# 2026-07-04 - Old Computer Challenge Introduction
       
       Tekk wrote:
       
       > I'd like to encourage people to hand-make something during their
       > OCC week and share it somehow, be it on their page, on the mailing
       > list, or in IRC. Write a story, make some music, publish a new
       > program. Just flex your creative muscle! [1]
       
       Make something?  Always!
       
       As part of my OCC in 2025, i typed in a 1980s BASIC program listing
       for a prototype business application.  I ported it to QBASIC.EXE,
       then to FreeBASIC [2].  Finally, i ported this to run on BasLinux
       using `mawk` and `dialog`.  I used an IBM ThinkPad T500.
       
       This year i plan to type in a 1970s BASIC program listing for a
       simulation game.  I plan to use an IBM PC 330 (Type 6657) running
       SvarDOS.
       
       Goals:
       
       * Port the game to run in QBASIC.EXE
       * Port the game to run in AWK.
       
       Extra credit goals:
       
       * Add configuration options for ANSI colors
       * Design an EGA font for pseudo-graphics
       * Port the AWKA compiler to DOS
       * Compile the game to a standalone .EXE
       
       tags: occ2026,nostalgia,retrocomputing
       
       # Footnotes
       
 (HTM) [1] 2026 Old Computer Challenge
       
 (DIR) [2] 2025 OCC FLIP.BAS
       
       # Tags
       
 (DIR) occ2026
 (DIR) nostalgia
 (DIR) retrocomputing