Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

cross-posted from: https://no.lastname.nz/post/1917886

Microsoft announced today that they’re preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source. The source has been around for a while but now it’s all proper.

From the announcement they said:

Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students, teachers, and developers so they can study it, learn from it, and, perhaps most importantly, play it.

  • IronpigsWizard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Finally got a chance to look into the Boox and wanted to say thanks for the suggestion!

    Currently broke of course, but this looks like it would do everything the Ink Console would of and then some. There’s a version of Zork (all) on the Play store as well!

    • Optional@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Right on - I thought I saw something about someone jailbreaking a kindle again which might be another avenue if you’ve got the time and interest. There’s also the raspberry-pi-with-an-e-ink-HAT option but it doesn’t get bigger than 7 inches afaik. Otherwise, yeah those used prices should come down eventually.