Yes, that’s the one I have! The thinner one (with colored pages?), I have never seen.
It describes procedures in a sort of FORTRAN style, at a “high level”. It means you have to implement everything yourself 😊 Do not think you’re almost done, it is just a start. Think of the following modules: * Navigation officer * Tactical officer * - etc * the Brig * sensors (and the data) * “universe intelligence” * enemy ships * etc. Van: Richard Cini via cctalk<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Verzonden: woensdag 15 juli 2020 04:15 Aan: Jason Howe<mailto:ja...@smbfc.net>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Onderwerp: Re: Dilithium Press (Computer Books) This? The complete Star Ship: A simulation project (DP series in games ; no. 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/091839810X/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_i_mzMdFbMVV3YHH I actually have this book somewhere. I also remember a thinner one with a highly-colored cover. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Jason Howe via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:04:51 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Dilithium Press (Computer Books) Agreed, this sounds like a ton of fun to implement. --Jason On 7/14/20 6:45 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > I’d love details on this! This sounds vaguely like a game I played on a > Harris Minicomputer in the late 80’s. > > Zane > > > >> On Jul 14, 2020, at 12:03 PM, Henk Gooijen <henk.gooi...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> If I am not mistaken, I have a book called Star Trek and it is from >> Dilithium Press! >> Memory is a bit vague, but it must be on one of my shelves. >> The book describes in “FORTRAN style” the procedures for an NCC1701 >> simulator 😊 >> But if you dig deeper, there is * a lot * to do yourself. >> Anyway, this book was my inspiration to build a StarShip simulator back in >> the (19)80-ties. >> >> Henk >> >> Van: Zane Healy via cctalk <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> Verzonden: dinsdag 14 juli 2020 15:53 >> Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts >> <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> Onderwerp: Dilithium Press (Computer Books) >> >> Out of curiosity, does anyone know anything about this publisher? They >> apparently existed in the late 70’s and early 80’s. They were apparently >> located in Beaverton, Oregon in the same business park, on Nimbus, where >> Norvac Electronics was. They obviously published some very strange computer >> books, including what looks to be a teen romance. I find myself with an >> embarrassingly nice little collection of the books, that my Dad apparently >> had. Considering I think he touched a computer twice in his life, they’re >> something of a mystery. >> >> Best title, “Nailing Jelly to a Tree”, which is apparently a book on >> Software. >> >> The publisher sounds vaguely familiar, and I think I might have one or two >> other books from them in my collection. >> >> Zane >> >
