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Post by lowpro »

Sunrise calendar app.

I’m a naturally unorganized person, and sunrise was honestly the only calendar/task tracker that has ever kept me organized. I loved it and really used it, but it was bought by Microsoft and shutdown.

They integrated some parts into outlook, but outlook is used for work and I don’t like to get my work schedule and personal schedule mixed up. Sunrise just worked and I really haven’t found something that’s helped since. I’ve paid for some other calendar apps and they just aren’t the same. RIP

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Post by JdeBP »

iforgotpassword wrote: post #398

Opera presto. I only realized how "close" I was to my browser in every aspect it worked when it became unusable due to age. I was quite surprised about that discovery, since other switches I made in the past (windows to Linux for example) seemed much larger. I'm still recovering from this loss. ;)

What is your opinion of Vivaldi?

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Post by fergie »

https://del.icio.us/ it was a link-sharing site that used to attract great contributions. It was bought by Yahoo who for reasons best known to themselves shut it down just as it was at its zenith, and just before link sharing sites became the most important thing on the internet.

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Post by lgbr »

benjiweber wrote: post #243

Nokia n900. Portable linux box, real keyboard. http://neo900.org/ doesn't seem to have gained much traction. https://www.planetcom.co.uk/ seems to be the closest thing we have now.

Have you tried Termux on Android? You essentially get a Linux container, complete with package manager. I have actually used it for development on the road.

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Post by scooble »

The Nokia N9. The swipable interface was a joy to use, and the always visible clock/notifications was ahead of its time. The window/app management system was also heaps better than anything today. It was a travesty what happened to it, and I still unreasonably bitter about the whole thing.

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Post by ericd »

geuis wrote: post #283

Bolo by Stuart Cheshire. Originally release for MacOS in the early 90s. Ended up playing that game for a decade before switching to the good WinBolo Clone. Honestly one of most fun multiplayer games I’ve ever seen that has somehow faded into history.

Oh man, probably the most played game of my childhood. Certainly my first networked multiplayer game I wonder if there are communities out there still playing it.

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Post by avhon1 »

Immortalin wrote: post #332
kodablah wrote: post #270

Surprised nobody mentioned them yet: Borland and their approach to UI development. I know some of their products live on, but I am nostalgic towards the wysiwyg days of old without being forced to use MS. I of course am aware of modern equivalents, but sadly the market/users moved.

Try the Red language.

I'm annoyed at how much work at the red project has gone into their ethereum-based cryptocurrency. It feels like a huge distraction from building a better rebol.

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by v4n4d1s »

MartinPetkov wrote: post #368

The original PlayStation Portable. No other console I've had so far has been quite as fun to play, mobile gaming just isn't the same, and I had a lot of fun learning to crack it and install pirated games. I used to take it on road trips and even watch full movies, it was a great way to pass the time as a kid. I had it repaired twice before it finally gave out, and the nostalgia sometimes hits and I consider getting o…

Have you tried the Nintendo Switch?
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