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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2022 · 49 MIN

Ep. 76: C:\>QBASIC /run GORILLA.BAS

from Video Game History Hour · host Video Game History Foundation

Benj Edwards - journalist, tech historian, and recovering retro computer hoarder - teaches us a little about MS-DOS and QBasic through their How-To Geek article: GORILLA.BAS: How to Play the Secret MS-DOS Game From Your Childhood. Frank and Benj reminisce back to day zero, Snacks 'n Jaxson gets swatted, we hack a powerful secret instead of learning our lesson, and Frank sings the theme song for history. Mentioned in the show: Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California - https://computerhistory.org/ https://oldcomputers.net/ https://www.vintagecomputing.com/ See more from Benj Edwards: Twitter: @benjedwards Website: http://vintagecomputing.com/ How-To Geek: https://www.howtogeek.com/author/benjedwards/ Video Game History Foundation Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg Website: gamehistory.org Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

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Benj Edwards - journalist, tech historian, and recovering retro computer hoarder - teaches us a little about MS-DOS and QBasic through their How-To Geek article: GORILLA.BAS: How to Play the Secret MS-DOS Game From Your Childhood. Frank and Benj reminisce back to day zero, Snacks 'n Jaxson gets swatted, we hack a powerful secret instead of learning our lesson, and Frank sings the theme song for history. Mentioned in the show: Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California - https://computerhistory.org/ https://oldcomputers.net/ https://www.vintagecomputing.com/ See more from Benj Edwards: Twitter: @benjedwards Website: http://vintagecomputing.com/ How-To Geek: https://www.howtogeek.com/author/benjedwards/ Video Game History Foundation Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg Website: gamehistory.org Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

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Benj Edwards - journalist, tech historian, and recovering retro computer hoarder - teaches us a little about MS-DOS and QBasic through their How-To Geek article: GORILLA.BAS: How to Play the Secret MS-DOS Game From Your Childhood. Frank and Benj...

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