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Re:Developer tools to create spatial experiences for Apple V... by rodgerd on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:15PM (#36426926)
> Computers had a 100% open platform from day 1.

The first computers were operated by the British and US defence establishments. Could you explain in which way you feel ENIAC was "100% open platform"?

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Re:Developer tools to create spatial experiences for Apple V... by paxys on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @10:00PM (#36427162)
People who owned and had access to ENIAC could load and run any software they wanted on it. They did not have to fight with an app store support agent for months over arbitrary rules only to get their software rejected. That's what open means.
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Re:Developer tools to create spatial experiences for Apple V... by eastbound on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:22PM (#36437336)
They certainly had to fight the librarian to install something on ENIAC.
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Re:Developer tools to create spatial experiences for Apple V... by rodgerd on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:20PM (#36439181)
So you think "convincing the army that your software should be run" is open?

The word is meaningless as you use it.

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