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Embedding a bitmap font in your HyperCard stack

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-09-08 Cached

This article explains how to embed custom bitmap fonts into HyperCard stacks by utilizing the Macintosh resource system, providing historical context about HyperCard's use in game development.

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Andy Hertzfeld oral history

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 2026-09-01 Cached

This oral history chronicles Andy Hertzfeld's career, highlighting his key roles in developing software for the Apple Macintosh and his contributions to early personal computing.

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Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 2026-08-19 Cached

Legendary designer Susan Kare recalls her journey designing icons, fonts, and the user interface for the original Apple Macintosh, sharing her design philosophy under technical constraints and the stories behind the creation of classic graphics.

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@ycombinator: Before joining Apple as the Macintosh artist, @SusanKare was an art history PhD who barely knew anything about computer…

X AI KOLs Timeline ↗ · 2026-08-14 Cached

Susan Kare, the original Macintosh artist, shares her design experiences and lessons from working with Apple and Steve Jobs at Startup School 2026.

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The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996)

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-07-15 Cached

This 1996 paper by Gentner and Nielsen explores alternative user interfaces by reversing the core design principles of the Macintosh, leading to a language-based, expert-user-oriented interface.

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Installing A/UX 1.1 like it's the 90s

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-07-05 Cached

The author documents the successful installation of A/UX 1.1, Apple's vintage UNIX, on the Snow emulator, detailing the hardware requirements and setup process.

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HyperCard on the Macintosh

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 2026-06-28 Cached

A retrospective on HyperCard, the influential Macintosh software that pioneered hypertext and inspired modern web technologies, games like Myst, and platforms like Wikipedia.

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Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac (2013)

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-05-30 Cached

An interview with Jef Raskin, the visionary behind the Macintosh, discussing his role in creating the Mac, his philosophy on simplicity, and his views on the evolution of the Mac and Apple.

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I built a pint-sized Macintosh

Jeff Geerling ↗ · 2026-03-02 Cached

Built a pint-sized Macintosh using a Raspberry Pi Pico running Pico Micro Mac firmware, with VGA output and USB keyboard/mouse.

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