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John Carmack: Why Was Doom Developed on a NeXT?

32 pointsby mattiemassover 8 years ago

2 comments

tgarma1234over 8 years ago
Well yes the comment about spending 10 or 15K on a computer wasn&#x27;t that big of deal was certainly true.<p>A sun Sparc in 1995 with awesome specs would cost you vastly more... and by awesome specs we are talking<p>&quot;256 megabytes of RAM, a 4 gigabyte hard disk, and 20-inch monitor. It costs $59,995.&quot;
justinlardinoisover 8 years ago
John Carmack has a tendency to pop up and actually comment whenever he or Doom are mentioned somewhere. Another example:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kotaku.com&#x2F;thanks-a-few-comments-in-some-ways-i-still-think-the-454293019" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kotaku.com&#x2F;thanks-a-few-comments-in-some-ways-i-still...</a>