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Welcome to The Dot Eaters

www.thedoteaters.com

The companion site to this blog has been online nearly 15 years now, with lots of text, pics and video content added in the meantime. It hopes to chronicle the early years of video game history. Thanks for visiting it.

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    Had famed author and raconteur Douglas Noel Adams not been so rudely taken from us in 2001, he would be turning 60 today. ...
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  • My Gaming History
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      • Game On 2.0 Lands at the Ontario Science Centre
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      • Monday Meme: Family Portrait
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