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Show HN: Resurrecting Infocom's Unix Z-Machine with Cosmopolitan

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156 points ChristopherDrum | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 03:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source

I recently brought Infocom's original UNIX z-machine source code back to life on modern systems. The modified source code, instructions on usage, a build of the z-machine, and examples of embedded game executables are available.

There is also a detailed write-up about the state of the original source code, the porting process, and the invaluable role Justine Tunney's Cosmpolitan project played in bringing the Zork trilogy (and more) to Windows/Mac/Linux/bsd for arm/x86 machines over the course of a lazy Sunday.

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fredsmith219 ◴[14 Apr 25 09:03 UTC] No.43679419[source]▶
Absolutely amazing. Good work. It downloaded and ran on Arch with no problem.
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1. ChristopherDrum ◴[14 Apr 25 09:06 UTC] No.43679443[source]▶
Fantastic to hear! Thanks for the kind words and for checking it out.