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predictsoft··on An Inside Look at MS-DOS – The design decisions behind the popular OS (1983)
Of course even though SCP sold for 50k, Tim ended up working for Microsoft, so his stock options likely made him wealthy.
predictsoft··on NEONnoir is a hybrid point-and-click adventure/visual novel game for the Amiga
Don't forget AdvJam where most games (it's a competition to make small point & click games in 2 weeks) are played and put on YouTube. To find these on YouTube, for entries in say 2018, AdvJam2018 should find a list of videos.
predictsoft··on The Canon Cat
The other day was a story about the CueCat. I always got confused between the CueCat and the Canon Cat!
predictsoft··on How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Once (2001) gave Brian Eno a demo CD at an interview. He cautioned "I can't promise anything". I don't know if he ever heard it, but it was a cool moment anyway.
predictsoft··on ZX81plus38 – A ULA-less ZX81 clone
Ferranti.
predictsoft··on Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Don't forget Retro Hour podcast of the guys who did Broken Sword and Beneath Steel Sky: https://theretrohour.com/beneath-a-steel-sky-revolution-soft...
predictsoft··on Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Don't forget AdvJam 2018 (or other years) which have dozens of small games that actually are excellent. Favourite game is Spy Quest which emulates Sierra games of old. You can get AdvJam walkthrough videos on YouTube.
predictsoft··on Netflix cuts 300 more jobs after subscriptions fall
In the UK, Lovefilm has been shut down, but CinemaParadiso.co.uk is a great rental service I found.
predictsoft··on Ask HN: Will creative people have jobs in 10 years?
Ride horses in the snow.
predictsoft··on ‎Cracking the Code: Sneakers at 30
It's on the Canadian region 1 DVD not anywhere else.
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