Add the Dev Diary

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diff --git a/out/iatheory_scrapbook.pdf b/out/iatheory_scrapbook.pdf
diff --git a/src/bib.tex b/src/bib.tex
@@ -26,5 +26,12 @@
   \textbf{Iridis Alpha: Tape Download},
   \href{http://www.llamasoftarchive.org/oldsite/llamasoft/cbm64/IridisAlpha.zip}{A tape copy of Iridis Alpha.}
 
+\bibitem{deflex} 
+  \textbf{The Origins of Deflex},
+  \href{https://web.archive.org/web/20230811235533/https://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/211183.html}{Jeff Minter's history of Deflex.}
+
+\bibitem{devdiary} 
+  \textbf{Iridis Alpha Development Diary},
+    \href{https://web.archive.org/web/20230322100622/https://codetapper.com/c64/diary-of-a-game/iridis-alpha/}{Jeff Minter's Development Diary, published in Zzap! magazine from issue 13 (May 1986) to issue 17 (September 1986).}
 
 \end{thebibliography}
diff --git a/src/book.tex b/src/book.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+% Don't have blank pages for the PDF version, but
+% make sure content starts on the right hand side for the
+% print version.
+\ifx\forprint\undefined
+\documentclass[oneside]{book}                            
+\else
 \documentclass[twoside,openright]{book}                            
+\fi
 \usepackage[sfdefault]{roboto}   
 
 % Usage of /href
@@ -455,28 +462,30 @@
 
 \tableofcontents 
 
-%\subfile{src/preface} %draft
-%\subfile{src/binary} %draft
-%\subfile{src/archaeo} %draft
-%\subfile{src/disassembly} %draft
-%\subfile{src/titlescreen}
-%\subfile{src/planets} % draft
-%\subfile{src/main_game} % draft
-%\subfile{src/level_data} % draft
-%\subfile{src/bonusphase} % draft
-%\subfile{src/music} % draft
-%\subfile{src/torus} % draft
+\subfile{src/preface} %draft
+\subfile{src/binary} %draft
+\subfile{src/archaeo} %draft
+\subfile{src/disassembly} %draft
+\subfile{src/titlescreen}
+\subfile{src/planets} % draft
+\subfile{src/main_game} % draft
+\subfile{src/level_data} % draft
+\subfile{src/bonusphase} % draft
+\subfile{src/music} % draft
+\subfile{src/torus} % draft
 \subfile{src/mif}
-%\subfile{src/dna} % wip
-%\subfile{src/torus-animation} % draft
-%\subfile{src/bugs} %draft
-%\appendix
-%\subfile{src/sprite_appendix} % draft
-%\subfile{src/level_data_appendix} %draft
-%\subfile{src/planets_appendix} % draft
-%\subfile{src/music_appendix} % draft
-%\subfile{src/bonusphase_appendix} % draft
-%\subfile{src/bumph} %draft
+\subfile{src/dna} % wip
+\subfile{src/torus-animation} % draft
+\subfile{src/bugs} %draft
+\appendix
+\chapter*{Appendices}
+\subfile{src/dev_diary} % draft
+\subfile{src/sprite_appendix} % draft
+\subfile{src/level_data_appendix} %draft
+\subfile{src/planets_appendix} % draft
+\subfile{src/music_appendix} % draft
+\subfile{src/bonusphase_appendix} % draft
+\subfile{src/bumph} %draft
 
 % Obsolete
 %\subfile{src/level_data_appendix_detail} % draft obsolete?

diff --git a/src/diary/zzap13_pic1.jpg b/src/diary/zzap13_pic1.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap13_pic2.jpg b/src/diary/zzap13_pic2.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap13_pic3.jpg b/src/diary/zzap13_pic3.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap15_pic1.jpg b/src/diary/zzap15_pic1.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap15_pic2.jpg b/src/diary/zzap15_pic2.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap16_pic1.jpg b/src/diary/zzap16_pic1.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap17_pic1.jpg b/src/diary/zzap17_pic1.jpg
diff --git a/src/diary/zzap17_pic2.jpg b/src/diary/zzap17_pic2.jpg
diff --git a/src/mif.tex b/src/mif.tex
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ \chapter{Made in France}
 Snake dates back to at least 1976 when the concept first appeared in an arcade game called 'Blockade'.
 
 Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about 'Made in France' (MIF) is how many times Minter has made and remade it. His very
-first attempt at the format was one of his earliest games. 'Deflex' was coded in 1981 while he was in college and had access to the 
-computer science department's Commodore PET. Viewed side by side it's obvious that one is a slightly more colorful
+first attempt at the format was one of his earliest games. 'Deflex' was coded in 1979 while he was in college and had access to a 
+Commodore PET. Viewed side by side it's obvious that one is a slightly more colorful
 remake of the other.
 
 \begin{figure}[H]
@@ -139,4 +139,6 @@ \subsubsection{Main Loop}
     JMP $EA31
 \end{lstlisting}
 
+Minter has written up a bit more on the \href{https://web.archive.org/web/20230811235533/https://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/211183.html}{history of Deflex} and
+its various incarnations throughout the years.