Mar 26
Microsoft has dusted off the source code for MS-DOS and Word for Windows—some of the most popular and widely used software of the 80s—making it freely available to download from the the Computer History Museum.
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Nov 13
Don’t you just love history? It chronicles the past so that we have a better idea as to which particular road which we should tread in the future, and the ones to avoid as well. This time, we are pleased to bring you news that a collaboration between two vintage computer museums has seen the Apple II DOS source code being made available to the masses. This can be seen as the Holy Grail for some, where it has been regarded to be the starting point of Apple. What you see above is Apple’s agreement with Shepardson Microsystems for Apple II DOS.
The Computer History Museum, working alongside the DigiBarn Computer Museum, have posted the Apple II disk operating system for non-commercial use. Needless to say, before this can happen, Apple has already been approached for their consent to the publication since the code still remains under the ownership of Apple. Just a little bit of background information for those who are new to the scene to appreciate the source code all the more – Apple II happened to be a fully-assembled personal computer that carried a slew of advanced features including a built-in BASIC programming language, being compatible with an external monitor, as well as different modes of input. Other documents related to the software include schematics and business agreements.
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Nov 13
The Computer History Museum has released something rather special for you to download: the original DOS source code for the 1978 Apple II.
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Nov 07
Real-time Online CSS Editor
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on October 27, 2011 by CyberNet.
If you’re a web developer there is a good chance that you’ve had to mess around with a lot of CSS code. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to work with, but there are tools out there that try to guide you along the way. CSSDesk.com doesn’t provide any direct guidance, but it can help you quickly test out CSS expressions to see if they are doing what you expect them to be without constantly having to reload a page to have your change take effect.
You probably wouldn’t want to do an entire website design using CSSDesk, but it is great for fine-tuning individual objects. Things like buttons, boxes, and small sections of sites would definitely be the ideal uses of CSSDesk. There also isn’t anything on the site to distract you from what you’re working on, which means no ads and no unnecessary buttons or links. It’s just you and your code.
The other cool thing is that in a single click you can generate a URL that you can use to share the code with someone else. If you need help with your CSS code that feature could be extremely useful since there isn’t the hassle involved of having to create an account to share the code.
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Nov 01
This article was written on November 10, 2011 by CyberNet.
The web is advancing at a rather rapid pace and so is the amount of stuff you can do with things like CSS. The CSS3 Generator is a site that demonstrates just how powerful CSS is becoming, and the best part is that you don’t need to know too much syntax when there are tools available like this one.
You can see all of the customization options in the screenshot above, and what’s nice is that the code it generates is designed to work in browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Unfortunately some of the options aren’t available in Internet Explorer, such as the background gradients, so you shouldn’t assume all of it should work. The code that gets generated has comments to point out when you should be concerned with browser compatibility though.
What I like about tools like this is that they serve as a great way to learn the syntax required to create advanced designs without falling back to using specially-crafted images. I always look to examples to pick up this kind of stuff, and for that reason I greatly appreciate anyone who takes the time to create these online tools.
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Apr 12
Leaked Details of Twitter Music Show That It’ll Connect to Spotify, Rdio, iTunes and More
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Though reports had pointed towards Twitter releasing Twitter Music today, all we got was a landing page. Thankfully, designer Youssef Sarhan managed to pry some details from Twitter Music’s source code. Because of his awesome sleuthwork, we now know a lot more than we did before. Like how Twitter Music will let users connect with Spotify, Rdio, iTunes, Soundcloud, Vevo and Youtube. More »
Oct 24
Huawei gives Australia peeks at its network hardware and code to regain trust
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Huawei has had an image problem lately among countries skittish about trusting a Chinese telecom giant with the backbone of networks that its home government might like to snoop. The company’s Australian chairman John Lord thinks that’s just paranoia, and he’s planning radical transparency in the country to recover what trust he can after Huawei lost a National Broadband Network deal. The firm is willing to give the Australian government “unrestricted” access to both networking hardware and source code to prove that there’s no espionage afoot. Lord even likes the idea a domestic inspection agency that would greenlight equipment across the industry. All of the proposals represent a one-way conversation, however — Canberra hasn’t said if it’s receptive enough to drop the cold attitude. There’s a distinct chance that any successful return to favor wouldn’t come soon enough to recover the most lucrative contracts, which could make any Australian change of heart a Pyrrhic victory.
Filed under: Networking, Internet
Huawei gives Australia peeks at its network hardware and code to regain trust originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Oct 08
Samsung releases Galaxy Note II source code, gives modders a big fish to fry
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If you’ve managed to stretch your hands around a Galaxy Note II smartphone already, but were hoping to get a custom ROM on it, there’s good news: Samsung has just released the source code. It’s now been posted for the international GT-N7100 model, giving developers a peek at the 5.5-incher’s inner workings and allowing them to get to work on new mods. The company has been faithfully posting its Android code for handsets like the Galaxy S III shortly after they’ve gone on sale, letting developers like CyanogenMod release custom ROMs scant weeks afterward. So, if you get tired of TouchWiz or want root control of the pen-enabled behemoth, you can be sure someone’s on the job right now.
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Samsung releases Galaxy Note II source code, gives modders a big fish to fry originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 28
WebOS loyalists have been waiting a long, long time for HP’s September launch of Open webOS, but the company has made good on its promise with not a moment to spare. Open webOS 1.0 is now available with core browser and e-mail apps, the Enyo 2.0 framework and enough hooks to allow porting to a platform of choice. To prove this last point, HP has gone so far as to port the software to a TouchSmart all-in-one — a device just a tad larger than a Veer 4G. Lest anyone be hasty and get visions of developing a custom build for the TouchPad, though, they’d do well to remember both HP’s disclaimer ruling out legacy support as well as word of the holes that exist in the current Open webOS release. The company needs time to offer open-sourced media support, a Bluetooth stack, advanced network management, faster rendering and newer versions of both Qt and WebKit. The curious can nonetheless try the OS in an emulator today, and intrepid developers can start building their own projects with the code and tools found at the source link.
Continue reading HP takes Open webOS 1.0 live, shows it supersized on a TouchSmart (video)
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HP takes Open webOS 1.0 live, shows it supersized on a TouchSmart (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 22
Microsoft resurrects Courier through Project Austin app for Windows 8, sparks nostalgia (video)
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Many who’ve been following Microsoft’s tablet efforts for years will have a soft spot for the Courier, a creative-focused device axed because it didn’t fit the Windows puzzle. However, it looks like you just can’t keep a clever idea down. Developers at Microsoft have revived the dream through Project Austin, a Windows 8 app based around the visual concept of a notebook. Pen aficionados can choose different paper types and paste in photos, but they’re deliberately kept away from typing, searching and other elements that would complicate the idea. It should sound familiar: it’s a rough (if possibly unintentional) Windows doppelganger to FiftyThree’s Paper for iPad, which itself was designed by some of the former Courier team. A company spokesperson won’t say if or when Project Austin will be available in a complete form for the public, although there’s not much point until Windows 8 arrives on October 26th. Thankfully, programmers keen to see what Courier might have been — if just in bits and pieces — can already download the source code for themselves.
Filed under: Tablets, Software
Microsoft resurrects Courier through Project Austin app for Windows 8, sparks nostalgia (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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