predictsoft

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   by predictsoft 14d ago

   Well let's not forget Zigzag. This is hyperstructure and Ted's greatest achievement. If you want to try it out, Gzz 0706.jar runs on Java https://www.nongnu.org/gzz/download.html
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   by predictsoft 19d ago

   I think NTFS and SSD disks.
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   by predictsoft 1mo ago

   I like the comment on the site about blockchains replacing HTML links (from 4 years ago).
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   by predictsoft 9mo ago

   I have all 4 volumes of Input.
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   by predictsoft 1y ago

   I love how the Action Replay FLOPPY disk for Amiga 1200 loads into the high 1MB RAM space. No need for hardware. (note: Amiga 1200 has 2MB RAM by default).
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   by predictsoft 1y ago

   I once played Ultima 6 from a RAM disk on an ST with 4MB RAM. Game install from 'Hard disk' to RAM disk - it didn't realise. And then I used bigger size floppy disks (940KB I think) and a fast copy utility to get those 3 disk
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   by predictsoft 1y ago

   Or Paul Allen in Accidental Zillionaire.
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   by predictsoft 2y ago

   Ted actually collaborated with Adams on Hyperland TV show.
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   by predictsoft 2y ago

   Couple of anecdotes. I got in touch with American Steve Jackson for permission to scan his game novel 'Stonekeep'. He didn't give permission. Second, I got a Warlock of Firetop Mountain book off Ebay which was dedicated by St
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    by predictsoft 2y ago

    Wow I found transcripts for Infocom games here (ClubFloyd) ! I've been looking for this for ages, thanks!
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    by predictsoft 2y ago

    I used a VGA monitor with my Amiga 1200 (with an adapter). It was not flickery at all and was full resolution.
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    by predictsoft 2y ago

    I just asked ChatGPT that and it seemed to come up with a good answer.
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    by predictsoft 2y ago

    Didn't Peter Norvig used to be director of search quality? And now Head of research? Maybe they should bring him back to increase that search quality.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    On Windows, A9T9 does a great job of OCR'ing scanned JPEG files (and any JPEG file). It's also free. I scanned about 100 A4 documents in just a couple of minutes.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    I got £2000 for reverse engineering Psion 5 Word and Sheet file formats (for a Psion based company) in 1998. I tried to get a job with the same company but they didn't want me, which is very sad.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    The minimise button of the GUI is in green too, so I say green mode.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    I use CinemaParadiso. I thought Lovefilm was the only game in town. But I searched Google for 'UK DVD rental' and found CinemaParadiso. I signed up. That was 6 months ago. Now I watch about 3 disks a week and love the variety. Jus
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    Loads of Ted stuff at https://archive.org/details/tednelsonarchive?page=2&sort=-we...
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    Collaborated with Ted on Zigzag. Gzz - the open source finnish-developed Zigzag port - had incredible views like MindSundew. It was brilliant. The project failed when Ted wouldn't commit to going open source. It's a shame the proj
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    Great on Android mobile as there are no decent SID apps for that platform.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    In about 2005, I got the Lisp community to pick a Lisp logo on the newsgroup comp.lang.lisp. They came up with the 'Made with Lisp' lizard logo and I feel proud I got the ball rolling.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    Hi, if you could get it working on Android, I'd be willing to pay $5.
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    I have gone through several Psion 5's over the last few years. They all broke eventually - mainly the screen (ribbon cable). Because I couldn't justify spending yet another £60 for a Psion 5 which soon breaks down, I run Epoc Agen
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    by predictsoft 3y ago

    I tried that on the Acorn Archimedes. It resulted in, after a couple of days, a lot of lost data. Luckily just games.
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    by predictsoft 4y ago

    I once hacked Zork so you can see what the thief is doing (swapped player character for thief) as if you were playing.
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    by predictsoft 4y ago

    Spiritwrak has a transcript/walkthrough https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/solutions/Spirit-Transcript...
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    by predictsoft 4y ago

    I have the EPOC32 emulator for Windows, and I use the Agenda / Time apps to organise my life. Can't beat that Psion 5 agenda.
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    by predictsoft 4y ago

    Reference of course from Star Trek: Generations.
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    by predictsoft 4y ago

    Don't forget the John Hughes commentary track on the original DVD. Separate is the 'Bueller... Bueller...' DVD which has documentaries but no commentary track.
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    23,245 Millionaires from Bitcoin(cointelegraph.com)

    2 points by predictsoft 4y ago|1 comments