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In case you haven't seen, the latest entry on The Digital Antiquarian blog is about how the Z-Machine was resurrected and ended up underpinning the 90s text adv
by MrRadar 7y ago
In case you haven't seen, the latest entry on The Digital Antiquarian blog is about how the Z-Machine was resurrected and ended up underpinning the 90s text adventure renaissance: https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/new-tricks-for-an-old-z-machine-part-1-digging-the-trenches/ https://www.filfre.net/2019/10/new-tricks-for-an-old-z-machi...
- pmoriarty 7y agoThat whole blog is just a treasure trove. I highly recommend reading all the articles on it, if you have even the remotest interest in anything computer game-related.. especially if you're interested in older games.
- MrRadar 7y agoEven if you don't have a particular interest in retro computer games, his 9-part series on the history of Microsoft Windows in the 16-bit era (covering the period from the early pre-Windows GUI systems for IBM PCs (and why they all failed) to Windows 3.1 (which finally brought the GUI to the masses)) is an absolute must-read for anyone who has a interest in computing or business history in the mid-late 80s: https://www.filfre.net/2018/06/doing-windows-part-1-ms-dos-and-its-discontents https://www.filfre.net/2018/06/doing-windows-part-1-ms-dos-a...