Comments on: Links We Like: the History of the Gopher Protocol, the Trackball, & the Super Soaker https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/links-we-like-the-history-of-the-gopher-protocol-the-trackball-the-super-soaker/ News & Notes. Process & Projects. No BS. Srsly. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 21:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 By: Cameron Kaiser https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/links-we-like-the-history-of-the-gopher-protocol-the-trackball-the-super-soaker/#comment-2193 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:48:59 +0000 http://blog.nextthing.co/?p=893#comment-2193 Thanks for the link to Floodgap’s Gopherspace and Overbite. I’m actually rigging up something with a Pocket CHIP to get old 8-bit computers onto Gopherspace, which for systems of that vintage would be exceptionally appropriate. I’ll post that up when it’s working (right now I have the downlink to the computer working through the joystick port and four of the GPIO pins, but the uplink is requiring a bit more circuit work).

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By: Nick Normal https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/links-we-like-the-history-of-the-gopher-protocol-the-trackball-the-super-soaker/#comment-2077 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 00:44:06 +0000 http://blog.nextthing.co/?p=893#comment-2077 True story: my uncle is a professional pianist and in the 90s was an avid Atari TOS/MiNT user, claimed they had the best audio support at the time, and notably provided support for his giant trackball that he controlled with… his feet. Being a pianist, he needed his hands free for his musical keyboards, and would manipulate computer data – in real-time! – with his toes and trackball. Weirdest thing I ever saw.

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