By Reece Nations “Practically everyone knows tic-tac-toe.” — Josef Kates interviewed in 2014. The halls of the Canadian National Exhibition’s Electrical and Engineering Building were buzzing with excitement on Aug. 25, 1950. Situated on a picturesque piece of land north of Lake Ontario known locally as Toronto’s “Exhibition Place,” its grounds have hosted generations of […]
Bye bye, Bertie: How an AI and Gaming icon was lost to time
November 10, 2023 by Reece Nations
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