hi hacker news.<p>i would like to know if anyone in software has achieved Douglas Engelbart's Vision?<p>that of the OnLine System, H-LAM/T, Bootstrapping etc.<p>if not, do you have anything that comes close to his vision for computing and collaboration?<p>something that would augment our ability to improve and our ability to collaborate and solve difficult problems?
Any specific area?<p>Grace Hopper via Cobol, C programming language, unix, bsd, telnet, uucp/news groups/email, xerox alto, Allan Kay via smalltalk, linux, sequel/postgres, gmail/aol/yahoo, AI (chatgpt), video/hardware emulation with or/without VM layer[3]. software defined radio, open broadcaster software[0], etc.<p>SpaceX spacecraft total software control panel[1] (vs. apollo phsycial wired switches/buttons )<p>snarky-> spacex 'soft/flexibile' space suit. Does this snarky concept open the way to 'soft' 3d printed stuff, as long as it's "wearable"?[2] aka astronaut carrying compressed soft origami chair/table.<p>[0] obs : <a href="https://obsproject.com/" rel="nofollow">https://obsproject.com/</a><p>[1] : <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27115372">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27115372</a><p>[2] : risc-v on FPGA : <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39050580">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39050580</a><p>[3] : <a href="https://www.mikekohn.net/micro/riscv_fpga.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.mikekohn.net/micro/riscv_fpga.php</a>
It might not be possible anymore, due to security issues. This was pointed out here in 2018, in <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17194937">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17194937</a> :<p><i>... Engelbart's system was a completely shared space in which everyone lived and was trusted, then of course our systems are inelegant by comparison. ...</i><p>That whole post, and the thread where it occurs <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17194456">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17194456</a> are worth re-reading.