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Atari starts trying to put PLATO on eight bits, but negotiations break down. -
Island of Kesmai is written by Kelton Flinn and John Taylor. " Island of Kesmai was written in 1980 and 1981, the goal being to soak up every bit of performance in the CS department's new VAX. We succeeded." ” Kelton Flinn -
William Gibson publishes Johnny Mnemonic in Omni. -
Vernor Vinge publishes True Names . |