Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021)
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- linuxkernal
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- Nov 8, 2026
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Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 29 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #25 of 30, reached on Nov 9, 03:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 9, 03:39 UTC.
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There's a simpler way now, I wrote a golang based CP/M emulator which uses the local filesystem, instead of "disks". You can clone the repository, or run the docker image, and be playing zork in minutes - I even put together a repository containing a collection of vintage CP/M software (which includes Turbo Pascal,…
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Is Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 9, 03:39 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021) reached?
#25 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 9, 03:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021) been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (29 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
5 points and 3 comments; submitted by linuxkernal on Nov 8, 2026.