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The company behind my vinyl plotter died, so I had an agent rebuild its software and added the features I always wanted

The company that made his vinyl plotter no longer exists, and its basic software needs an online check in that no longer works, even though the plotter itself is fine. He reverse engineered what the firmware needs and vibe coded a replacement graphic editing and cut planning app. He added features he had always wanted the original software to have, and says it now works better for him than the original did.

How it works

  1. Find the maker's software can no longer check in
  2. Reverse engineer the firmware requirements
  3. Build a replacement editing and cut planning app with an agent
  4. Add the features the original never had
  5. Cut with it

Why it’s worth knowing

Dead software usually means a dead machine. He rebuilt the missing half himself and ended up with something better than the original.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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