BitHistory.org

BitHistory.org

@bithistory.bsky.social

Preserving the History of Computing.

36 followers59 following40 posts

BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Mystery House 3D: Rebuilding the 1980 Classic in Unity Back to where graphical adventure gaming began! Roberta and Ken Williams' Mystery House helped launch a whole new era of computer gaming on the Apple II in 1980. 80.lv/articles/rev... #BitHistory #AppleII #RetroGaming #SierraOnLine

80.lvMystery House 3D: Rebuilding the 1980 Classic in UnityGuillotine Games' team members discuss the challenges of reimagining a classic game with modern development tools while preserving its authenticity and how they used original concept art to develop…
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

This fascinating interview with computing pioneer Brian Silverman covers decades of computer history, including early Microsoft, vintage hardware, and transistor-level simulations of classic processors like the 6502. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdZt... #BitHistory #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory

youtube.comLet's Chat with Brian Silverman - LOGO Evangelist, Scientist and Researcher!When this week's guest was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1970s, the sky was the limit in terms of how computing could be used to educate. Co-creator of the TinkerToy…
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

💾 **500,000 Users Online — At the SAME TIME!** A neat piece of early Internet history we picked up for the BitHistory collection! This original America Online (AOL) plaque commemorates reaching **500,000 simultaneous users on October 27, 1997** #BitHistory #AOL #AmericaOnline #InternetHistory

BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Ready to go beyond BASIC? 🍎 From the BitHistory archives: Apple II–6502 Assembly Language Tutor (1983) by Richard E. Haskell. A 244-page guide to programming the Apple II at the machine level! archive.org/details/appl... #AppleII #6502 #RetroComputing #BitHistory

archive.orgApple II-6502 Assembly Language Tutor : Richard E. Haskell : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveApple II-6502 Assembly Language Tutor; 3rd-Pr (Haskell, Richard E.) (1983) (ISBN 0-13-039230-8)scanned 2021-01-09pages: 244resolution: 4083x5543 @...
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

HyperCard lives again! 🍎 Remember Apple's legendary HyperCard? HC brings original HyperCard stacks and HyperTalk scripts to modern Macs, with added color support! Free, open source, and compatible with Intel and Apple Silicon. hc.labynet.fr/index.html #BitHistory #HyperCard #VintageMac

hc.labynet.frHC — HyperCard pour le Mac d'aujourd'huiLes piles HyperCard d'origine, leurs scripts tels quels, sur le Mac d'aujourd'hui. Et un flipper à construire soi-même, un pendu, un Tetris.
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner shares new details about the forgotten Prince of Persia 3D (1999). A fascinating piece of gaming history! players.com.ua/en/news/prin... #BitHistory #PrinceOfPersia #RetroGaming

players.com.uaPrince of Persia Creator Jordan Mechner responds to Players article and shares new details about the forgotten Prince of Persia 3DSometimes, stories we return to decades later unexpectedly receive a continuation in the present day.
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

I love it when someone recovers a backup of their BBS they ran back in the day. It's great to preserve this snapshot in time. But, bringing the BBS back online and letting people connect again is even better! retrocomputingforum.com/t/recovered-...

retrocomputingforum.comRecovered 1985-1986 C64 BBS Archives - Now Living in ATDT BBS and Available in English!I recovered my original German BBS workspaces directly from my old 5.25" Commodore 64 floppy disks. Most of this historic content originates from the German TMC BBS, which ran on a Commodore 64.…
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Farewell to computing pioneer Margaret Hamilton, whose groundbreaking software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon and shaped modern software engineering. A remarkable legacy. 🚀 #MargaretHamilton #Apollo11 #ComputingHistory #NASA news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Photocopying Patented - This Day in Tech History. October 6, 1942 Chester Carlson is issued a patent on a process called electrophotography, now commonly known as photocopying. thisdayintechhistory.com/10/06/photoc... #ThisDay

thisdayintechhistory.comPhotocopying Patented - This Day in Tech HistoryOctober 6, 1942 Chester Carlson is issued a patent on a process called electrophotography, now commonly known as photocopying. It was not until 1946 that a company had any interest in pursuing…
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Recently archived by BitHistory: a 1994 TENEX Computer Express “Commodore & Amiga Blow Out Sale” catalog — packed with C64/128 and Amiga hardware, upgrades, software and period pricing. archive.org/details/TENE... #Commodore #Amiga #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory

archive.orgTENEX Computer Express Catalog - Commodore & Amiga Blow Out Sale : TENEX Computer Express : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThis item is a catalog page spread from TENEX Computer Express, dated 1994, advertising Commodore and Amiga hardware, software, upgrades, peripherals, and...
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Recently archived by BitHistory: a 1983 Matrox Computer Products catalog — a fascinating look at their graphics hardware, terminals and computer systems long before the PC graphics cards many remember. archive.org/details/BH_M... #RetroComputing #Matrox #ComputerHistory

archive.orgMATROX Electronics Systems Catalog (1983) : MATROX Electronic Systems LTD : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThis document is a product catalog published by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. in 1983. It presents a range of graphics terminals, OEM computer systems, video...
BitHistory.org
@bithistory.bsky.social

Neat find... AT&T UNIX PC System Software — Version 3.51, still factory sealed! The UNIX PC — also known as the 3B1 (and earlier 7300) — was AT&T’s Motorola 68010-based UNIX workstation from the mid-1980s. Version 3.51 represents the mature end of the UNIX PC system software line.

You are up to date.