General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC DISKS/ DISKS IN PAPER PROTECTORS IN FOAM PADDED CARDBOARD FOLDER/ PAPER MANUAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.6 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

1.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Adventure

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Florida

City

Longwood

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1980-1986

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER, AT TIME WHEN USE OF PC'S FOR VARIETY OF PURPOSES WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THIS COUNTRY AS ELSEWHERE

Function

COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, IN WHICH GAME WAS PLAYED USING COMPUTER SCREEN & KEYBOARD. THIS GAME WAS DEVISED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE ON COMPUTER & INVOLVED ROLE PLAYING IN FANTASY ENVIRONMENT

Technical

PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR RADIO SHACK TRS-80 OR APPLE II COMPUTERS. THESE, WITH COMMODORE PET FORMED FIRST GENERATION OF PCS WHICHSUCCEEDED COMPUTER KITS LIKE ALTAIR & TOGETHER LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PC IN THAT ERA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON DISK LABELS READS 'COPYRIGHT 1980/ Adventure/ INTERNATIONAL/ A DIVISION OF SCOTT ADAMS INC./ box 3435, LONGWOOD, FLA. 32750 (305) 862-6917'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK DISKS/ MULTICOLOURED PACKAGING/ RED & WHITE MANUAL & DISK LABELS

Decoration

N/A