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Feels like we're back in the days of the Apple ][, only with a much, much smaller monitor. Things I'd like to see done in the URL bar using the History API:

  • Rogue-like text adventure game
  • Hitchhiker's Guide
  • A reading app with page-turning animation
  • Color
Whoever cracks that last one, mega kudos. Woz, you around? Feel like doing some magic?

It's also tempting to ask for a text-editor, but then, we sort of already have that!




Woz, you around?

That gave me a good laugh! If it is of any interest, in the following video which was posted a while back on HN, Steve Wozniak tells how he co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs, and amongst other things, how he hackishly brought color computing to the Apple 2:

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/400/

(You'll have to forgive me since I don't have time to search exactly where in the video he talks about adding color.)


It's about 15 minutes in that he starts talking about colour. I'm watching it now.


I think i've heard that speech at four different conferences. Woz needs a new story.


I don't think Woz needs to prove anything to anybody.


Seriously. When you have a thought like that, first ask yourself, how often have you told the same story to 4 different people? Then ask yourself how many of your stories any casual acquantaince has heard 4 times.


Have you heard the one about the $2 bills?


I haven't.


Porting ed to the URL bar would be a triumph!


Just change it to read ? and most people wouldn't know the difference :-)


UrlQuake




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