538: I Predate the Home Computer, with James Thomson
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PCalc developer James Thomson joins David and Stephen to talk about his background with the Mac, and what it take to build and maintain the same application over multiple decades.

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Guest Starring: James Thomson)

Links and Show Notes:

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James Thomson (@jamesthomson) / Twitter)

TLA Systems Home Page)

PCalc for macOS)

PCalc for iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch)

Commodore 64 - Wikipedia)

BBC Micro - Wikipedia)

Interactive fiction - Wikipedia)

Atari ST - Wikipedia)

Macintosh Classic - Wikipedia)

Copland (operating system) - Wikipedia)

The History of Clarus the Dogcow – 512 Pixels)

The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels)

How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook)

30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica)

PCalc's Origin Story)

PCalc Version History)

Apple Asks PCalc Developer to Remove iOS 8 Widget - MacStories)

PCalc for Apple TV)

PCalc's Delightfully Insane About Screen - MacStories)

An Illustrated History of Easter Eggs – James Thomson at Hacking with Swift Live 2019 - YouTube)

Dice by PCalc)

Total Party Kill - a podcast from The Incomparable)

"This Is Not a Product": The Apple Developer Transition Kit - MacStories)

BBEdit)

Adobe Photoshop)

Adobe Illustrator)

Xcode - Apple Developer)

Blender)

Basilisk II)

SheepShaver)

VMware Fusion)

Logic Pro)

Main_MiSTer Wiki)

Main_MiSTer Wiki - Why FPGA?)

Photos Field Guide (2nd Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides)