Re: apple trek, from Andy McF site

[John <zzzjoki@yahoo.com>]

On Apr 27, 9:05 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> John wrote:
> > What a hoot!
>
> > I played a variation of this eons ago on a TRS-80.
> > They look verrrry similar. I'm sure there are look and feel issues
> > here.
>
> Aren't all these games clones of the Star Trek game written
> in 1971?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(text_game)
>
> There were a few embellishments along the way, but they are
> all rewrites of the same game.
>
> -michael
>
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Yes. No surprise but the TRS-80 version was basically the same screen,
with variations and bugs. Lots of fun though. Back when your brain &
imagination was the graphic engine.