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Building GCC 1.27 (2019)

Hacker News Top · 6d ago Cached

A blog post describes the process of building GCC 1.27, a 1988 compiler, on a modern Ubuntu system, detailing necessary patches and steps.

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AI Can't Recreate the Thrust Game (But It Can Help You Understand It)

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-10 Cached

A developer asks Claude to recreate the classic 1986 game Thrust but finds the AI's attempt poor; however, using Claude to analyze the original 6502 assembly source code proves valuable for understanding the game's physics and design.

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LAN-LOK: The Antarctic DOS Sabotage Game Lost for 34 Years

Hacker News Top · 2026-05-21 Cached

The lost DOS sabotage game LAN-LOK, written at Palmer Station, Antarctica in 1991, has been rediscovered and archived by AlphaPixel Software Development, who are documenting its history and plan to decompile and modernize it.

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