Re: last boost (mastodon.social/@samim/1148964…), I normally wouldn't boost a post with an image that has no alt text. But the post text is interesting on its own. I'd appreciate a description of the image though. #AltForMe

samim

2025-07-22 10:36:18

'water is transparent only within a very narrow band of the electromagnetic spectrum,

so living organisms evolved sensitivity to that band, and that's what we now call "visible light". '

Here's an Acorn Atom, released in 1980. I haven't ever used this computer myself. But neither have I used an Apple III, which is, as far as I know, the other well-known computer that came out that year... well-known for being a dud. The photo is from Wikipedia.

As I'm visually impaired, I'd appreciate a more detailed description of this image. #ALTforMe