Doomid's Boast About Lost Work Hours Came True
Doom 1993: id promised "the number one cause of decreased productivity" before its network game existed.
The network code came in the final weeks, and within weeks Carnegie-Mellon and Intel were banning it.
Sources
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Numbered in the order the description lists them. Read dates are when the page was consulted; the live page may have changed since.
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pre-release builds and their readmes in the idgames historic archive: alpha 0.3 (README dated February 28, 1993), alpha 0.4 (ALPHREAD.ME, April 3, 1993), alpha 0.5 (May 22, 1993) and the press-release beta (October 4, 1993, with Jay Wilbur's letter of October 5, 1993); also on archive.org as doom0_3, doom0_4, doom0_5 and doomprbt
mirrors.lug.mtu.edu/idgames/historic/ ↗ - [5]
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Image & music credits
26- License unknown23
- CC BY-SA 4.02
- CC BY-SA 3.01
26 photos, from the hosts linked below. Each file name links to the file's page, which carries the full license terms.
| # | Use | File | Author | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photo | assets/supplied/doom sw10 titlepic.png | The TITLEPIC screen of the Doom shareware v1.0 (id Software, December 10, 1993), drawn from DOOM1.WAD with its own palette by scripts/doom_port.py | License unknown |
| 2 | Photo | assets/supplied/linton 1993 crt a.png | Frame from Dan Linton's video 'A Visit to id Software', recorded at id Software in November 1993 (archive.org vimeo-4022128) | License unknown |
| 3 | Photo | assets/supplied/linton 1993 office.png | Frame from Dan Linton's video 'A Visit to id Software', recorded at id Software in November 1993 (archive.org vimeo-4022128) | License unknown |
| 4 | Photo | assets/supplied/linton 1993 crt b.png | Frame from Dan Linton's video 'A Visit to id Software', recorded at id Software in November 1993 (archive.org vimeo-4022128) | License unknown |
| 5 | Photo | assets/supplied/cgw116 p14 intel bans doom.jpg | Computer Gaming World no. 116, March 1994, p. 14 (archive.org Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116) | License unknown |
| 6 | Photo | assets/supplied/mapleson dhs025 romero.jpg | Ian Mapleson, The Doom Help Service, photograph dhs025 taken at id Software on October 10, 1995 (gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dallas.html) | License unknown |
| 7 | Photo | assets/supplied/cgw120 p22 carmack ferrari.jpg | Computer Gaming World no. 120, July 1994, p. 22 (archive.org Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_120) | License unknown |
| 8 | Photo | assets/supplied/doombible s15 release head.jpg | Tom Hall, DOOM Bible, revision .02 (11/28/92), Section 15 (archive.org doombible_202504) | License unknown |
| 9 | Photo | assets/supplied/doombible cover.jpg | Tom Hall, DOOM Bible, revision .02 (11/28/92), title page (archive.org doombible_202504) | License unknown |
| 10 | Photo | assets/supplied/doombible s15 release q3.jpg | Tom Hall, DOOM Bible, revision .02 (11/28/92), Section 15 (archive.org doombible_202504) | License unknown |
| 11 | Photo | assets/supplied/doombible s15 multiplayer.jpg | Tom Hall, DOOM Bible, revision .02 (11/28/92), Section 15 (archive.org doombible_202504) | License unknown |
| 12 | Photo | assets/supplied/doombible s6 buddy dacote.jpg | Tom Hall, DOOM Bible, revision .02 (11/28/92), Section 6 (archive.org doombible_202504) | License unknown |
| 13 | Photo | assets/supplied/cgw108 p105 doom preview.jpg | Computer Gaming World no. 108, July 1993, p. 105 (archive.org Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108) | License unknown |
| 14 | Photo | assets/supplied/masters of doom cover.jpg | Masters of Doom by David Kushner, cover of the 2004 Piatkus paperback, from archive.org masters-of-doom | License unknown |
| 15 | Photo | assets/supplied/mapleson dhs026 romero office.jpg | Ian Mapleson, The Doom Help Service, photograph dhs026 taken at id Software on October 10, 1995 (gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dallas.html) | License unknown |
| 16 | Photo | Nestar IBM PC ARCNet Network Interface Card.jpg | WolfButcher | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| 17 | Photo | assets/supplied/doom sw10 credit.png | The CREDIT screen of the Doom shareware v1.0 (id Software, December 10, 1993), drawn from DOOM1.WAD with its own palette by scripts/doom_port.py | License unknown |
| 18 | Photo | assets/supplied/doom sw10 help2.png | The HELP2 order screen of the Doom shareware v1.0 (id Software, December 10, 1993), drawn from DOOM1.WAD with its own palette by scripts/doom_port.py | License unknown |
| 19 | Photo | assets/supplied/mapleson dhs023 dave taylor.jpg | Ian Mapleson, The Doom Help Service, photograph dhs023 taken at id Software on October 10, 1995 (gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dallas.html) | License unknown |
| 20 | Photo | Jared Cohon University Center at Carnegie Mellon University.JPG | Dllu | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| 21 | Photo | US Capitol west side.JPG | Martin Falbisoner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| 22 | Photo | assets/supplied/mapleson dhs031 id entrance crop.jpg | Ian Mapleson, The Doom Help Service, photograph dhs031 taken at id Software on October 10, 1995 (gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dallas.html) | License unknown |
| 23 | Photo | assets/supplied/cgw120 p24 deathmatch deity.jpg | Computer Gaming World no. 120, July 1994, p. 24 (archive.org Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_120) | License unknown |
| 24 | Photo | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Jay Leno 1995.jpg | Alan Light, Jay Leno at the 1995 Emmy Awards (September 1995), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons | License unknown |
| 25 | Photo | assets/supplied/mapleson dhs024 romero deathmatch crop.jpg | Ian Mapleson, The Doom Help Service, photograph dhs024 taken at id Software on October 10, 1995 (gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dallas.html) | License unknown |
| 26 | Photo | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Iona Technologies headquarters main work area 1994.jpg | Iona Technologies headquarters, main work area, 1994 (Wikimedia Commons, File:Iona Technologies headquarters main work area 1994.jpg) | License unknown |
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