From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 27132c2a for ; Fri, 6 Dec 2019 14:23:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 0C5529BF76; Sat, 7 Dec 2019 00:23:51 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33DF794BF4; Sat, 7 Dec 2019 00:23:26 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="frQVYVke"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9BF3194BF4; Sat, 7 Dec 2019 00:23:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f170.google.com (mail-oi1-f170.google.com [209.85.167.170]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3D62093D35 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2019 00:23:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f170.google.com with SMTP id b8so6304968oiy.5 for ; Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:23:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=zlJ37OSljuiMy+PV5b++MPFN9mtLM4PaU4LdiHj7Gok=; b=frQVYVkeadPCN2aIgJzApIBKRpOClI+aGgICHZzD4DAVFkpJ5qXKJqapd1qVjIm/+K Lr7oMid9D5ja2Ng/6YqCjfh5YvCD22pwsZvtV88oLuGMsFnMyPcKrz3M9YcxDkT1uBxM K6BDLn94RS8n35HsezZVpA11QAnBK5vkswO9G8/wLijyFbk4qpJWvvU8lKx4GZnhGD83 kH2mMJNyrSxXypHBdeeAaUUXlzjP1lIlcolIz3KI7X7fCW/9Df24LMryuNfIFs8QUSGY lr4/EUMMVpd+3X3OtAtoShrw9Tqk/XP7QhhjDEIQ2zVQ61it6TldJVSmOjR2HvtFefI6 yTmA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=zlJ37OSljuiMy+PV5b++MPFN9mtLM4PaU4LdiHj7Gok=; b=BGFxiyVXhAXIZWhj7kwPrGmjyBtYQm8TC+9pveDPYlMiklxCtw3C/Kt/bjNF20Wp+O eOnxOYG7WkV4Kx7qMeFkQR1xrY2qqcI6DTETHNqqos+Z8MhR52UOPfHLS4BF7/1IFh3s 1ggq/7cOWtG3oeZObEDiewD6ffWlarmuenihhhtRSPKaEpvYcDjNTtQyHqyTkP8znZfB hIvQ538G75SX7pmbsG9h2Dq7yYICMGs7lqrUWcSrB5WuMHt5ApGKmzD+4HyeSFehyOVi dwWgNW/QjJ5G1T4oxnC1SaU8Y3WPg1K6xiDmSYRqQf1VqJyArkrvTORoZh3k/Vab5goR eu/w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVKhe+RXJntBeMGZgTr68Pz2GNLo+8OwgXczQrN8QHx1ooIoqNk Hl6EiVA9D3X/F0ho8zytYKKGj38XWk+bXm21Ovw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqz+8EgIDrQwzomaGWbcZfLPUjVwtcQzHNnDKKQ3wekpOSpHarBx1B9/sP6HqCoqjz73/UVeYZHcigL8sS+BHBI= X-Received: by 2002:aca:2207:: with SMTP id b7mr12650100oic.109.1575642202354; Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:23:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: "A. P. Garcia" Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 09:23:01 -0500 Message-ID: To: Gabriel Diaz Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Gaming on early Unix X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Unix Heritage Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 5:52 AM Gabriel Diaz wrote: > > Hello, > > > Source code has been published of some early games. > > Were those games playable on Unix machines at the time? What was your favourite game? > > > https://kryptonradio.com/2019/04/18/zork-source-code-presumed-lost-forever-has-been-uploaded-to-github/ > > > Gabi Ken Thompson has made a number of significant contributions to computer chess, but I'm not familiar with chess programs that ran on early Unix. The earliest and most influential game that originated on Unix was probably rogue, which was included in 4.2 BSD. Another early and influential game was Colossal Cave Adventure, but that didn't run on Unix, AFAIK.