Wednesday, May 4, 2016

More Games of my Youth

Super Solvers Midnight Rescue was another favorite computer game of my early childhood. You can play it on archive.org.

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Super_Solvers_Midnight_Rescue_1989

Funny enough, this was a reading comprehension game, but I didn't quite get that part. I just remember taking pictures of all the robots.

And while this is almost passé, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is surprisingly fun:

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Where_in_the_World_is_Carmen_Sandiego_Enhanced_1989

(We actually only had Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego, for our Macintosh LC, but the gameplay is basically identical.)

Monday, May 2, 2016

Think Quick!

When I was younger my parents had an IBM PC XT, and I was lucky enough to get to mess around with it when they weren't using it.

One of my favorite games was Think Quick! and now you can play it on archive.org.



Please, relive my childhood:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Think_Quick_1987

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Bike ride in the Red Hook/Rhinebeck NY/Bard College Area (20 mi)

This weekend I was near Bard College accompanying my wife as she attended a conference at Bard College. Since I had nothing to do, I decided to bring my bike along, and on Saturday took a great 20 mile bike rid in the area.

Full credit goes to Ken Roberts and Sharon Marsh Roberts, who found this great route (and have many others in the area on their web site). It can be very difficult finding good routes as a visitor, so I am very grateful to them.

Anyway, the route is pretty much as they describe. Roughly 20 miles with gently rolling hills, never too steep that you get bored of them. In addition to Rhinebeck, where the route starts, and Red Hook, there are some neat sites along the way.

I stopped for a short stroll in Poet's Park:
I saw many farms and even vineyards:
And I had a look at Bard College:
The whole thing took just a bit over two hours, even with a few accidental detours. And Rhinebeck is a great place to get a bite to eat when you're done!

You can check out my ride on Garmin Connect (with full maps, elevation details etc.).

And you can see my full photo album.

Hopefully you can give it a try!