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QUAKE SHAREWARE CD-ROM REVEALS STORAGE OPTIMIZATION LIMITS
A deep dive into the Quake shareware distribution reveals how developers packed files onto a CD-ROM so densely that the disc barely fit within manufacturing tolerances, exposing the technical constraints of 1990s media distribution.
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