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156 points ChristopherDrum | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 03:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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gamache ◴[14 Apr 25 14:19 UTC] No.43681625[source]▶

>>43677909 (OP) #

Cool project! But one nitpick.

K&R C has no concept of THEN. That's a peculiarity of the ZIP source code, defined as a pure no-op:

    #define THEN

https://github.com/ChristopherDrum/pez/blob/main/zip/infocom...

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1. pcwalton ◴[14 Apr 25 18:44 UTC] No.43684674[source]▶

>>43681625 #

It's Bournegol [1]!

[1]: https://oldhome.schmorp.de/marc/bournegol.html

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