#150 : PC-Man And "The Spark" Of Childhood Wonder

Teenager Greg Kuperberg wrote three fast-action arcade games for the IBM-PC in 1982 and 1983 (an almost impossible of feat at the time) and then took another path. In this rare examination of his work, we look at the legacy and inspiration of this "would-be" game programming auteur, who "moved-on" while at the top of his game.

Links:
-Tony Longworth: https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/music
--Interview and Text Version: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2024/12/01/interview-greg-kuperberg/
--Retro365: https://retro365.blog/
--Retro365 - Orion Software: https://retro365.blog/2019/09/23/bits-from-my-personal-collection-the-original-ibm-pc-and-orion-software/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
--Putnum Math Competition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowell_Putnam_Mathematical_Competition
---Time Out :https://www.macintoshrepository.org/66553-time-out
--PC Assembly Language Step-By-Step: https://archive.org/details/pcassemblylangua0000hoff/page/286/mode/2up
--8086 Code Examples: https://medium.com/@aleksej.gudkov/8086-assembly-code-examples-a-beginners-guide-3aeafd3fa808
--Assembly For World Domination: https://www.chibialiens.com/8086/platform.php#LessonP1
-Jamie Lendino: https://www.jamielendino.com/

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