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Microsoft Solitaire inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame (and it's about time!)
The Verge ^ | May 6, 2019 | James Vincent

Posted on 05/08/2019 6:07:47 PM PDT by dayglored

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Well, al-righty now!
1 posted on 05/08/2019 6:07:47 PM PDT by dayglored
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To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; bajabaja; ...
Solitaire! ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

2 posted on 05/08/2019 6:08:14 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored
Time to lighten up from all the political and social trauma, and...
Play Solitaire!!

3 posted on 05/08/2019 6:09:13 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored

uh, no


4 posted on 05/08/2019 6:10:35 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

oh well, I tried... :-)


5 posted on 05/08/2019 6:13:22 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored

Now, if it was hearts...


6 posted on 05/08/2019 6:14:24 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: dayglored

When you won Solitaire, it was pretty amazing graphics for back then.


7 posted on 05/08/2019 6:17:32 PM PDT by microgood
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To: dayglored

the only pc game my grandmother played. Laptop, computer, borrowed my XP laptop years ago and will play it for hours and just like blackjack, can know 3 cards ahead which suit will show up.


8 posted on 05/08/2019 6:17:51 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtards at our company for the past 12 yrs at every election. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: dayglored

Pong’s there, nothing else matters.


9 posted on 05/08/2019 6:18:44 PM PDT by moovova
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> When you won Solitaire, it was pretty amazing graphics for back then.

Winning at Solitaire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNwHdzRKXE

10 posted on 05/08/2019 6:22:16 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored

I liked FreeCell. When I taught an introductory course on C++, I had students build a text version. The program had three types of stack objects. Each stack inherited from the basic stack and and had modified methods to implement the variants. One of my students got extra credit by writing the code to play the game.

The Microsoft version guaranteed that 99.9% of the beginning stacks were solvable. Their were supposedly one or two starting stacks which could not be solved.


11 posted on 05/08/2019 6:25:06 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: dayglored

Thanks for that! Brings back memories.


12 posted on 05/08/2019 6:26:52 PM PDT by microgood
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To: dayglored

Microsoft didn’t write it. Some individual did and they should be recognizes.


13 posted on 05/08/2019 6:30:42 PM PDT by cymbeline
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> Microsoft didn’t write it. Some individual did and they should be recognizes.

According to Wikipedia ):

...Original author: Wes Cherry
All hail Wes Cherry!
14 posted on 05/08/2019 6:35:22 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored

During the years of computer support Solitaire and Mahjong saved my sanity while waiting for work-related programs to install - so yes it deserves it’s place of honor.


15 posted on 05/08/2019 6:42:36 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (NRT, NewRome Tacitus, just don't call me late to dinner.)
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To: moovova
Pong.

Yes, the very first computer game I played. It got more interesting the more beer I drank. For some reason my ability went down the more I drank. I still wonder about that.

16 posted on 05/08/2019 7:01:17 PM PDT by fini
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To: dayglored

A lot of office workers learned quickly the keyboard shortcut command for the minimize window button - for when the boss was walking by.


17 posted on 05/08/2019 7:24:47 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: dayglored

I was more of a Minesweeper guy.


18 posted on 05/08/2019 7:25:33 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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It cheats


19 posted on 05/08/2019 7:42:58 PM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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I agree.

I can win easily on a fresh OS install, but not so much after playing a number of games.


20 posted on 05/08/2019 8:19:20 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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