Ken Thompson Recalls Unix’s Rowdy, Lock-Picking Origins
Ken Thompson's vivid recollection of the rowdy roomful of geeks at Bell Labs who built the digital world in a spirit of open play.
https://thenewstack.io/ken-thompson-recalls-unixs-rowdy-lock-picking-origins/
Zork I, II and III now open source! Very cool. #retrocomputing
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/11/microsoft-makes-zork-i-ii-and-iii-open-source-under-mit-license/
The most popular games machine that Mattel distributed in Australia: The Nintendo NES.
(Folks outside Australia: Note it says Mattel version on the cartridge cover.)
#retrogaming #retrogames #retrocomputing #videogames #Nintendo #NES #Mattel
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