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Many things can be found in this amazingly disorganised page.

  • Here is an old article I wrote on how to rewire an old digital joystick.
  • Looking for a freeware VB6 alternative programming language, that can create platform independent executables? Jabaco may be what you are looking for. Another very interesting version of Basic for Windows is thinBasic: it is actively developed, quite powerful and moderately easy to use.
  • Ready to test your mathematic problem solving skills? Check-out Project Euler.
  • (dev) Interested in making computer games? There days there are many many options. For C/C++ programmers, I used to suggest Allegro - you can also check out allegro.cc, which is a more visitor-friendly resource. For something with an easier learning curve, Game Maker can be a nice starting point as well. I haven't followed both though in the last years.
  • If you were around at the age of 16-bit computers, namely Amiga and Atari ST, chances are you know about the legendary Kick Off 2, probably the best football game ever. Kick Off Gathering is the place were lovers of the game lurk and organise tournaments on original hardware even today, almost 30 years later! If you get there, don't forget to check out the KOA Statistics Institute.
  • NeHe Productions was considered as THE place to learn OpenGL. Full of tutorials and great OpenGL source code for a variety of languages. However, I don't think it's updated anymore.
  • Benjamin J. Heckendorn specializes in building portable versions of game consoles (PS1, SNES, Atari VCS etc), displaying remarkable technical skill and interesting writing as well. Lately he is also selling some unique handcrafted controllers.
  • Oyonale is a place where computer graphics meet art. Visit this page to find out what is possible with the Persistance of Vision raytracer.
  • Kikizas.net is probably the only big and comprehensible Greek site suggesting good free programs for Windows. Regularly updated. Greek / English interface.

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