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The birth of id Software (www.theverge.com)
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In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.

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[โ€“] johnlsullivan2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha Softdisk

[โ€“] pepperonisalami@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

if you type their name often enough, you will inevitably type them as softdiks.