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.

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#BitHistory #AppleII #RetroGaming #SierraOnLine

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.

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Steve Jobs' NeXT Computer - This Day in Tech History

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Comptometer Patented - This Day in Tech History

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Pac-Man Fever Begins - This Day in Tech History

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💾 **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

First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires - This Day in Tech History

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#BitHistory #Modems #Telephone #ThisDay

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

Ever wanted to experiment with a vintage computer trainer?

Check out this browser-based emulator of the Kosmos CP1! A fun way to explore early microprocessor programming without needing the original hardware.

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#BitHistory #VintageComputing #Electronics

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!

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#AppleII #6502 #RetroComputing #BitHistory

October 8, 1992

The video game Mortal Kombat is released into arcades. Now one of the most popular fighting game series in history

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#BitHistory #ThisDay

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner shares new details about the forgotten Prince of Persia 3D (1999). A fascinating piece of gaming history!

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#BitHistory #PrinceOfPersia #RetroGaming

A blast from 1997!

Remember when Toys “R” Us was THE place to discover your next video game?

This Toys “R” Us / Midway promotional VHS tape is part of the BitHistory archives, preserving a time when video game marketing looked very different from today.

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#ToysRUs #VHS

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.

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#RetroComputing #Matrox #ComputerHistory

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.

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#Commodore #Amiga #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory

Sounds great, until you try to open your gadget and realize your trusty T5 doesn’t fit anymore.

We’re explaining the difference between Torx and Torx Plus and why one could keep you from finishing your next repair. Check it out on our blog.
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