Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Jack Nutting (not hosting) Host’s Topic: Internet of Dumb Things Are our 8-bit programming skills going to be relevant again? In this upcoming Internet of Things world, underpowered is back. The IoT and the return of 8-bit computing Retro Computing News: Ken Olsen, DEC documentary (20 minutes) 10 computers time forgot Jupiter Ace emulator (iOS) Gene…
Infocom games + modern text adventures, for C64 Ultimate, 1541 Ultimate, TheC64, SD2IEC and 1581 owners.
New Web-Based Utility Brings Classic Z-Machine Text Adventures to Authentic 5.25″ Floppy Images for Apple II Hardware and Emulators The A.P.P.L.E. (Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange) Users Group, is pleased to announce the immediate launch of the Apple II Infocom Disk Image Creator (InfocomGen), a free online tool that instantly converts Z-machine story files into bootable 5.25″ Apple II disk…
A new version of Ozmoo, a Z-code interpreter for Commodore 64, 128, Plus/4, MEGA65 and Commander X16, plus there’s a port for Acorn/BBC. New version has improved performance on C64 and C128.
Rebecca Heineman, a brilliant and accomplished programmer and video game creator, passed away today after an unexpected battle with cancer. She shared her battle on Bluesky, where she highlighted some of her many achievements, “First video game champion (1980 Atari 2600 Space Invaders National Champion). Created Bard’s Tale III: The Thief Of Fate & Dragon Wars.” I’d like to share…
Release 5 fixes multiple bugs, and brings the game closer to the original. There are now five dwarves, as in the original, and you can’t just teleport out of tight spots. Of course, the game still rocks on 8-bit hardware.
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