An interesting series of articles on the history of SSI and Gold Box games

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http://www.filfre.net/2016/03/joel-billings-and-ssi/

http://www.filfre.net/2016/03/ten-odd-years-at-tsr/

http://www.filfre.net/2016/03/opening-the-gold-box-part-3-from-tabletop-to-desktop/

http://www.filfre.net/2016/03/opening-the-gold-box-part-4-pool-of-radiance/

http://www.filfre.net/2017/03/opening-the-gold-box-part-5-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold/