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Podcast: airhacks.fm podcast with adam bien
Episode: Kaizen and Kaikaku
Description: An airhacks.fm conversation with Daniel Terhorst-North (@tastapod.com) about:
first computer experience with the ZX81 and its 1K memory,
the 1K chess game on ZX81,
the ZX Spectrum with 16K and later 48K memory,
the Amstrad 128K,
typing in game listings from computer magazines,
Dan's brother John hacking ZX spectrum games using a hardware freeze device and memory peeking/poking,
cracking game encryption and copy protection on 8-bit tape cassette games,
the arms race between game publishers and hackers,
cracking the Star Wars game security before its release,
ZX Spectrum fan sites and retro gaming communities,
classic games including 3...