(1) A file that contains program instructions. See source code. (2) A file that contains original or essential data that is the starting point for a system of publishing or other processing.

It turns out that the source code for Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 was not lost, even though it was once ordered to be destroyed.

Rebecca Heineman, a veteran programmer and co-founder of Interplay, told VideoGamer that she made personal backups of Fallout and Fallout 2 while working on Mac ports ...