Kay Savetz
@savetz.bsky.social
Atari 8-bit historian, Internet Archive ham radio archivist, interactive fiction podcaster. Portland Oregon.
That’s why I had to change my name
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
That’s why I had to change my name
That time MacAddict magazine called me a slut in print
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
That time MacAddict magazine called me a slut in print
This is the best possible news. www.museumofplay.org/press-releas...
The Strong National Museum of Play Acquires Atari Home Computer and Console Division Collection - The Strong National Museum of Play
The Curt Vendel Atari Collection includes hundreds of pieces of computer media on a variety of formats, along with original schematics and engineering drawings.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:10 AM
This is the best possible news. www.museumofplay.org/press-releas...
Good question @papa-robot.bsky.social was running it in my stead. Let’s ask him.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Good question @papa-robot.bsky.social was running it in my stead. Let’s ask him.
Not surprised, but disappointed
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Not surprised, but disappointed
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January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Here's my annual letter taking stock of the computer history archiving work I've done over the past year. Kay's 2025 Wrapped: three interviews, thousands of artifacts, and a surprising amount of computer history rescued one disk, page, and binder at a time.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Here's my annual letter taking stock of the computer history archiving work I've done over the past year. Kay's 2025 Wrapped: three interviews, thousands of artifacts, and a surprising amount of computer history rescued one disk, page, and binder at a time.
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I've avoided the Y2K bug 27 years in a row! Whew.
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I've avoided the Y2K bug 27 years in a row! Whew.
In 2016 I wrote an article for Pro(c) magazine (RIP) about the process I went through to find Randy Glover, creator of the best game for the best computer (Jumpman on the Atari 8-bit). I'm not sure they ever published it. Here is Finding Randy, online for the first time. archive.org/details/save...
Finding Randy Glover : Kay Savetz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kay Savetz describes the process of finding Randy Glover, creator of the classic computer game Jumpman, for an interview.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In 2016 I wrote an article for Pro(c) magazine (RIP) about the process I went through to find Randy Glover, creator of the best game for the best computer (Jumpman on the Atari 8-bit). I'm not sure they ever published it. Here is Finding Randy, online for the first time. archive.org/details/save...
Getting my recent-ish articles online, continued: my review of John Romero's DOOM Guy: Life in First Person archive.org/details/save...
DOOM Guy: Life in First Person Review : Kay Savetz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kay Savetz's review of the book DOOM Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero.
archive.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Getting my recent-ish articles online, continued: my review of John Romero's DOOM Guy: Life in First Person archive.org/details/save...
Getting my recent-ish articles online, continued: my review of The Trail To Oregon by Jeff Blim, performed at Oregon's Chapel Theater in 2024. archive.org/details/save...
The Trail To Oregon Review : Kay Savetz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kay Savetz's review of The Trail To Oregon by Jeff Blim, performed at Oregon's Chapel Theater in 2024.
archive.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Getting my recent-ish articles online, continued: my review of The Trail To Oregon by Jeff Blim, performed at Oregon's Chapel Theater in 2024. archive.org/details/save...
Continuing my effort to get my recent written work online for the first time, here's a fun piece I wrote last year: "Chasing the Dragon — In Search of the Tic Tac Dough Dragon". Featuring a popular game show, nine Apple IIs, Bob Bishop, and a scary animated dragon.
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Chasing the Dragon — In Search of the Tic Tac Dough Dragon : Kay Savetz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
History of the animated dragon, controlled by Apple II computers, on the New Tic Tac Dough TV game show.
archive.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Continuing my effort to get my recent written work online for the first time, here's a fun piece I wrote last year: "Chasing the Dragon — In Search of the Tic Tac Dough Dragon". Featuring a popular game show, nine Apple IIs, Bob Bishop, and a scary animated dragon.
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I've been working to get some articles that I've written in the last few years online for the first time. Here's the first, which I'm proud of—an interview with Ron Jaenisch, a Universal Life minister who used an Apple II computer called "Reverend Apple" to marry people.
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"Reverend Apple" performed nuptials on an Apple II : Kay Savetz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An interview with Ron Jaenisch, who used an Apple II computer called Reverend Apple to marry people.
archive.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've been working to get some articles that I've written in the last few years online for the first time. Here's the first, which I'm proud of—an interview with Ron Jaenisch, a Universal Life minister who used an Apple II computer called "Reverend Apple" to marry people.
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Send us a little report for Antic?
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Send us a little report for Antic?
Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
It’s a stone carving
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It’s a stone carving
Reposted by Kay Savetz
Chris lent me the APX Dragon Quest disk and I was able to flux image it. Is it now preserved!
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Chris lent me the APX Dragon Quest disk and I was able to flux image it. Is it now preserved!
Chris lent me the APX Dragon Quest disk and I was able to flux image it. Is it now preserved!
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Chris lent me the APX Dragon Quest disk and I was able to flux image it. Is it now preserved!
ANTIC — The Atari 8-bit podcast episode 122 is available ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episod...
and also on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-L6...
I talk about my latest computer history archiving efforts.
and also on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-L6...
I talk about my latest computer history archiving efforts.
ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast: ANTIC Episode 122 - Atypical Kay
ANTIC Episode 122 - Atypical Kay In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we introduce a new format for the news, there’s lots of archiving going on, new software and hardware for ou...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ANTIC — The Atari 8-bit podcast episode 122 is available ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episod...
and also on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-L6...
I talk about my latest computer history archiving efforts.
and also on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-L6...
I talk about my latest computer history archiving efforts.
Hey Jeri! if you have any urethane left I'd like one.
October 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey Jeri! if you have any urethane left I'd like one.
Never change, New York
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Never change, New York
I still have my lambdamoo account. I saw the other day that they recently released a new version of the software that runs it. Which is amazing.
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I still have my lambdamoo account. I saw the other day that they recently released a new version of the software that runs it. Which is amazing.