James Knott wrote: > Michael Nelson wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 08:17:41PM +0100, Per Jessen wrote: >> >> >> >>> FWIW you got the easy end of the stick >>> >>> >> Stick? We had sticks too! When I first started with computers there were >> no computers, no keyboards, no monitors, no LEDs. We used the sticks to >> scratch 1s and 0s in the dirt! >> >> Dirt? You guys had DIRT? Why, when I started with computers..... >> >> <grin> >> >> Michael >> >> PS: I used to stay after work to play Dungeon on the company DEC PDP11/70 on >> a character mode terminal. Maybe it wasn't called Dungeon.. "You are in a >> maze of twisty passages, all the same" was a key line where I frequently got >> stuck. >> >> >> > The game is called "Adventure" and comes with SUSE. You have to install > bsd-games IIRC. > > "Welcome to Adventure!! Would you like instructions? > y > > Somewhere nearby is Colossal Cave, where others have found fortunes in > treasure and gold, though it is rumored that some who enter are never > seen again. Magic is said to work in the cave. I will be your eyes > and hands. Direct me with commands of 1 or 2 words. I should warn > you that I look at only the first five letters of each word, so you'll > have to enter "northeast" as "ne" to distinguish it from "north". > (Should you get stuck, type "help" for some general hints. For > information on how to end your adventure, etc., type "info".) > - - - > This program was originally developed by Will Crowther. Most of the > features of the current program were added by Don Woods. Address > complaints about the UNIX version to Jim Gillogly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. > Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of the building and > down a gully." > > Forgot to mention. I used to play it on a VAX 11/780 at work. It also enabled me to get my first modem. I showed the game to my wife and she asked if it could run on my home computer (an IMSAI 8080). I said no, but if we had a modem... I was soon the proud owner of a 300 baud manual modem. ;-)
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