‘Digital Antiquarian’ directory
See Also
- Links
- “The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 & Baldur’s Gate ”, Maher 2025
- “The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR Is Dead… ”
- “Retro No More: Interactive Fiction of the Early Comp Era ”
- “The Later Years of Douglas Adams ”
- Master of Orion, Maher 2020
- “» The Apple II ”
- “» The Apple II ”
- “» Ken and Roberta ”
- “The Prisoner, Part 2 ”
- “ZIL and the Z-Machine ”
- “» The IBM PC, Part 1 ”
- “The IBM PC, Part 2 ”
- “The IBM PC, Part 3 ”
- “The IBM PC, Part 4 ”
- “Britain’s Occult Uncle ”
- “Playing Deadline, Part 1 ”
- “Playing Deadline, Part 2 ”
- “Playing Deadline, Part 3 ”
- “Playing Deadline, Part 4 ”
- The Dennis Wheatley Crime Dossiers
- “The Hobbit ”
- “The Speccy ”
- “Business Is War ”
- “Shiny and Exciting versus Dull and Boring ”
- “The Commodore 64 ”
- “Seeing Farther ”
- “Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. ”
- “Free Fall, Part 2: Murder on the Zinderneuf ”
- “The Dawn of Multimedia ”
- “The Laser Craze ”
- “Amazon in Pictures ”
- “» From Congo to Amazon ”
- “» Michael Crichton ”
- “The Computerized Hitchhiker’s ”
- “This Tormented Business, Part 1 ”
- “» The Legend of Ultimate Play the Game ”
- “This Tormented Business, Part 2 ”
- “Mindwheel (Or, The Poet and the Hackers) ”
- “This Tormented Business, Part 3 ”
- “A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 1: Steve Meretzky’s Interiors ”
- “A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 2: Don’t Go Back to Rockvil ”
- “A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 3: Through Strange Seas of Thought, Alone ”
- “Of Wizards and Bards ”
- “The Road to IV ”
- “» Ultima IV ”
- “Apple, Carmen Sandiego, and the Rise of Edutainment ”
- “MicroProse’s Simulation-Industrial Complex (Or, The Ballad of Sid and Wild Bill) ”
- “The 68000 Wars, Part 1: Lorraine ”
- “The 68000 Wars, Part 2: Jack Is Back! ”
- “The 68000 Wars, Part 3: We Made Amiga, They Fucked It Up ”
- “A New Force in Games, Part 1: Fractal Dreamers ”
- “A New Force in Games, Part 2: A Habitat in Cyberspace ”
- “A New Force in Games, Part 3: SCUMM ”
- “Pirates! ”
- “Lovecraft on the Tabletop ”
- “The 68000 Wars, Part 4: Rock Lobster ”
- “A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 1: Don’t Copy That Floppy! ”
- “A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 2: The Scene ”
- “A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 3: Case Studies in Copy Protection ”
- “Bill Williams: The Story of a Life ”
- “The Road to V ”
- “Ultima V ”
- “Opening the Gold Box, Part 2: Ten Odd Years at TSR ”
- “Generation Nintendo ”
- “Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 1: The Contest ”
- “Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 2: The Aftermath ”
- “Acorn and Amstrad ”
- “IBM’s New Flavor ”
- “A Slow-Motion Revolution ”
- “» The Freedom to Associate ”
- “A Working-Class Hero, Part 1: Proletariat, Prisoner, and Pilot ”
- “A Working-Class Hero, Part 2: Bloody April ”
- “Turning On, Booting Up, and Jacking into Neuromancer ”
- “A Working-Class Hero, Part 3: Ace and Tactician ”
- “A Working-Class Hero, Part 4: A Hero’s Legacy ”
- “A Time of Endings, Part 3: Mediagenic (Or, The Patent from Hell) ”
- “Railroad Tycoon ”
- “The 640 K Barrier ”
- “The Many Faces of Middle-Earth, 1954–1989 ”
- “A Tale of the Mirror World, Part 5: The Inflection Point ”
- “Games on the Mersey, Part 5: The Lemmings Effect ”
- “Games on the Net Before the Web, Part 2: MUD ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 1: MS-DOS and Its Discontents ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 2: From Interface Manager to Windows ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 3: A Pair of Strike-Outs ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 4: The Rapprochement ”
- “» Doing Windows, Part 5: A Second Try ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 6: Look and Feel ”
- “» Doing Windows, Part 7: Third Time’s the Charm ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 8: The Outsiders ”
- “Doing Windows, Part 9: Windows Comes Home ”
- “Star Control II ”
- Ultima VII
- “Scientology and the Fellowship ”
- “An Unlikely Savior ”
- Day of the Tentacle
- Sam and Max Hit the Road
- “The Mortgaging of Sierra Online ”
- Alone in the Dark
- “Opening the Gold Box, Part 6: A Troubled Marriage ”
- “Origin Sells Out ”
- “New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 1: Digging the Trenches ”
- “New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 2: Hacking Deeper (Or, Follies of Graham Nelson’s Youth) ”
- “New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 3: A Renaissance Is Nigh ”
- “Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space (And Space-Program Games in General) ”
- “Myst (Or, The Drawbacks to Success) ”
- “The 68000 Wars, Part 6: The Unraveling ”
- “The (7th) Guest’s New Clothes ”
- “The Shareware Scene, Part 1: The Pioneers ”
- “The Shareware Scene, Part 2: The Question of Games ”
- “The Shareware Scene, Part 3: The Id Boys ”
- “The Shareware Scene, Part 5: Narratives of DOOM ”
- Under a Killing Moon
- Death Gate
- “Bullfrog After Populous ”
- Master of Magic
- “Opening the Gold Box, Part 7: Back to the Roots ”
- “Ethics in Strategy Gaming, Part 2: Colonization (Just What Do You Do next After You’ve Created an Epic, Career-Defining Masterpiece? That Was the Question Facing Sid Meier After the Release of Civilization in the Waning Days of 1991, After the Gushing Reviews and the Impressive Sales Figures Had Begun Pouring in to His Employer MicroProse.) ”
- Lode Runner
- “The Dream of Flight ”
- “The Second Coming of Star Wars ”
- Wing Commander III
- “The Ratings Game, Part 1: A Likely and an Unlikely Suspect ”
- “The Ratings Game, Part 2: The Hearing ”
- “The Ratings Game, Part 4: E3 and Beyond ”
- “Bob Stein and Voyager ”
- Shannara
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
- “The Dark Eye ”
- “A Web Around the World, Part 2: If At First You Don’t Succeed… ”
- “The Digital Antiquarian Table of Contents ”
- Miscellaneous
Links
“The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 & Baldur’s Gate ”, Maher 2025
The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 & Baldur’s Gate
“The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR Is Dead… ”
The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR is Dead…
“Retro No More: Interactive Fiction of the Early Comp Era ”
Retro No More: Interactive Fiction of the Early Comp Era
“The Later Years of Douglas Adams ”
Master of Orion, Maher 2020
“» The Apple II ”
“» The Apple II ”
“» Ken and Roberta ”
“The Prisoner, Part 2 ”
“ZIL and the Z-Machine ”
“» The IBM PC, Part 1 ”
“The IBM PC, Part 2 ”
“The IBM PC, Part 3 ”
“The IBM PC, Part 4 ”
“Britain’s Occult Uncle ”
“Playing Deadline, Part 1 ”
“Playing Deadline, Part 2 ”
“Playing Deadline, Part 3 ”
“Playing Deadline, Part 4 ”
The Dennis Wheatley Crime Dossiers
“The Hobbit ”
“The Speccy ”
“Business Is War ”
“Shiny and Exciting versus Dull and Boring ”
Shiny and Exciting versus Dull and Boring
“The Commodore 64 ”
“Seeing Farther ”
“Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. ”
“Free Fall, Part 2: Murder on the Zinderneuf ”
Free Fall, Part 2: Murder on the Zinderneuf
“The Dawn of Multimedia ”
“The Laser Craze ”
“Amazon in Pictures ”
“» From Congo to Amazon ”
“» Michael Crichton ”
“The Computerized Hitchhiker’s ”
“This Tormented Business, Part 1 ”
This Tormented Business, Part 1
“» The Legend of Ultimate Play the Game ”
» The Legend of Ultimate Play the Game
“This Tormented Business, Part 2 ”
This Tormented Business, Part 2
“Mindwheel (Or, The Poet and the Hackers) ”
Mindwheel (or, The Poet and the Hackers)
“This Tormented Business, Part 3 ”
This Tormented Business, Part 3
“A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 1: Steve Meretzky’s Interiors ”
A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 1: Steve Meretzky’s Interiors
“A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 2: Don’t Go Back to Rockvil ”
A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 2: Don’t Go Back to Rockvil
“A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 3: Through Strange Seas of Thought, Alone ”
A Mind Forever Voyaging, Part 3: Through Strange Seas of Thought, Alone
“Of Wizards and Bards ”
“The Road to IV ”
“» Ultima IV ”
“Apple, Carmen Sandiego, and the Rise of Edutainment ”
Apple, Carmen Sandiego, and the Rise of Edutainment
“MicroProse’s Simulation-Industrial Complex (Or, The Ballad of Sid and Wild Bill) ”
MicroProse’s Simulation-Industrial Complex (or, The Ballad of Sid and Wild Bill)
“The 68000 Wars, Part 1: Lorraine ”
The 68000 Wars, Part 1: Lorraine
“The 68000 Wars, Part 2: Jack Is Back! ”
The 68000 Wars, Part 2: Jack Is Back!
“The 68000 Wars, Part 3: We Made Amiga, They Fucked It Up ”
The 68000 Wars, Part 3: We Made Amiga, They Fucked It Up
“A New Force in Games, Part 1: Fractal Dreamers ”
A New Force in Games, Part 1: Fractal Dreamers
“A New Force in Games, Part 2: A Habitat in Cyberspace ”
A New Force in Games, Part 2: A Habitat in Cyberspace
“A New Force in Games, Part 3: SCUMM ”
A New Force in Games, Part 3: SCUMM
“Pirates! ”
“Lovecraft on the Tabletop ”
“The 68000 Wars, Part 4: Rock Lobster ”
The 68000 Wars, Part 4: Rock Lobster
“A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 1: Don’t Copy That Floppy! ”
A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 1: Don’t Copy That Floppy!
“A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 2: The Scene ”
A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 2: The Scene
“A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 3: Case Studies in Copy Protection ”
A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 3: Case Studies in Copy Protection
“Bill Williams: The Story of a Life ”
Bill Williams: The Story of a Life
“The Road to V ”
“Ultima V ”
“Opening the Gold Box, Part 2: Ten Odd Years at TSR ”
Opening the Gold Box, Part 2: Ten Odd Years at TSR
“Generation Nintendo ”
“Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 1: The Contest ”
Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 1: The Contest
“Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 2: The Aftermath ”
Kit Williams’s Golden Hare, Part 2: The Aftermath
“Acorn and Amstrad ”
“IBM’s New Flavor ”
“A Slow-Motion Revolution ”
“» The Freedom to Associate ”
“A Working-Class Hero, Part 1: Proletariat, Prisoner, and Pilot ”
A Working-Class Hero, Part 1: Proletariat, Prisoner, and Pilot
“A Working-Class Hero, Part 2: Bloody April ”
A Working-Class Hero, Part 2: Bloody April
“Turning On, Booting Up, and Jacking into Neuromancer ”
Turning on, Booting up, and Jacking into Neuromancer
“A Working-Class Hero, Part 3: Ace and Tactician ”
A Working-Class Hero, Part 3: Ace and Tactician
“A Working-Class Hero, Part 4: A Hero’s Legacy ”
A Working-Class Hero, Part 4: A Hero’s Legacy
“A Time of Endings, Part 3: Mediagenic (Or, The Patent from Hell) ”
A Time of Endings, Part 3: Mediagenic (or, The Patent from Hell)
“Railroad Tycoon ”
“The 640 K Barrier ”
“The Many Faces of Middle-Earth, 1954–1989 ”
The Many Faces of Middle-earth, 1954–1989
“A Tale of the Mirror World, Part 5: The Inflection Point ”
A Tale of the Mirror World, Part 5: The Inflection Point
“Games on the Mersey, Part 5: The Lemmings Effect ”
Games on the Mersey, Part 5: The Lemmings Effect
“Games on the Net Before the Web, Part 2: MUD ”
Games on the Net Before the Web, Part 2: MUD
“Doing Windows, Part 1: MS-DOS and Its Discontents ”
Doing Windows, Part 1: MS-DOS and Its Discontents
“Doing Windows, Part 2: From Interface Manager to Windows ”
Doing Windows, Part 2: From Interface Manager to Windows
“Doing Windows, Part 3: A Pair of Strike-Outs ”
Doing Windows, Part 3: A Pair of Strike-Outs
“Doing Windows, Part 4: The Rapprochement ”
Doing Windows, Part 4: The Rapprochement
“» Doing Windows, Part 5: A Second Try ”
» Doing Windows, Part 5: A Second Try
“Doing Windows, Part 6: Look and Feel ”
Doing Windows, Part 6: Look and Feel
“» Doing Windows, Part 7: Third Time’s the Charm ”
» Doing Windows, Part 7: Third Time’s the Charm
“Doing Windows, Part 8: The Outsiders ”
Doing Windows, Part 8: The Outsiders
“Doing Windows, Part 9: Windows Comes Home ”
Doing Windows, Part 9: Windows Comes Home
“Star Control II ”
Ultima VII
“Scientology and the Fellowship ”
Scientology and the Fellowship
“An Unlikely Savior ”
Day of the Tentacle
Sam and Max Hit the Road
“The Mortgaging of Sierra Online ”
The Mortgaging of Sierra Online
Alone in the Dark
“Opening the Gold Box, Part 6: A Troubled Marriage ”
Opening the Gold Box, Part 6: A Troubled Marriage
“Origin Sells Out ”
“New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 1: Digging the Trenches ”
New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 1: Digging the Trenches
“New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 2: Hacking Deeper (Or, Follies of Graham Nelson’s Youth) ”
New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 2: Hacking Deeper (or, Follies of Graham Nelson’s Youth)
“New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 3: A Renaissance Is Nigh ”
New Tricks for an Old Z-Machine, Part 3: A Renaissance is Nigh
“Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space (And Space-Program Games in General) ”
Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space (and Space-Program Games in General)
“Myst (Or, The Drawbacks to Success) ”
Myst (or, The Drawbacks to Success)
“The 68000 Wars, Part 6: The Unraveling ”
The 68000 Wars, Part 6: The Unraveling
“The (7th) Guest’s New Clothes ”
The (7th) Guest’s New Clothes
“The Shareware Scene, Part 1: The Pioneers ”
The Shareware Scene, Part 1: The Pioneers
“The Shareware Scene, Part 2: The Question of Games ”
The Shareware Scene, Part 2: The Question of Games
“The Shareware Scene, Part 3: The Id Boys ”
The Shareware Scene, Part 3: The id Boys
“The Shareware Scene, Part 5: Narratives of DOOM ”
The Shareware Scene, Part 5: Narratives of DOOM
Under a Killing Moon
Death Gate
“Bullfrog After Populous ”
Master of Magic
“Opening the Gold Box, Part 7: Back to the Roots ”
Opening the Gold Box, Part 7: Back to the Roots
“Ethics in Strategy Gaming, Part 2: Colonization (Just What Do You Do next After You’ve Created an Epic, Career-Defining Masterpiece? That Was the Question Facing Sid Meier After the Release of Civilization in the Waning Days of 1991, After the Gushing Reviews and the Impressive Sales Figures Had Begun Pouring in to His Employer MicroProse.) ”
Lode Runner
“The Dream of Flight ”
“The Second Coming of Star Wars ”
The Second Coming of Star Wars
Wing Commander III
“The Ratings Game, Part 1: A Likely and an Unlikely Suspect ”
The Ratings Game, Part 1: A Likely and an Unlikely Suspect
“The Ratings Game, Part 2: The Hearing ”
The Ratings Game, Part 2: The Hearing
“The Ratings Game, Part 4: E3 and Beyond ”
The Ratings Game, Part 4: E3 and Beyond
“Bob Stein and Voyager ”
Shannara
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
“The Dark Eye ”
“A Web Around the World, Part 2: If At First You Don’t Succeed… ”
A Web Around the World, Part 2: If At First You Don’t Succeed…
“The Digital Antiquarian Table of Contents ”
The Digital Antiquarian Table of Contents
Miscellaneous
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