Has anyone ever built a Mastodon client for Commodore 64?'n'nThis is actually feasible.
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Has anyone ever built a Mastodon client for Commodore 64?
This is actually feasible. Here’s a Commodore 64 modem.
You’d need a few extra layers in between, though. The C64 can’t speak ActivityPub directly. You’d run a lightweight bridge on a modern machine that handles HTTPS, WebFinger, and JSON, then pass simplified text over serial to the C64. The C64 just needs to display posts, send basic commands, and push text back to the bridge.
It’s not elegant, but it’s absolutely doable.
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Has anyone ever built a Mastodon client for Commodore 64?
This is actually feasible. Here’s a Commodore 64 modem.
You’d need a few extra layers in between, though. The C64 can’t speak ActivityPub directly. You’d run a lightweight bridge on a modern machine that handles HTTPS, WebFinger, and JSON, then pass simplified text over serial to the C64. The C64 just needs to display posts, send basic commands, and push text back to the bridge.
It’s not elegant, but it’s absolutely doable.
@atomicpoet There is MOStodon.
GitHub - Havoc6502/MOStodon: A Commodore 64 Mastodon Client. A C64 compatible Modem is required.
A Commodore 64 Mastodon Client. A C64 compatible Modem is required. - Havoc6502/MOStodon
GitHub (github.com)
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@atomicpoet There is MOStodon.
GitHub - Havoc6502/MOStodon: A Commodore 64 Mastodon Client. A C64 compatible Modem is required.
A Commodore 64 Mastodon Client. A C64 compatible Modem is required. - Havoc6502/MOStodon
GitHub (github.com)
xinit ☕ Well, looks like someone beat me to it!
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Has anyone ever built a Mastodon client for Commodore 64?
This is actually feasible. Here’s a Commodore 64 modem.
You’d need a few extra layers in between, though. The C64 can’t speak ActivityPub directly. You’d run a lightweight bridge on a modern machine that handles HTTPS, WebFinger, and JSON, then pass simplified text over serial to the C64. The C64 just needs to display posts, send basic commands, and push text back to the bridge.
It’s not elegant, but it’s absolutely doable.
@atomicpoet I wonder if one could make a fedi client for the (original model or Lite) Nintendo DS. -
@atomicpoet I wonder if one could make a fedi client for the (original model or Lite) Nintendo DS.
Luna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️⚧️🐱 A web browser exists for the DS. I used to own it on a cartridge, and used it before the smartphone era started.
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Luna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️⚧️🐱 A web browser exists for the DS. I used to own it on a cartridge, and used it before the smartphone era started.
@atomicpoet I doubt that the DS browser could handle a modern fedi frontend. -
@atomicpoet I doubt that the DS browser could handle a modern fedi frontend.
Luna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️⚧️🐱 I remember an instance software package that used a frontend built entirely with HTML and CSS—no JavaScript at all. It actually worked surprisingly well. I’m trying to recall its name.
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Luna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️⚧️🐱 I remember an instance software package that used a frontend built entirely with HTML and CSS—no JavaScript at all. It actually worked surprisingly well. I’m trying to recall its name.
@LunaDragofelis Found it! It’s called Brutaldon. It’s a Web 1.0 UI for Mastodon.
https://brutaldon.org/about
