Return to the CurtPalme.com main site CurtPalme.com Home Theater Forum
A forum with a sense of fun and community for Home Theater enthusiasts!
Products for Sale ] [ FAQ: Hooking it all up ] [ CRT Primer/FAQ ] [ Best/Worst CRT Projectors List ] [ Setup Tips & Manuals ] [ Advanced Procedures ] [ Newsletters ]

 
Forum FAQForum FAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist  Photo AlbumsPhoto Albums  RegisterRegister 
 MembershipClub Membership   ProfileProfile   Private MessagesPrivate Messages   Log inLog in 
Blu-ray disc release list and must-have titles. Buy the latest and best Blu-ray titles to show off in your home theater!

Hey Gary, did you know this guy?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer-friendly view    CurtPalme.com Forum Index -> Home Theater PCs
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
AnalogRocks
Forum Moderator



Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 26690
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

TV/Projector: Sony 1252Q, AMPRO 4000G


PostLink    Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:14 pm    Post subject: Hey Gary, did you know this guy? Reply with quote


        Register to remove this ad. It's free!
https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/12/24/21029936/castle-wolfenstein-silas-warner

_________________
Tech support for nothing

CRT.

HD done right!
Back to top
View user's photo album (27 photos)
garyfritz




Joined: 08 Apr 2006
Posts: 12024
Location: Fort Collins, CO


PostLink    Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't know him myself -- he was 7 years older than me so he left the college-focused PLATO world before I got there -- but he was a close friend and collaborator with my best buddy. We were at Iowa State and Silas was at Indiana U, so I think John (my friend) and Silas only met IRL once or twice. But they did a lot of brainstorming and development together. This was in the early/mid 70's but PLATO had communication facilities (email, realtime chat, shared screens, etc) that were 10-20 years ahead of any other system. It was fairly common to collaborate on a project with somebody across the country. Now that's the norm, but 40+ years ago it was unheard-of.

By the time I came on the scene, Silas had graduated and dropped out of the PLATO world so I never interacted with him. But that article sounds pretty accurate from what I heard of him.

That article mentions that Silas helped make a game called Empire. He and my friend John wrote the first rudimentary versions in the 73-74 period, then a couple of others got involved in the 75-76 period. John passed the mantle on to a friend and me when he graduated. We totally revamped and rewrote it, and it became the most popular thing on PLATO for a few years. That's the game I've mentioned before.
Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer-friendly view    CurtPalme.com Forum Index -> Home Theater PCs All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum