v0.1.2-alpha

Initial alpha release of ArtfulType — a distraction-free Markdown writing app for classic 68k Macintosh computers, built to run from a BlueSCSI device on a Mac Plus or similar compact Mac.

Confirmed working on real hardware (Mac Plus, 4MB RAM), via both BlueSCSI and the 800K floppy.

What's included

• HD1_ArtfulType.hda — BlueSCSI device image for real hardware (includes the app, Disk Copy 4.2, and an embedded 800K floppy image ready to write). The HD1_ prefix matches BlueSCSI's naming convention for SCSI ID 1, so no renaming is needed.
• ArtfulType-20MB.dsk — the same HD setup as a raw volume image, for Mini vMac
• ArtfulType-800K.dsk — a bootable 800K floppy (System 6.0.8) with just the app, for Mini vMac, or for real hardware without BlueSCSI
• START_HERE.md — a getting-started guide, written using ArtfulType itself, included on both disk images alongside the app

See the README for setup instructions and keyboard shortcuts.

Features

• Writer mode: live Markdown-to-rich-text formatting as you type (bold, italic, code, headings, links), including detection when typed back-to-front (e.g. adding the opening ** after the closing one already exists)
• Markdown mode: plain raw-syntax editing
• Cut/Copy/Paste (including styled text in Writer mode) and multi-level Undo/Redo, with standard keyboard shortcuts
• Adjustable zoom (five levels), remembered between launches

Changes since v0.1.1-alpha

• Fixed a real-hardware-only typing slowdown that worsened as a document got longer — per-keystroke scrollbar and caret-position calculations are now cached instead of recomputed from scratch on every keystroke
• Inline markdown formatting (bold/italic/code) now also converts when typed back-to-front, not just left-to-right
• Added START_HERE.md, a getting-started guide now included on both disk images
• Internal: split the ~2650-line main.c into multiple files by responsibility — no user-facing change

This is an early alpha — expect rough edges.

v0.1.1-alpha

Initial alpha release of ArtfulType — a distraction-free Markdown writing app for classic 68k Macintosh computers, built to run from a BlueSCSI device on a Mac Plus or similar compact Mac.

Confirmed working on real hardware (Mac Plus, 4MB RAM), via both BlueSCSI and the 800K floppy.

What's included

• HD1_ArtfulType.hda — BlueSCSI device image for real hardware (includes the app, Disk Copy 4.2, and an embedded 800K floppy image ready to write). The HD1_ prefix matches BlueSCSI's naming convention for SCSI ID 1, so no renaming is needed.
• ArtfulType-20MB.dsk — the same HD setup as a raw volume image, for Mini vMac
• ArtfulType-800K.dsk — a bootable 800K floppy (System 6.0.8) with just the app, for Mini vMac, or for real hardware without BlueSCSI

See the README for setup instructions and keyboard shortcuts.

Features

• Writer mode: live Markdown-to-rich-text formatting as you type (bold, italic, code, headings, links)
• Markdown mode: plain raw-syntax editing
• Cut/Copy/Paste (including styled text in Writer mode) and multi-level Undo/Redo, with standard keyboard shortcuts
• Adjustable zoom, remembered between launches

Changes since v0.1.0-alpha

• Fixed a real-hardware-only startup crash (Address Error) caused by a misaligned splash screen bitmap — never reproduced in Mini vMac, only on a real 68000
• Renamed the BlueSCSI device image to HD1_ArtfulType.hda to match BlueSCSI's own naming convention
• Split licensing: code remains GPLv3, creative assets (name, icon, artwork) are now separately all-rights-reserved (see ASSETS_LICENSE)

This is an early alpha — expect rough edges.