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The greatest lie the 80s told young computer users is that programming would be as magical an experience as the programming textbooks of the 80s promised.

The Sharp Rateca Puter (1979)

I could make a whole sub-bot based just on programming books with dragons on the cover. (Source.)

A update: Per her last update on GFM, Rebecca's doctors have determined no further treatments are possible, and they will be ceasing life support later tonight. Please make time tonight, to tell her thank you, and that she is loved. It doesn't have to be much.

Janne M. Korhonen has written this excellent thread about Raid over Moscow - and how it tilted two nations in the real world.

Edison had 1,800 patents in his name, but you can be just as inventive with an Apple. (Source.)

The mod got in a lot of trouble sneaking this game into Dad's work laptop. Like, more than one trouble. (Source.)

Who's subscribed to LOADSTAR?

Computer scientists believe that soon every home will be able to have their own artificial intelligence machine on their own desktops (Source.)

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The Bard's Tale III. Wasteland. Wolfenstein 3D. Jazz Jackrabbit 2. Out Of This World. Baldur's Gate II. Neuromancer. Battle Chess. Rock & Roll Racing. And, let us not forget: Super Noah's Ark 3D! Rebecca's work is everywhere in this industry, and she deserves our support and our love.

Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess (C64, 1982)

Some people say I focus too much on Commodore computers, but they're just sour appleheads. (Source.)

And now, for some children's literature.

Recursive panda. (Source.)

Jeez, it's been nearly two years since the last LGR weird mouse video. So here's another! youtu.be/YWpeCw_H0Zw Checking out an Oberhofer solid wood hard-carved wireless mouse, a watery mid-2000s Aqua Mouse, and a uh... Chrysler PT Cruiser from 2001 with tires on it. Yep.

Have you ever wanted to make a video game? on your OWN computer? Computer illuminary Tim Hartnell has just the book for you. (Source.)

WE ASKED PEOPLE HOW TO IMPROVE OUR BEST SELLING PRINTER. THEY TOLD US TO BE QUIET. (Source.)

Recursion (Source.)

We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer

The Essential Software Company

The current tools of management aren't good enough. Introducing ARRIBA, the software you can't manage without. (Source.)

Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)

THE OPTICAL FILE CABINET (Source.)

♪ The song I sing will tell the tale of a cold and wintry day; / when evil fled, and brave men bled, the Dark One came to stay... ♫

"Over 600 local access numbers are available across the country..." (Source.)

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The #1 independent VIC-20 full-line software publisher in the US is proud to announce 4 new Game Cartridges & 5 Home Appliances for the COMMODORE 64.

Soon. (I hope.)

There's just something about red computers.

There's never anything good on television, but MAD TV gave you the chance to do something about it.

The first personal computer for under $200.

STAR TREK - a dialogue approach

Captain Claw (Monolith; Windows, 1997) (Source.)

Total Back Up Power Takes A Quantum Leap!

Rogue (DOS, 1984)

In the Internet Archive's stacks, I occasionally find obviously secondhand books, such as books with a card protector in the back, or handwritten notes. This is probably the first book I've found that was signed. A tiny act of kindness, now posterized. (Source.)

"you have so dishonored me" (Source.)

This is the latest build of my DOS game jam game. It’s currently 208kb, single executable, and that’s with a bunch of standard C libraries still linked in. Plays well, too IMHO :D

"Trade with 2,000 planets in eight galaxies"

There were quite a lot of text adventures in the 80s. Some were fantasy. Some were mystery. Some were horror. Some were science fiction. But others, well... (Source.)

The Monorail

Alter Ego (Mac, 1986)

from a version of the 1980s where microcomputers went a little harder #robotart

Antikythera mechanism (2nd century BC; reconstruction 2012, Tony Freeth)

Neopets (2003) (Source.)

"BASIC COMPUTER ELEMENTS: comparison between manual computation and Whirlwind I computation" (Source.)