Monday, September 05, 2005
post://112593051272223532/Oh my goodness, do I have a yummy batch of links for you!
One of them can be particularly nasty, but it appears the toolbar installation doesn't work correctly on American IE so you may be ok -- I can not send you there in good confidence without saying you should only use FireFox to visit Abondonware.the-frenchkiss.biz. (login required, but no email confirmation)
It's all the games you remember - from ManXX Superbike, Sega Rally, Mech Warrior Mercenaries, Destruction Derby, and... of course, my favorite, that I thought i lost forever... PHANTASMAGORIA! 7 CDs and it has the complete ISOs. I'm going to play it later with Nicole. I would always talk about it, but until now there was no chance to find it.
One small note about Abondonware. It's techically illegal. Copyrights stay true for however long -- companies could release these games on modern media, for the new operating systems, but then they'd have to spend money on something that a very small percentage of people would actually buy. So they aren't as apt to get upset about sharing their beloved creations. So enjoy them responsibly, only download if you own the copywrite (purchased the game sometime in the past) and you'll sleep well.
Speaking of games -- here's an Adventure (Quest) RPG that is apparently created with illustrator, and playable via a web browser. There's no sound, and it's relatively fun. Give it a shot, but don't try to battle the snails until you've got some magic, a lot of potion, or at least a pet to help you with battle.
Completely unrelated here is an overhead view of the destruction in New Orleans. They took a bunch of arial photos and stiched them togther, much like Google Earth. You can also zoom in, zoom out, and pan around. I didn't notice anything odd until I saw the highway leading right into the water. It's a strange sight to see, and really lets you appreciate the devestation. I hadn't really seen many images because I haven't been watching TV, but whew. It's a good perspective giver-thingy: brought to you by Newsweek.
posted @ 10:18
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- Whoops, the spyware present seems to be ingrained. The primary PC that has it requires a reinstall to remove it completely. It's diabled, but it's removal has damaged the IE download feature.
I suppose I could try a repair...
In any case I use firefox on there when I need to download =)
