Try Code::Blocks. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Another reason to wait for a while before applying updates in testing.

Taking the analogy a bit further, it's not so much as "reverse-engineering" as it is emulating it in software. Some people just have the hardware for it. Those who don't need to learn the algorithms involved before "rendering" charisma. For sure, it won't be as fast or fluid, but it'll mostly work for some tasks. Some of my socially-awkward, geeky friends took great pains in doing this, devouring self-help and socialization books, seminars, etc. The end result doesn't quite look natural, almost like running Crysis at 12 FPS with the lowest details, but passable enough.

We localize the names to make them easier to remember, at least for us over here.

Shouldn't be too much of a stretch since this was written using Free Pascal.

Star Wars 7: Part I, then parts 2 & 3 before hitting Star Wars 8.

Linux From Scratch boosted my Linux knowledge about a hundredfold. I cut my teeth on a modified LFS 5.1. Following the instructions, while tedious, was doable and straightforward. What made it more difficult for me was that my host distro was a bit too old for the then-current LFS (5.1). With a slow and expensive internet connection, downloading an entire distro was out of the question. Downloaded the official tarballs, mixed and matched on my Celeron 366, and I eventually got it up and running.

Speaking of 5 years ago, we're still waiting for this to go commercial.

Lubuntu 12.04 or Zorin Lite would run comfortably on 256MB, and the interface is close enough to XP, with a start button on the lower left corner. I'm using a stripped-down LFS on a 128MB PII machine. Don't give up till it really gives up the ghost.

Vilcabamba by Harry Turtledove.

It's a short, good read. Made me think for days. It's analogous to the Europeans finishing the conquest over South American Indians.

"The story is set sometime in the 21st century, 50 years after an alien race called the Krolp conquered and occupied much of planet Earth. The story is told from the perspective of President of the United States, Harris Moffatt III, who rules a rump United States and Canada that runs along the Rocky Mountains. Moffat's father and grandfather were also presidents."

The online text is here.

Win 98 on a VM for running games? Just out of curiosity, what are you using to run it? QEMU doesn't even finish installing it. It also doesn't seem to like hardware acceleration on Virtual Box. Bochs maybe?

Using Unity...

Wow, you too? I read somewhere that Eternal Dagger had an IBM PC port, though I've never really seen one. I loved the combat system, but I didn't like the quick combat option, especially for high-level encounters. I remember encounters dragging on and on as they got tougher. Would love to see a remake/clone of WC.

Below the Root was awesome! The graphics weren't that good even by that era's standards, but I breathed and lived it, even dreamed about it. No other game had quite captured my imagination like it after that.

Yeah. Wish they'd bring back that game, plus its sequel, Eternal Dagger. I miss WC, with its complex turn-based tactical combat system.