I’ve found out that some of the computer programs originally written for John Cage’s musical experiments with chance, aleatorics, and non-serialism are still available online (albeit as shareware). Running them is just a matter of configuring DOSBox. It feels like opening a well-sealed time capsule with the contents preserved.

See: https://anarchicharmony.org/People/Culver/CagePrograms.html

(On the contrary, when I think about reviving my school projects from around 7–10 years ago—node.js and all that—my head hurts.)

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