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1. milchek · 1789716140 · focus · HN ↗

   This is dense. I skimmed through hoping to see examples of the “aesthetics” with screenshots of old school installers (like the ones from Razor 1911, Class, Deviance etc) - it looks like these are scattered around the web, though. If anyone wants to relive some of the old chiptunes from these installers there’s <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;codex-installer-music-5-2018-03-192kbit-aac" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;codex-installer-music-5-2018-03-...

   1. 0123456789ABCDE · 1789812404 · focus · HN ↗

      &gt; I skimmed through hoping to see examples of the “aesthetics” […]

      aesthetics is an umbrella term for the &quot;[…] norms and rules of participation, […] forms of sociality, and […] artistic outputs.&quot; — think: sociology, culture, customs, and less visuals. reading chapter five (aesthetics), perhaps unsurprisingly the chapter where the author dives deeper into the topic, is certainly advised.

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