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With 640K of memory, developers were building basic productivity tools with simple CLI interfaces and little or no extensibility.
by skyride 8y ago
With 640K of memory, developers were building basic productivity tools with simple CLI interfaces and little or no extensibility.
- shakna 8y agoSid Meier's Civilization ran in 640k. No extended memory. RetroCityRampage[0] is a modern game with a DOS port that uses no more than 640k of RAM [1]. That's a lot more than a simple CLI interface. [0] https://vblank.com/RetroCityRampage/ https://vblank.com/RetroCityRampage/ [1] https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/248019/How_5_years_of_burning_ambition_brought_Retro_City_Rampage_to_DOS.php https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/248019/How_5_years_of_bu...
- srean 8y agoWhich developers ? 2K seems to have been enough for the Apollo mission to go to the moon and back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer#Memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer#Memor...