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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 01:04:11 -0500
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From: Don Senzig <dsenzig@EXECPC.COM>
Subject: CM: Re:Zzyzx
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On 11 Mar 97 at 11:01, Anthony Spataro wrote:
>Does anyone know where the word Zzyzx came from? I have seen it numerous times, both in the computer world and in the real world. I used to assume it came from the old Adventure came, where (if I recall correctly) it was a magic word used to teleport, or something like that. But driving up highway 51 toward Las Vegas last weekend, I saw a sign for "Zzyzx Road--2 miles."
I assume you mean xyzzy. I have not read this myself but have been told that xyzzy is a magic word in one of L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz" stories.
A natural for a magic word in an Adventure game?
Don Senzig, Jr - dsenzig@execpc.com - http://www.execpc.com/~dsenzig
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
On 11 Mar 97 at 11:01, Anthony Spataro wrote:
>Does anyone know where the word Zzyzx came from? I have seen it numerous times, both in the computer world and in the real world. I used to assume it came from the old Adventure came, where (if I recall correctly) it was a magic word used to teleport, or something like that. But driving up highway 51 toward Las Vegas last weekend, I saw a sign for "Zzyzx Road--2 miles."
I assume you mean xyzzy. I have not read this myself but have been told that xyzzy is a magic word in one of L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz" stories.
A natural for a magic word in an Adventure game?
Don Senzig, Jr - dsenzig@execpc.com - http://www.execpc.com/~dsenzig
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