitter"
but later
that is neat stuff is being ported \ made of older macs, but twitter! well I give up, I dont care any more about this stupid site " twitter"
but later
steve30
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I saw this on E-Maculation earlier. Wasn't there also a Twitter client for the Commodore 64?
I would be interested in trying this just to see what it does (the fact that it is recent 68k software alone makes it interesting), but first, I would have to know what twitter does. I gather that it is something to do with 'Micro blogging', and informing the world that you are on the toilet, or have moved your mouse one pixel. Is that all it does?
That sounds similar to all the comments I posted about going to the toilet etc when, for a few months, I had a facebook account. I don't know how many people read them, but no one commented.
I would be interested in trying this just to see what it does (the fact that it is recent 68k software alone makes it interesting), but first, I would have to know what twitter does. I gather that it is something to do with 'Micro blogging', and informing the world that you are on the toilet, or have moved your mouse one pixel. Is that all it does?
That sounds similar to all the comments I posted about going to the toilet etc when, for a few months, I had a facebook account. I don't know how many people read them, but no one commented.
luddite
Host of RetroChallenge
Twitter definitely gets abused, but it can be a very useful medium. For example, I use it to push status updates to RetroNET users and we also used it as a running commentary of sorts for the last RetroChallenge event... I wouldn't, however, be inclined to use it a means of social interaction.
Scott Baret
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I just got into Twitter about a month ago and while I'm still not using it a lot, I think it has definite potential to be an effective communication tool.
I am currently using it mostly for announcements related to my school's chess club, of which I am the president and founder. Since many college students don't check their e-mail daily (which they SHOULD, since professors often use it to communicate) and not everyone uses social networking sites such as Facebook, I felt it would be a more effective communication method. I've also found some interesting entities to follow on Twitter, including one that deals with business and industry in my neighborhood.
I don't use it to let the world know that I am having spaghetti and minestrone for dinner or that I'm going to go to a baseball game with three of my friends. I find Twitter to be more of a business-related client (I'm sure some will disagree here, but since Facebook has feeds as well and is already more of a social-type site given its chat features, photo albums, and whatnot I think the two sites will eventually develop their own identities).
As a future educator I am already thinking about the ways Twitter could be used as a communications tool. It could serve as a way to remind parents that field trip forms are due or could be a "homework hotline", with reminders about upcoming tests and projects. Information about tutoring sessions or enrichment opportunities could be communicated, as could lists of recommended children's literature. There could even be a "problem of the day" that students could do at home for extra practice in math. Since I'll be at the elementary level I'd probably tailor this sort of information for parents and guardians (I believe Twitter has an age requirement of 13).
Is Twitter perfect? Absolutely not. There are problems with it much like Facebook, Bing, eBay, and Yahoo have problems. It will definitely endure its growing pains just like everything else did on the web (the "outage" a few months ago was definitely one of those growing pains). It may become an accepted part of culture much like AIM and Facebook have. The chances are good since it's all over the media and not in a negative light like MySpace, which is slowly dying.
As for this client--if I had a 68K on the web I'd definitely consider using it. Does anyone know if it runs on OS 9? Also, if there's a IIGS client, is there any chance a IIe version will be next?
I am currently using it mostly for announcements related to my school's chess club, of which I am the president and founder. Since many college students don't check their e-mail daily (which they SHOULD, since professors often use it to communicate) and not everyone uses social networking sites such as Facebook, I felt it would be a more effective communication method. I've also found some interesting entities to follow on Twitter, including one that deals with business and industry in my neighborhood.
I don't use it to let the world know that I am having spaghetti and minestrone for dinner or that I'm going to go to a baseball game with three of my friends. I find Twitter to be more of a business-related client (I'm sure some will disagree here, but since Facebook has feeds as well and is already more of a social-type site given its chat features, photo albums, and whatnot I think the two sites will eventually develop their own identities).
As a future educator I am already thinking about the ways Twitter could be used as a communications tool. It could serve as a way to remind parents that field trip forms are due or could be a "homework hotline", with reminders about upcoming tests and projects. Information about tutoring sessions or enrichment opportunities could be communicated, as could lists of recommended children's literature. There could even be a "problem of the day" that students could do at home for extra practice in math. Since I'll be at the elementary level I'd probably tailor this sort of information for parents and guardians (I believe Twitter has an age requirement of 13).
Is Twitter perfect? Absolutely not. There are problems with it much like Facebook, Bing, eBay, and Yahoo have problems. It will definitely endure its growing pains just like everything else did on the web (the "outage" a few months ago was definitely one of those growing pains). It may become an accepted part of culture much like AIM and Facebook have. The chances are good since it's all over the media and not in a negative light like MySpace, which is slowly dying.
As for this client--if I had a 68K on the web I'd definitely consider using it. Does anyone know if it runs on OS 9? Also, if there's a IIGS client, is there any chance a IIe version will be next?
ken27238
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well i am going to be a supporter of twitter and say that I use it at least once or twice a day. it come in handy (for me at least) for news and finding new things. the other reason why i use it is because it allows me to link it into my Facebook, Myspace and Google Buzz feeds so it will update them at the same time. Personally I think twitter is fantastic
as for Grackle68k, it use it when ever my G4 is hooked up to the internet.
as for Grackle68k, it use it when ever my G4 is hooked up to the internet.
BarnacleGrim
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While I have to struggle to stay interested in a line of tweets, it's kind of cool that people still write software for old Macs.
I looked at Pascal to learn to write for the 68k, but I figured that time would be better spent learning Objective C instead, not to mention being outside doing something useful. :lol:
I looked at Pascal to learn to write for the 68k, but I figured that time would be better spent learning Objective C instead, not to mention being outside doing something useful. :lol:
