…threatens KFC outlet (Kaieteur News) – A massive fire last night sent vendors scrambling for safety after it engulfed a store in the heart of the Stabroek Market area and threatened an adjoining building housing KFC. The fire reportedly erupted around 21:30 hrs. Up to press time on Saturday evening, firefighters had managed to bring the […]
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Nov 7 (Reuters) – Israel’s president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, is to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in […]
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– Village Toshao’s husband shot in face during daring robbery (Kaieteur News) – Two armed bandits on a motorcycle on Friday afternoon robbed Itabac Village of $15 million in cash during a brazen daylight attack in front of China Shoppee Store at Barrack Retreat Public Road, Lethem, Region Nine. The robbery occurred between 13:33 hrs and […]
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…Edghill, Indar welcomed Sharma and associates in 2021 despite earlier international warning …MP Walton demands disclosure of agreements and police investigations (Kaieteur News) – Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton has accused the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government of hypocrisy over its response to United States sanctions against Indian nationals Suniel Kumar Sharma and his wife, […]
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Can an IBM Z mainframe run Doom? Of course it can. The more interesting question is whether you can play it through a text terminal without ruining your eyesight.
WND Software’s browser demo connects to an IBM Z mainframe over SSH using its terminal emulator. Wojciech Graj’s DOOM-ASCII supplies the text-based carnage, replacing conventional graphics with colored characters. There’s no sound.
It is, however, completely playable (although you might need to recalibrate your vision to work out what is going on, particularly with regard to distant objects). Sessions are limited to five minutes, with room for up to 50 simultaneous users, but we had no trouble getting in. ASCII also presented no issues once the game was in motion. This writer played the original shareware release on an Amstrad ALT386SX portable, so squinting at an indistinct demon felt reassuringly familiar.
That Doom can be persuaded to run on an IBM Z mainframe is not particularly noteworthy. The code has turned up everywhere from databases to PCB designers. Even the humble Pi Pico was roped into the fun.
Keeping the action playable through a text terminal is the more entertaining achievement. A year ago, an IBM consultant persuaded Doom to run on IBM Z and LinuxONE using VNC to bring the pixelated mayhem to life. Using a terminal emulator, while a neat demonstration of the capabilities of WND’s software, is perhaps more an example of “because I can” masochism.
It’s undeniably an enjoyable way to burn through five minutes. No installation or login required – just a willingness to shoot at punctuation. ®
Police called the alleged driver’s actions ‘incredibly dangerous’.
One person was assessed by paramedics after the dramatic Eastern Bays kerbside crash.
An occupant of one vehicle died at the scene.
The incident happened after a collision in central Lower Hutt this afternoon.
A humid weather system is bringing warm nights and the risk of intense downpours.