Tag: gesher

  • Try Kirschen’s games and software on the Internet Archive

    Try Kirschen’s games and software on the Internet Archive

    It’s been a little over a year since I began publishing the Kirschen software collection, and during that time I have also worked to upload Kirschen’s software to the Internet Archive and make it playable in the browser. The entire collection is tagged “kirschen-software” to make it easier to find. The emulation works well for…

  • Appreciating the physicality of floppies

    Appreciating the physicality of floppies

    As I continue imaging and curating a collection of Apple II software I received last year, I have an increased appreciation for the importance of preserving physical floppy disks. I have a floppy which contains a copy of a game called “Nosh Kosh.” To preserve the game digitally, Keith Hacke created a “disk image”, which…