Comments on: Just picked up a sealed copy of Captain Blood!

By: neozeed

neozeed — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:34:08 +0000

As obtuse as the autoconfig stuff is, it’s FAR nicer than the obscuration of the build process the ‘next gen’ garbage like cmake does.

I like seeing the compiler & it’s flags trying to do things, along with the linker. I don’t get why kids these days are terrified of watching the build process but enjoy 50 scattered log files.

By: the_architect

the_architect — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:51:19 +0000

Yes! The Circus Goat Trainer!
I’ve only ever read the the online version though. It was already long obsolete back then, but it’s not like most of the autotools have changed radically in the last few decades…

By: neozeed

neozeed — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:25:21 +0000

This one? I picked it up in New York City, at the strand for a whopping $1 USD!

By: the_architect

the_architect — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:01:00 +0000

Is that the Autobook in the background? One of the greatest cover images ever used in a technical book, where it perfectly illustrates the experience of using Autoconf, Automake and friends.

By: neozeed

neozeed — Sun, 12 May 2019 05:59:38 +0000

In reply to bbslovag. It looks a lot like Earth Orbit Stations, that was released by Electronic Arts. I loved that game, although once you had figured out its logistics you could build and deploy everything to the point that you ran out of astronauts. It was great fun

By: bbslovag

bbslovag — Sun, 12 May 2019 05:39:50 +0000

Noice!

My 2cents: a sealed version of Project Spacestation for C64, with a picture of the shuttle Challenger on the box 😉