PipeDream on the Acorn Archimedes

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38 points | by msephton 2 hours ago

6 comments

  • msephton 12 minutes ago
    I used PipeDream on the Cambridge Z88, and only briefly tried it on other platforms under the PipeDream (Archimedes, MS-DOS) and Fireworkz (Windows) names. I think it was a great moonshot of an idea, ahead of its time when you consider Affinity has done the same thing with Illustration/Layout/Photos.
  • tomduncalf 24 minutes ago
    The screenshots of RISC OS bring back fond memories of playing with it in our school computer room (which was mostly BBC Micros but had a few RISC) - mostly playing Lemmings as I recall! It felt pretty cool at the time though
  • fidotron 25 minutes ago
    The "Icon Tray" here is actually the "Icon Bar" and discussed so widely it's the name of the main Risc OS forum to this day.

    Pipedream always was spectacularly odd, even at the time.

  • Kim_Bruning 1 hour ago
    My browser had this down as a phising site? The actual content seems fine though.
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    • themadturk 42 minutes ago
      The site is fine. Doesn't show up as anything bad on Firefox on Mac. I've been reading the site for months, never had a problem.
    • ochrist 47 minutes ago
      Same here (Firefox on Windows). But when I opened it in Firefox on my Android phone, it seems fine.
    • LargoLasskhyfv 1 hour ago
      Confirm via uBo. Didn't bother with content because of that.
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  • junto 1 hour ago
    Brings back good memories of playing fun games with my siblings.

    Our first computer was an Acorn BBC B Microcomputer.

  • repelsteeltje 25 minutes ago
    In some ways Archimedes' RiscOS was ahead of its time, in some ways it was a disappointment. It never matured due to lack of momentum, market share.

    I suppose that most of all, it reminds me of time when actual, real innovation in UI design was still on the menu.