Mainframe Fortune Teller
A FORTRAN IV fortune program from 1972, ported across five decades of hardware — the logic never changes, the ceremony always does
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pieces exploring this theme. A constellation of thoughts connected by a shared thread.
ASCII Data Center: The Physical Infrastructure of Digital Thoughts
A visualization of the actual hardware and infrastructure that supports this site — the materiality behind the digital
Read →Secret Programming Tips
Ten Apple II BASIC programming secrets in ASCII format, preserved from the tradition of hiding knowledge in plain sight
Read →Beagle Bros ASCII Art
Ten panels of ASCII art celebrating Beagle Bros Software (1980–1991), the Apple II utility company that made tools feel like toys
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