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pcunite on June 25, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft Edit

Back in 1993, I would open up binary files in edit and enjoy seeing hearts.

samplatt on June 25, 2025 [–]

That, the DOS defrag visualisation, and the hex-editing my own savegames is pretty much why I'm a developer today.

diggan on June 25, 2025 | [–]

Ah, the memory of going to bed while the 500MB harddrive defrags over-night, sleeping next to the endless clicking and spinning

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