Thanks for posting this; very cool! The thing that always impresses me with the early game developers was their knowledge of the hardware, and not just the sof

Thanks for posting this; very cool! The thing that always impresses me with the early game developers was their knowledge of the hardware, and not just the software. They were so close to the metal that it would have been difficult to develop a game without knowing the capabilities and details of the hardware. Fast-forward to today, and we have really nice APIs that facilitate game development. For example, most of us don't need to have detailed knowledge of iOS hardware (or most any modern platform, really) to create a game. Of course, that's a big win for how technology has progressed, but I can't help but hold those early game development pioneers in high-esteem.