My understanding is it was originally written in FORTRAN. The spring, dry creek and cave entrance area are based on the map of a real cave up to about where you find the bird cage and the stairs, and "degenerates" from there on into fantasy. I used to play it on CP/M.
FWIW there are some real caves with mazes of twisty little passages all the same. Fortunately, compasses work underground in limestone! Cheers, Jill. -- Jill Rowling, System Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aristocrat Technologies Australia Level 2, 55 Mentmore Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax: (02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Andrew McNaughton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 17 December 2002 18:14 To: Jim Hague Cc: John Clarke; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Question about text computer game from late seventies On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Jim Hague wrote: > On 16-Dec-2002 John Clarke wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 04:47:19PM +1100, Ron Daniel wrote: > >> Does anybody remember the name of the game which people used to play on > >> their mainframes at university in the late seventies where you explored > > > > Advent? Also known as "Adventure" or "Colossal Cave". "You are in a > > maze of twisty little passages, all alike". > > > > Source should be available at: > > > > ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/doc/misc/if-archive/games/source/advent.tar.Z > > Debianites can apt-get install bsdgames and run /usr/games/adventure. This is > the 'classic' 350 point version. While present on bsd systems, it might interest people to know that this game pre-dates Unix. It was written at Stanford in 1968. Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew McNaughton In Sydney and looking for work [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://staff.scoop.co.nz/andrew/cv.doc Mobile: +61 422 753 792 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
