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I don't think Carmack ever worked for Apple. The XQuartz release notes say Carmack ported XFree86 (X server for x86 machines) to OS X; my guess would be that he
by thinkling 6y ago
I don't think Carmack ever worked for Apple. The XQuartz release notes say Carmack ported XFree86 (X server for x86 machines) to OS X; my guess would be that he did a limited port to get what he needed to run the Doom/Quake engine?
- asveikau 6y agoXFree86 wasn't x86 only, but the name does hint at how it did target PCs starting in a time when the norm for X would have been to run commercial Unix on non-PC hardware. Xorg forked from XFree86 circa 2003.
- etaioinshrdlu 6y agoWait a minute, Free86 is also a pun for 386. It only took me almost 2 decades to notice.