Monthly Archives: December 2022

Why I left the 8088 MPH team

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Scali

In short, it wasn’t my choice. Then who decided? Jim Leonard, aka Trixter. So is Jim able to singlehandedly decide who is and isn’t part of the ‘team’? Yes, apparently. So, it isn’t really a ‘team’ then, is it? No, … Continue reading →

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A new MPU-401 solution: The Music Quest clone

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Scali

This is a draft that I have kept around since March 16, 2019, so it is about time I finally finish and publish it. This story started somewhere in 2015, when a user named Keropi posted a thread on the … Continue reading →

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A new game for DOS/EGA/AdLib: Super Space Fuel Inc.

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Scali

It seems there has been a boom in Match-3 games. They seem to be a popular target for casual gaming on mobile devices/in browsers. But what’s better than playing Match-3 on your mobile phone? Playing Match-3 under DOS! I say … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: the end is nigh

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Scali

Windows 7, originally released on October 22, 2009. It’s had a good run of over 13 years so far. At its introduction, I wrote a somewhat cynical piece, given that people were so negative about Windows Vista, and so positive … Continue reading →

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The myth of the vertical retrace interrupt

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Scali

This is a draft from March 18th, 2019. We’re slowly cleaning out the backlog. The few remaining drafts are going to take more time to work into an article though, as actual code or configuration is required to work out … Continue reading →

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Managers in software

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Scali

This draft was originally made on September 18th, 2018, and contains nothing but the title. So what was it that I wanted to say about managers in software? I suppose some of it may have been covered in the article … Continue reading →

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Why AMD should never have made x86 processors in the first place

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Scali

Another draft, this time create on June 22nd, 2016. The title may have been written down in a hurry, and seems a bit click-baity. I suppose it needs a bit of nuance: the point I wanted to make here is … Continue reading →

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More donut madness

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Scali

This draft, created on May 27, 2015, only had a single link: http://www.lugreat.com/ihe/pdfs/v1article3.pdf And the problem with a link that was stored over 7 years ago? It’s no longer available, and it also wasn’t cached by the Wayback Machine. But, … Continue reading →

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Isn’t it great when things just… work?

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Scali

Here is another old draft, apparently made on April 4, 2013. The title is a reference to a Honda advertisement, titled ‘The Cog’: At this point it is clear that the title was a draft: I wrote down the title … Continue reading →

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Yet more thoughts!

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Scali

Well, let’s do something fun… If you are a writer/blogger like me, you probably keep some ideas/notes/drafts around. Things you want to publish later, but it hasn’t quite been fleshed out into a full article yet. I’ve been writing for … Continue reading →

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