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33 Writings by Chris Pressey. May be curational in nature (whatever that means.)
44 May pertain to Cat's Eye Technologies, or may not. Articles marked *(U)* are
55 under construction. Articles with a published-date are "frozen". All other
6 articles are subject to change (especially the "Things of note" articles,
7 which are "living documents" somewhat.)
6 articles are subject to change.
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98 Articles Contained Herein
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11 ### Meta
12
13 * [A Note on Items of Note](article/A%20Note%20on%20Items%20of%20Note.md)
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1215 ### Programming Languages
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2124 * [A Basic Theory of Video Games](article/A%20Basic%20Theory%20of%20Video%20Games.md) (May 2017)
2225 * **Games of Note**
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24 These are not necesarily "favourite" or "best" or "recommended" things —
25 in fact, sometimes quite the opposite. It's that they've stuck in my mind
26 for one reason or another, and I would hate for them to be forgotten.
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2827 * [Video Games of Note](article/Video%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
2928 * [Commodore 64 Games of Note](article/Commodore%2064%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
3029 * [Apple II Games of Note](article/Apple%20II%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
3231 * [Text Adventures of Note](article/Text%20Adventures%20of%20Note.md)
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3433 * **Classics**
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36 I have much less worry about classics being forgotten, obviously, but I still
37 have things to say about them sometimes, or notable memories of them in some
38 way or another.
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4035 * [Classic Text Adventures](article/Classic%20Text%20Adventures.md)
4136 * [Classic Computer Games](article/Classic%20Computer%20Games.md)
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0 A Note on Items of Note
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3 Many of the articles in The Dossier are lists of items "of note". This short note
4 attempts to define what that means.
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6 An item "of note" is not necesarily considered a "favourite" or "best" or "recommended"
7 thing — in fact, sometimes it is quite the opposite case. It's more that it is something
8 that has stuck in my mind for one reason or another, and I would hate for them to be
9 forgotten. Thus I feel I should not leave them go unmentioned.
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11 Whether this should include classics — i.e., things that are unlikely to ever be forgotten
12 anyway — is a matter of some debate. But the fact is that I still have something to say
13 about them sometimes, or notable memories of them in some way or another. There is also
14 the not-inconsiderable question about when something is a classic or not, as even classics
15 in a limited domain might not be very well-known outside that domain.
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17 So, classics often do end up being included in lists of items "of note", but they tend to
18 rank lower than items that I think not as many people have heard of, and that I would like
19 more people to be exposed to.
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21 Lists of items of note also tend to be "living documents" rather than having a fixed
22 published-on date.
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24 Here are some of the lists of items of note in The Dossier:
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26 * Video Games of Note:
27
28 * [Video Games of Note](article/Video%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
29 * [Commodore 64 Games of Note](article/Commodore%2064%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
30 * [Apple II Games of Note](article/Apple%20II%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
31 * [Role-Playing Games of Note](article/Role-Playing%20Games%20of%20Note.md)
32 * [Text Adventures of Note](article/Text%20Adventures%20of%20Note.md)
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34 * Books of Note (TK)
35 * Animated Films of Note (TK)
36 * 20th Century Artists of Note (TK)