mcc,
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Have you ever heard of the Symantec Web? It's similar to the World Wide Web except it's made in Symantec Greatworks (1992, requires MacOS 6.0.2 or newer and at least 1 MB of RAM)

Newsletter made in Symantec Greatworks

mcc,
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You may not take this idea very seriously but I could make Avara levels in Greatworks meaning since VRML failed, the Symantec Web is a Metaverse whereas the normal WWW isn't

mkb,
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@mcc I had such high hopes for VRML and occasionally dream that now that hardware has come so far, VRML will come rolling back.

mcc,
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@mkb I try to think about ways to make it work with OpenXR and a Javascript library. If only I could get LibP2P to work consistently! :(

mcc,
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Symantec Greatworks

  • Can be used to create and view documents and newsletters
  • Can be used to create spreadsheets
  • Can be used to create databases
  • Can connect to BBSes via a standard modem
  • Compatible with "Avara"

Web Browsers

  • Can be used to create and view documents and newsletters
  • Can be used to create spreadsheets
  • Databases require an addon such as Microsoft Azure
  • Support for serial connections is inconsistent at best https://caniuse.com/?search=web%20serial
  • Not compatible with "Avara"
mcc,
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In other news I've just discovered there's a port of Avara to modern computers based on a source release authorized by Ambrosia and they have a Discord, so don't expect to hear from me for the next nine to eighteen months, I'll be busy https://github.com/avaraline/Avara

Farbs,
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@mcc Is the projectile firing noise a mouth sound?!?!

mcc,
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@Farbs I mean… maybe?!

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@mcc I love it.

patridge,
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@mcc Bringing back all sorts of old Mac memories for me, thank you!

Saw that first post and thought, “That looks like that robot game by the Escape Velocity people.” Glad my memory wasn’t totally wrong, if not a little fuzzy.

mcc,
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@patridge It was the same people! Although I think maybe Ambrosia published games by a lot of different per-se developers?

Kencf618033,
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@mcc Never! I wasn’t a Mac fanboi though.

mcc,
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@Kencf618033 (Note: Symantec Greatworks is real but the Symantec Web is not. I was making a joke.)

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