Typed "elephant pooping" into an image site search.

Talk preparations proceeding as usual.

Thanks to a generous donation, may I present an Exidy Sorcerer in beautiful condition. It was owned by a prof here in Philosophy years ago.

Highlights? This monitor has a metal case; they were *not* messing around. The plug-in cartridges were repurposed 8-track cases. Double reset buttons to press on the keyboard to reset the machine (and ay, there's the RUB). Last but not least, the world's cutest boxes.

For some light holiday reading: a new #archaeogaming paper! This project was spearheaded by @biittnerk with co-authors Dona Bailey, Paul Allen Newell, Carl Therrien, and me.

https://romchip.org/index.php/romchip-journal/article/view/198

My new VIC-20 game, One-Note Sam, in physical form! Thanks to Cronosoft for publishing it and making the cool cover art.

https://cronosoft.fwscart.com/product/one-note-sam-unexpanded-vic-20-cassette

I'm looking for a student for an M.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Calgary. *This is a fully funded position.*

The project: building tools to help understand how "retro" video games were made under amazingly constrained circumstances. While it's a CS position, this is interdisciplinary work done in collaboration with archaeologists and others.

Needs: strong coding skills, good writing abilities. Ideally: low-level, reverse engineering, or compiler experience.