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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 19:54:46 -0800
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Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: Frank McConnell <fmc@APHASIA.US.COM>
Subject: Re: Games and XYZZY
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Leslie Pearson <lespea@muze.com> asked:
>Do Adventure and Zork exist for a PC?
...after writing about playing Adventure on a PDP-10. Which made me think about something I stumbled on a while back while logged into CompuServe. Hmm, looks like it still works, at least it did last night.
Now that is how we used to play Adventure, logged into a timesharing system. Only back then the world was mostly in uppercase and smelled of hot oil and metal.
--- begin (edited) terminal session ---
aphasia[54] % cu --parity=even -l culb
Connected.
ATDT14089801044
CONNECT 14400
0033UUS
Host Name: CIS
User ID: 76400,2655
Password:
CompuServe Information Service
20:41 PST Wednesday 12-Mar-1997
Last access: 15:45 24-Jan-97
Copyright (c) 1997
CompuServe Incorporated
All Rights Reserved
GO RATES for new pricing information
!exit
OK
r advent
Welcome to adventure!! Would you like instructions?
yes
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 infor- mation on how to end your adventure, etc., Type "info".)
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.
quit
Do you really want to quit now?
yes
OK
You scored 0 out of a possible 350, using 1 turns.
You are obviously a rank amateur. Better luck next time.
To achieve the next higher rating, you need 36 more points.
OK
off
Thank you for using CompuServe!
Off at 20:42 PST 12-Mar-97
Connect time = 0:01
Host Name: ~.
Disconnected.
aphasia[55] %
--- end terminal session ---
-Frank McConnell
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______________________________________________________________________
Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Leslie Pearson <lespea@muze.com> asked:
>Do Adventure and Zork exist for a PC?
...after writing about playing Adventure on a PDP-10. Which made me think about something I stumbled on a while back while logged into CompuServe. Hmm, looks like it still works, at least it did last night.
Now that is how we used to play Adventure, logged into a timesharing system. Only back then the world was mostly in uppercase and smelled of hot oil and metal.
--- begin (edited) terminal session ---
aphasia[54] % cu --parity=even -l culb
Connected.
ATDT14089801044
CONNECT 14400
0033UUS
Host Name: CIS
User ID: 76400,2655
Password:
CompuServe Information Service
20:41 PST Wednesday 12-Mar-1997
Last access: 15:45 24-Jan-97
Copyright (c) 1997
CompuServe Incorporated
All Rights Reserved
GO RATES for new pricing information
!exit
OK
r advent
Welcome to adventure!! Would you like instructions?
yes
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 infor- mation on how to end your adventure, etc., Type "info".)
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.
quit
Do you really want to quit now?
yes
OK
You scored 0 out of a possible 350, using 1 turns.
You are obviously a rank amateur. Better luck next time.
To achieve the next higher rating, you need 36 more points.
OK
off
Thank you for using CompuServe!
Off at 20:42 PST 12-Mar-97
Connect time = 0:01
Host Name: ~.
Disconnected.
aphasia[55] %
--- end terminal session ---
-Frank McConnell
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