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Bolo origin



Hi,

	I don't know if this is common knowledge or not, but I just ran
across a 1966 story that appears to be the origin behind the Apple ][
game Bolo. The story "The Last Command" (copyright 1966) by Keith Laumer
was originally published in Analog, January, 1967 but it may have since
been included in some other anthology.  There is reference to the
Dinochrome Brigade as mentioned in the game.  It's been a long time since
I've seen Bolo, but it was just one of those things that stuck with me so
that when I read the term Dinochrome Brigade a bell went off.  The story
is pretty neat to read, especially in the context of having played Bolo.

	Anyway, sorry if this is common knowledge.  I had never heard this
before (or simply forgot), so I thought others might like to know.