Year 2025: A new era is unfolding in computer history as AI showcases marvels to the public.
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Year 2070: What new miracles will technology bring us?

Let's step back and ask ourselves a question: Is the past to be forgiven, as if it never existed?

I pose this question especially to the younger generations, as an old boy who grew up when personal computers were just a promise.

My answer is obviously no.
I firmly say no because there are many facets of the past that are worth remembering, restoring, and resurrecting. This is the reason why I am drawn to the history of computing and retrocomputing.

I know, boys: you can lead a good life while ignoring the black-and-white or the Greek and Latin worlds, but this ignorance will undoubtedly deprive your spirit of many treasures.

Returning to the project, this is an exercise in reverse engineering.

While exploring the information presented in the THINK Reference Viewer, I observed that it is not feasible to select a portion of the text, copy it, and paste it elsewhere. Additionally, obtaining this information outside of an old Macintosh, whether real or emulated, is not possible. Therefore, as a part-time project, I embraced the challenge of deciphering how this information is stored and subsequently extracted it.

I focused on the Develop magazine and began extracting articles, saving them in HTML format. My primary aim has been to maintain as much fidelity to the original as possible. At times, I deviated from this objective to correct typos or adjust improperly represented pages.

Now, these old pieces of information are widely accessible and usable. I recognize that this is just the beginning, and if the project garners interest, I will proceed to extract and publish additional information.

March 2025,
Giorgio Ferrara
(giorgio<dot>ferrara@gmail<dot>com)