11 relations: Andrew Plotkin, Blorb, Compiler, Glk (software), Inform, Interactive fiction, MIME, Porting, Virtual machine, Z-machine, 32-bit.
Andrew Plotkin
Andrew Plotkin (born May 15, 1970), also known as Zarf, is a central figure in the modern interactive fiction (IF) community.
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Blorb
Blorb is a package format for interactive fiction games.
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Compiler
A compiler is computer software that transforms computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another programming language (the target language).
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Glk (software)
Glk is a portable application programming interface (API) created by Andrew Plotkin for use by programs with a text interface; these programs mostly include interactive fiction (IF) interpreters for Z-machine, TADS, Glulx, and Hugo games, and IF games written in more obscure file formats such as those used by Level 9 Computing and Magnetic Scrolls.
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Inform
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson.
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Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment.
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MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) is an Internet standard that extends the format of email to support.
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Porting
In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g. different CPU, operating system, or third party library).
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Virtual machine
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is an emulation of a computer system.
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Z-machine
The Z-machine is a virtual machine that was developed by Joel Berez and Marc Blank in 1979 and used by Infocom for its text adventure games.
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32-bit
32-bit microcomputers are computers in which 32-bit microprocessors are the norm.
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