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powersoffour (powersoffour@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:33 JST powersoffour
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@ryanfb The Decoder Ring episode about this was really interesting! https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2023/11/freedom-the-failed-educational-computer-game
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  In 1992, a Video Game Tried to Teach Black History. It Didn’t Go Well.
  
  The fate of a computer game about the Underground Railroad is a reminder that teaching Black history has always been fraught.
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  Ryan Baumann (ryanfb@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:34 JST Ryan Baumann
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  Before starting this series, I was completely unfamiliar with this game from the makers of the Oregon Trail…because it was recalled shortly after its release in 1992 (CW for content in video: slavery, potentially offensive portrayals of Black people/speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBa9ZmZaCBc #WozADay #AppleII #retrocomputing #apple2
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  1. RECALLED from schools in 1992 - Freedom! v1.0 (Apple II) - Woz A Day E360
    
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    Taking a quick look at Freedom! v1.0, a 1992 release for the Apple II.💾 Download disk image or play in-browser: https://archive.org/details/wozaday_MECC_A31...
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  Ryan Baumann (ryanfb@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:35 JST Ryan Baumann
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  folks, i just look at the #WozADay disk images in the order they’re uploaded https://youtu.be/Dqg7S1wExeA #retrogaming #apple2 #AppleII
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  1. Woz A Day…after dark. Dr. Ruth's Computer Game of Good Sex (Apple II, 1986) - E358
    
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    Taking a quick look at Dr. Ruth's Computer Game of Good Sex, a 1986 release for the Apple II: controls, mechanics, gameplay, and how to play.💾 Download disk...
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  Ryan Baumann (ryanfb@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:35 JST Ryan Baumann
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  can I successfully copy a floppy with Copy II Plus v2? only one way to find out https://youtu.be/CZPA7G4YDJQ #WozADay #retrocomputing #apple2 #AppleII
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  1. copying that floppy with record speed. Copy II Plus v2 (Apple II, 1981) - Woz A Day E359
    
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    Taking a quick look at Copy II Plus v2, a 1981 release for the Apple II.💾 Download disk image or play in-browser: https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Copy_I...
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  Ryan Baumann (ryanfb@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:36 JST Ryan Baumann
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  Starting back up right where I left off, with Lewis and Clark Stayed Home (1991) https://youtu.be/TBzTOxmhYB0 #retrogaming #apple2 #AppleII
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  1. you're telling me they got sick? Lewis and Clark Stayed Home (Apple II, 1991) - Woz A Day E357
    
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    Taking a quick look at Lewis and Clark Stayed Home, a 1991 release for the Apple II: controls, mechanics, gameplay, and how to play.💾 Download disk image or...
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  Ryan Baumann (ryanfb@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 05:24:37 JST Ryan Baumann
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  Restarting my thread for #WozADay videos, where I play through the @internetarchive Woz-A-Day collection of #AppleII disk images from @a2_4am in upload order and post the video! You can find the old thread here: https://digipres.club/@ryanfb/110395916573555503
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    Restarting my thread for #WozADay videos, where I play through the @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org Woz-A-Day collection of #AppleII disk images from @a2_4am@mastodon.social in upload order and post a video a day! You can find the old thread here: https://botsin.space/@ryanfb/109609254864284187

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