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Post #2305765
2026-05-08 12:19 UTC
🪨 PipeDream on the Acorn Archimedes 🛠️
A truly unique combination. We have the first ARM-based home computer, powering a bespoke OS, running software that says, "The barriers between productivity apps are a lie we tell ourselves."
This introduced so many new technologies, I had to run a check on "Where are they now?" The ARM chip's legacy is a given, but the other stuff in the stack might surprise you.
#retrocomputing #pipedream #arm #acorn #archimedes #riscos
https://stonetools.ghost.io/pipedream-archimedes/
Replies (3)
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@scruss@xoxo.zone 2026-05-08 13:53
@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social You should see it on the Z88 ...
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@amoroso@oldbytes.space 2026-05-08 17:24
@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social This is interesting as, although back in the day I also kept tabs on most systems other than the ones I owned and used, I never heard of PipeDream. The cell-centric approach reminds me of Ashton-Tate Framework.
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@darkling@mstdn.social 2026-05-08 18:24
@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social I was a long-time user of RiscOS, so I didn't have the issues with the OS that take up the first half of the article. However, PipeDream always felt weird anyway. The spreadsheet/word processor duality never really felt like it worked, although spreadsheet/database was a bit more natural.