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November 5, 2025

• 04:2704:27, November 5, 2025 diff hist +108 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings 3D Helicopter Simulator packaging back cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 195. 3D Helicopter Simulator packaging back cover. current
• 04:2604:26, November 5, 2025 diff hist +109 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings 3D Helicopter Simulator packaging front cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 194. 3D Helicopter Simulator packaging front cover. current
• 04:2504:25, November 5, 2025 diff hist +109 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Mickys Space Adventure PCjr packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 193. Sierra and Disney. Two well-known brand names! current
• 04:1904:19, November 5, 2025 diff hist +136 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Indiana Jones Fate Atlantis and Myst packaging covers.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 189. Sierra's competitors started chasing us with frighteningly good products. current
• 04:1804:18, November 5, 2025 diff hist +199 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Wiztype Atari packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 187. Today, computers are so pervasive that kids seem born with typing skills. Not back then. Typing tutors were a hot category for software. current
• 04:1704:17, November 5, 2025 diff hist +97 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings BCs Quest for Tires screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 186. B.C.'s Quest for Tires screenshot. current
• 04:1604:16, November 5, 2025 diff hist +104 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings BCs Quest for Tires ad.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 186. Advertisement for B.C.'s Quest for Tires. current
• 04:1504:15, November 5, 2025 diff hist +82 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Wizard of Id comic.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 183. Wizard of Id comic. current
• 04:1504:15, November 5, 2025 diff hist +96 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings BC Comic strip by Johnny Hart.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 182. B.C. Comic Strip, by Johnny Hart. current
• 04:1404:14, November 5, 2025 diff hist +113 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Early Black Cauldron drawn game map.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 180. An early Black Cauldron game map drawn by Roberta. current
• 04:1304:13, November 5, 2025 diff hist +205 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Black Cauldron PC packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 179. Sierra did a lot of pioneering things with our box covers. The Black Cauldron box had a flap that opened to several color pages from the film. current
• 04:1104:11, November 5, 2025 diff hist +148 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings The Dark Crystal packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 177. The Dark Crystal Adventure Game. Based on the movie, game design by Roberta Williams. current
• 04:1004:10, November 5, 2025 diff hist +103 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Jim Henson and Ken Williams.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 176. Left-to-right: Jim Henson, Ken Williams. current
• 04:1004:10, November 5, 2025 diff hist +96 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Farewell to Tara book back cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 174. Farewell to Tara book back cover. current
• 04:0904:09, November 5, 2025 diff hist +201 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Farewell to Tara book front cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 173. Hopefully the book will be available by the time you read this. If you don't see it on Amazon, check out the website www.robertasbook.com. current
• 04:0704:07, November 5, 2025 diff hist +94 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings A few Roberta Williams awards.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 171. Just a few of Roberta's awards. current
• 04:0604:06, November 5, 2025 diff hist +78 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Tandy 1000.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 169. The Tandy 1000. current
• 04:0504:05, November 5, 2025 diff hist +109 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Crossfire PCjr package contents.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 167. Crossfire on cartridge for the IBM (BFC) PCjr. current
• 04:0404:04, November 5, 2025 diff hist +193 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Homeword screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 165. Homeword, a graphic word processor. The dots in the lower right were intended to give a quick overview of the document formatting. current
• 04:0204:02, November 5, 2025 diff hist +229 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Homeword PCjr package contents.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 165. I always wanted Sierra to market a word processor, and IBM gave us the chance. The keyboard overlay was for fast access to formatting commands. No mice in those days! current
• 04:0104:01, November 5, 2025 diff hist +203 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Kings Quest 3D colored screen layers.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 164. Colors are used to represent which two dimensional layer each object is on. The black rectangles are places where characters can never walk. current
• 03:5903:59, November 5, 2025 diff hist +132 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Kings Quest 3D colored screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 164. The pencil sketch for a game location would be digitized and colored. current
• 03:5903:59, November 5, 2025 diff hist +157 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Kings Quest 3D pencil sketch.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 163. Four our adventure games we simulated 3D by splitting pictures into 15 two dimensional layers.
• 03:5803:58, November 5, 2025 diff hist +218 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Sample AGI code.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 162. Sierra invented our own programming language, called AGI. In the source for all our games, the central player-controlled character was identified as "ego". current
• 03:5603:56, November 5, 2025 diff hist +98 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings BFC employees arriving Oakhurst.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 160. BFC Employees arriving in Oakhurst. current
• 03:5503:55, November 5, 2025 diff hist +75 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Smiley Face.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 160. Smiley face. current
• 03:5503:55, November 5, 2025 diff hist +126 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Kings Quest CGA versus EGA.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 159. The same scene, displayed in CGA and EGA graphics on an IBM PC. current
• 03:5403:54, November 5, 2025 diff hist +103 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Adventure in Serenia IBM packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 158. IBM's flawed idea of consumer packaging. current
• 03:5103:51, November 5, 2025 diff hist +70 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings IBM PC.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 157. IBM PC. current
• 03:5103:51, November 5, 2025 diff hist +152 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Sierra headquarters building in Space Quest.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 155. Here I am meeting with two guys who have arrived from Andromeda at Sierra's headquarters. current
• 03:5003:50, November 5, 2025 diff hist +186 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Future Home of Sierra Online property site.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 155. We were excited to be building a new office building for Sierra. A few years later, that building would almost bankrupt us. current
• 03:4803:48, November 5, 2025 diff hist +110 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Al and Margaret Lowe with ken and Roberta Williams.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 153. Al and Margaret Lowe, Ken and Roberta Williams. current
• 03:4803:48, November 5, 2025 diff hist +143 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Leisure Suit Larry source code auction.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 152. Al Lowe tried to auction old Sierra source code, and it didn't work out so well. current
• 03:4603:46, November 5, 2025 diff hist +98 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Richard Garriott aka Lord British.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 150. Richard Garriott, aka Lord British. current
• 03:4403:44, November 5, 2025 diff hist +176 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings John Travolta.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 148. Sierra tried to emulate Jane Fonda's success with video tapes by introducing fitness software with John Travolta. current
• 03:4303:43, November 5, 2025 diff hist +123 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Caesar Amiga packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 147. Sierra's answer to SimCity. From our Impressions subsidiary. current
• 03:4203:42, November 5, 2025 diff hist +93 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Caesar III 1998 screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 146. Caesar III, published in 1998. current
• 02:1802:18, November 5, 2025 diff hist +136 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Sierra Pinball packaging covers.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 145. Sierra released a series of pinball games, with a wide variety of themes. current
• 02:1702:17, November 5, 2025 diff hist +91 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings 3D Ultra Pinball by Dynamix Screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 145. 3D Ultra Pinball by Dynamix. current
• 02:1102:11, November 5, 2025 diff hist +90 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Dariusz Lukaszuk.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 144. Dariusz Lukaszuk 1964-1995. current
• 01:3801:38, November 5, 2025 diff hist +147 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Drivers Education packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 144. I was always seeking products that could be sold year after year with minor updates. current
• 01:3601:36, November 5, 2025 diff hist +130 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Incredible Machine screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 143. The Incredible Machine. One of Ken's favorite products of all time! current
• 01:3501:35, November 5, 2025 diff hist +96 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings WWI RAF SE5a airplane.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 142. World War I RAF S.E.5.a airplane. current
• 01:3401:34, November 5, 2025 diff hist +102 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Red Baron title screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 141. Red Baron by Dynamix, title screenshot. current
• 01:3301:33, November 5, 2025 diff hist +131 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Roland MT-32.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 140. The Roland MT-32. Sierra's high-end solution for music on computers. current
• 01:3201:32, November 5, 2025 diff hist +116 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Sierra Kings Quest IV ad.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 139. Sierra's answer to the Electronic Arts advertisement. current
• 01:3101:31, November 5, 2025 diff hist +168 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Electronic Arts Ad Can a Computer Make You Cry.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 138. Advertisement by a Sierra competitor that became an inspiration to Sierra. "Can a computer make you cry?" current
• 01:3001:30, November 5, 2025 diff hist +85 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Johnny Castaway packaging cover.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 137. Packaging front cover. current
• 01:2901:29, November 5, 2025 diff hist +117 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Johnny Castaway screenshot.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 136. Johnny Castaway- The world's first living screensaver. current
• 01:2701:27, November 5, 2025 diff hist +126 N File:Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Ken and Roberta boat Sans Souci Japan 2009.jpg Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings Page 135. Ken and Roberta's boat, San Souci in Hokkaido Japan, June 2009. current