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SeanFDZ / macmind

Single-layer transformer in HyperTalk for the classic Macintosh

Why this job: topics: neural-network, transformer, machine-learning

What it does

MacMind is a 1,216-parameter single-layer single-head transformer that learns the bit-reversal permutation, the opening step of the Fast Fourier Transform, from random examples. Every line of the neural network is written in HyperTalk, a scripting language from 1987 designed for making interactive card stacks, not matrix math. It has token embeddings, positional encoding, self-attention with scaled dot-product scores, cross-entropy loss, full backpropagation, and stochastic gradient descent. No compiled code. No external libraries. No black boxes.

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No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)

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v1.0
Released 7 months ago
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Python
100% of the code

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Languages

  • Python 100%

Topics

  • attention
  • backpropagation
  • classic-mac
  • fft
  • hypercard
  • hypertalk
  • machine-learning
  • macintosh
  • neural-network
  • retrocomputing
  • transformer

Project record

  • JobAI libraries and models
  • StatusListed
  • Commits21
  • Forks5
  • Watching1
  • Stars in 28 days+2
  • CreatedApr 13, 2026
  • First seen by usNov 7, 2026
  • CheckedNov 8, 2026

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