Tonight I succeeded in bringing a 33-year-old vaporware BBS game back to life!
After Steve Turnbull sent me the C source code to his unfinished IGS blackjack game "Wildcardz!", I ported it to Javascript. Now I can run it on my Synchronet BBS!
It's a really impressive IGS game. I doubt any ANSI BBS card game could compare visually.
Want background? Check out my history of IGS:
https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/?order=asc
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #textmode #textart #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming
An update — Steve Turnbull finally wrote back to me! And it turns out, he *does* still have some of the files and code for the vaporware "Wildcardz" IGS game he was working on.
Can't *wait* to dig in to this!
#atari #atarist #igs #bbs #textmode #textart #breakintochat #retrocomputing
I just found concrete evidence that one of the people I most wanted to interview for my 2024 deep-dive into "Instant Graphics and Sound" did actually read the series after it was published. He added a link to it on his website! It's kind of mind-boggling ... He never responded to a single inquiry I made over 5 years. I had wondered if he was dead, but I never found an obit. Well, since he's seen my work (and linked to it!), maybe he might re-consider and talk with me. https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/?order=asc
💊 NDM-1-produzierende Klebsiella pneumoniae sind resistent gegen die meisten #Antibiotika. Infektionen sind besonders schwierig zu behandeln. In 2022 traten sie in 🇩🇪 deutlich häufiger auf.
🧬 RKI-Forschende haben gezeigt, dass mit Hilfe der Integrierten Genomischen Surveillance #IGS zwischen Übertragungen im Ausland und Ausbrüchen in 🇩🇪 unterschieden werden kann. Dadurch kann die Verbreitung gezielter gestoppt werden. Die IGS kombiniert Melde- und Erregergenomdaten.
🔗 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.1.2500378
IGNITE01/WM-IIFNU
Mistigram: one year and five days ago, we nominally assisted Kirkman in releasing the improbable IGNITE01 artpack, featuring Instant Graphics & Sound multimedia screens for Atari ST BBS callers. One of its included artworks was this important disclaimer, designed by Weatherman115. Please be careful to ensure neural link headset compatibility before use!
#AtariST #disclaimer #IGNITE01 #IGS #InstantGraphicsSound #Weatherman115
I wasn't an ANSI artist in the 1990s, but more recently I've been creating animations in the Atari ST's obscure "IGS" format.
I'm most proud of an original "Calvin and Hobbes" animation I released last year that shows what might have happened if Calvin had owned _two_ cardboard boxes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS_riObN32o&t=347s
(4/5)
#calvinandhobbes #comics #webcomics #1990s #history #comichistory #igs #instantgraphicsandsound #atarist #atari #textmode

One year ago tonight I released an artpack celebrating "Instant Graphics and Sound," a unique Atari ST-specific corner of BBS history. Still proud of it!!
https://digipres.club/@kirkman/113759345873143746
#retrocomputing #IGS #vintagecomputing #atari #PixelArt #MastoArt #textmode #ansiart #asciiart #atarist #bbs

Attached: 4 images 🎉 💾 🎨 Celebrate the new year with a fun new artpack: IGNITE 01! This pack celebrates "Instant Graphics and Sound," a unique Atari ST-specific corner of BBS history, with 18 new images and animations for your viewing pleasure. Download the pack from @[email protected]: https://mistigris.org/packs/IGNITE01.ZIP Learn more about it at Break Into Chat: https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/12/31/ignite-the-first-all-igs-artpack/ #retrocomputing #IGS #vintagecomputing #atari #PixelArt #MastoArt #textmode #ansiart #asciiart #atarist #bbs
Prepare yourself for an electrifying adventure! Part two of BUDER MADNESS, the indie game show's second installment, premieres today, December 12, at noon PST! Anticipate comedy, thrills, and outrageous antics featuring the special guest, Budersticks on twitch and youtube. Don't let it pass you by!
Catch the first episode now at https://youtu.be/_ulzTonDTR4