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  1. I'll say. by uhlume · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Scripting In Commodore BASIC For Windows & Linux

    I found it odd that it took 1.8 MB of source code to compile to an interpreter that used to fit in 8K of ROM space.

    Especially when you consider that Farbrausch were able to create a near-complete c64 emulator for Windows in under 64K a couple of years ago.

    So what does that other 1.74M go to?

  2. Re:Voices? by bairy · · Score: 1 · on Best Tools for Machinima?
    I know that fark-rausch have created such a thing, particularly fr-025 which I *think* has a computer generated voice which sounds pretty good. I'm 99% sure there's a 64k demo with a computer generated yet surprisingly realistic voice but I can't remember which it is.

    so, yes there is but I know little about it

  3. Re:Demo Scene by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Alan Cox on Writing Better Software

    Tight code? Have you been living under a rock since 2000? With one or two exceptions (read: Farbrausch) the rest of the scene can't see past the 3D engine (with hardware requirements that make Doom3 look like made for low end) and unoptimized DX9 or, in some cases, OpenGL code. Long are gone the times when PC coders knew what they were doing and wrote tight assembler inner loops. If you want to look at tight and optimized code look at Doom3 and Far Cry. It doesn't get better than that. Or even better, download some Amiga and C64 demos.

    There was recently a fast coding compo in a party and the C64 guys were typing the hex codes directly, not even using an assembler. Talk about tight code! :)

    Erlang Smorgreff

  4. On mine by Yablo · · Score: 2, Informative · on Essential Software for Thumbdrives?

    CDEX
    IRFanView
    Winamp
    iTunes
    FireFox w/AdBlock and various other extensions
    Some music
    Assorted pictures
    Spybot & AdAware
    XP SP2
    DefilerPak
    Novell VPN client
    Citrix client
    Farbrausch demos
    PuTTY
    and the all-important XEvil

  5. Re:Amazing by antime · · Score: 2, Interesting · on First Person Shooter - Under 100KBs of Code

    It's a demoscene product, made by the group farbrausch.

  6. the.produkkt. by faxe · · Score: 3, Informative · on First Person Shooter - Under 100KBs of Code

    these guys are actually a part of the demoscene. They have done quite a lot of spectacular demos and intros. They can be found here. This was a release from the 96k game competition of this years breakpoint demoparty held last weekend in Bingen, Germany.

  7. 16 bytes by yerricde · · Score: 1 · on Smallest Possible ELF Executable?

    40k? luxury! try 256 bytes ;)

    256 bytes? luxury! farbrausch has a 16-byte DOS demo.

  8. The way marketing should be done by rhymesmith · · Score: 2, Interesting · on College Students Are Buying More, Warez-ing Less
    I am completely baffled by software companies thinking they can accomplish something by trying to impose tougher and tougher copy protection on their software. I think that the approach that some companies have taken nowadays, to offer people free personal editions of a product is better both to the end-user and to the company.

    As an example let me talk a little about Trolltechs approach with Qt and Borlands approach with JBuilder In both these cases I as an end-user get access to a good product that I can try out and build my own opinion of, not influenced by marketing hype.

    If I like the products, I'll be more inclined towards using them in a production enviroment, and I'll gladly buy The Product (pun intended).

    On the other hand, if I don't have a chance to try out a companies products before I buy them, or if I am forced to withstand outrageous license agreements, phone-home "features" or Digital Rights Management then that company can forget to have me as a customer. I'll get something else...