More fixes in 1980s README.md files

Where there is not a direct post when referring to a USENET group (for
results etc.) it is no longer a link to the group itself but just made
italic. That means only 1984 has it and only for the contest
announcement.

In 1989 the point about the Makefiles for fubar and tromp have been
clarified a bit. They were ambiguous before: it could have been read as
the Makefile for ALL entries but it was only for that entry. Also since
these points are about the Makefile (and in particular portability of
the original or alt versions) I moved the paragraph to right under the
part about running make to compile (this part has some additional fixes
that will be applied later on).

The years: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989 were updated. There was
nothing to do (for this commit) for 1988 but there is a change that will
be made after discussion.
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Instructions for use: Run `make` to compile entries (it is possible that on
System V or non-Unix systems the Makefile needs to be changed).
The Makefile for ["Best self modifying program"](fubar/indx.html) always uses
the most portable version because there is no loss of functionality in
using it. In the case of the ["Best game"](tromp/README) entry, however, some
functionality is lost in the portable version and so its Makefile uses
the original program.
This year, the [Best of Show](jar.2/index.html) was given to the most useful program.
The ["Strangest abuse of the rules"](jar.1/indx.html) award was given this year
to stress the fact that starting in 1990, compiling entries must result a
regular executable file.
The Makefile always uses the portable version of the ["Best
self modifying program"](fubar/indx.html) because there is no loss of functionality in
using it. In the case of the ["Best game"](tromp/README) entry, however, some
functionality is lost in the portable version and so the Makefile uses
the original program.
[Rules](rules.txt) and [results](../years.html#1989) were posted to comp.lang.c, comp.sources.unix, and
alt.sources. They have been made available on a wide number of USENET
archive sites such as uunet. The 1989 winning entries will be published in the
[Rules](rules.txt) and [results](../years.html#1989) were posted to
_comp.lang.c_, _comp.sources.unix_ and
_alt.sources_. They have been made available on a wide number of USENET
archive sites such as _uunet_. The 1989 winning entries will be published in the
[Micro/Systems
Journal](https://www.vintage-computer.com/publications.php?microsystemsjournal).