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Apache vs. The Slashdot Effect

Increasing traffic should be a measure of success for a website. More visitors equals more exposure which in turns generates more income. However, if you have hosted your site on a low-end package you could get hit by excess use charges just as your start celebrating your success. šŸ‘¾The name
Feb 9, 2007 5 min read
Game Development Thingy: Pyromaniac
Retrocomputing

Game Development Thingy: Pyromaniac

Distributed game development project, before that was really a thing.
Jan 27, 1999 12 min read
Talking C

Talking C

An introduction to SAM C (a small-C variant) for SAM CoupƩ BASIC programmers
Aug 1, 1996 10 min read
SAM PD Snow demo
SAM CoupƩ

SAM PD Snow demo

This small demo was written in SAM C as an advert for the SAM PD / F9 Software library from Derek Morgan -- where I released all my games. The demo has a Christmas theme with a snowman & trees with falling snow. The snow lands and rolls off the tops
Jan 1, 1996 2 min read
Blastamac!
Retrocomputing

Blastamac!

Asteroids with SAM Coupe people's heads
Aug 7, 1995 5 min read
SAM Coupe Upward Scroller
BASIC

SAM Coupe Upward Scroller

Simple BASIC-based scroller routine which generates 2x size characters in the screen borders.
Jul 1, 1995 5 min read
BASIC

SAM Coupe Code Search

Search SAM Coupe data & code files for specific words.
Mar 1, 1995 2 min read
UFO: Alien Massacre
SAM CoupƩ

UFO: Alien Massacre

UFO defense but not really.
Jan 1, 1995 9 min read
Safari Sam
SAM CoupƩ

Safari Sam

A 1994 platform game for the Sam CoupƩ 8bit computer. Safari Sam was released from the Sam CoupƩ sometime in 1994, a collaboration with Derek Morgan (of SAM PD) who provided the theme and level ideas.
Oct 14, 1994 51 min read
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