[spiralganglion]

Feels like we're back in the days of the Apple ][, only with a much, much smaller monitor. Things I'd like to see done in the URL bar using the History API:

  • Rogue-like text adventure game
  • Hitchhiker's Guide
  • A reading app with page-turning animation
  • Color

Whoever cracks that last one, mega kudos. Woz, you around? Feel like doing some magic?

It's also tempting to ask for a text-editor, but then, we sort of already have that!

[shimonamit]

Woz, you around?

That gave me a good laugh! If it is of any interest, in the following video which was posted a while back on HN, Steve Wozniak tells how he co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs, and amongst other things, how he hackishly brought color computing to the Apple 2:

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/400/

(You'll have to forgive me since I don't have time to search exactly where in the video he talks about adding color.)

[Tyr42]

It's about 15 minutes in that he starts talking about colour. I'm watching it now.

[peterwwillis]

I think i've heard that speech at four different conferences. Woz needs a new story.

[dreamux]

I don't think Woz needs to prove anything to anybody.

[dasil003]

Seriously. When you have a thought like that, first ask yourself, how often have you told the same story to 4 different people? Then ask yourself how many of your stories any casual acquantaince has heard 4 times.

[oofabz]

Have you heard the one about the $2 bills?

[HelloBeautiful]

I haven't.

[probablycorey]

Porting ed to the URL bar would be a triumph!

[sp332]

Just change it to read ? and most people wouldn't know the difference :-)

[templaedhel]

UrlQuake