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Re: Zork
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:31:31 GMT
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Erik Olson wrote:
> xyzzy doesn't work, fool!
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> Before there was Zork, there was Colossal Cave. 'xyzzy' only works in
> Colossal Cave.
> I first played Colossal Cave adventure in 1981 on a VAX, rather late. An
> Apple ][ version was going around by then.
Did that 'xyzzy' have anything to do with the 'xyzzy' BITNET chat
program (It was kinda like 'talk' on UNIX but not really,) I remember
using on the VAX at my university oh way back when???
-Kyle
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| (...) xyzzy doesn't work, fool! Before there was Zork, there was Colossal Cave. 'xyzzy' only works in Colossal Cave. Both programs were named 'adventure' at one time, though Zork also went by the name 'dungeon'. There were family resemblances: you (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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