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Ian Bell, author of the popular BBC Computer game Elite published by Acornsoft, has announced the release of the source code for a myriad of computing platforms including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and the NES versions of the game. According to the release text on the Elite website, “Today, 20th September 2024, is the 40th anniversary of the day the world first experienced Elite, the 3D space trading and combat game written by Ian Bell and David Braben, first on the…

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, Inc. has said that a different thinking company like Apple could never have emerged in a group think country of Singapore. His recent interview with the BBC on BBC Radio exposes the ultimate question he has for Singapore: “Where are the creative people? Where are the great artists? Where are the great musicians? Where are the great writers?” Although education and infrastructure play a major role in the foundation of Singaporean society, The whole…