I had a version that played on the VT11. Still trying to find it. Paul
On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 7:56 AM Kevin McQuiggin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Might be the old “Star Trek” game? It is still around, I think. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Dec 9, 2018, at 01:20, Dr Iain Maoileoin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > Many many years ago in a distant galaxy (called Strathclyde University > Computer Science) we ran a game on the > > PDPs. It was great at testing out terminal line speed handing and > debugging curses (well that is what we told the > > bosses). > > > > I remember the game as being called “search”. But since we had the > source code it could have been anything. > > > > It was played on 24 x 80 dumb terminals. It was multi user. In the > game you moved around the universe in your > > craft - the display was a kind of 3-D picture (you got closer to a plant > and the planet got bigger - try drawing increasing > > circles on a 24x80!). > > > > You could travel through the universe shooting other craft (friend of > foe). The only craft name I think I remember is > > “shankers” - becuase we had source a lot of the craft names turned into > locally relevant names. > > > > You could team up with other players and (1 line) communication with a > group or with that player. > > > > I have searched (on and off) for the game. > > > > I cant find anything like it. > > > > I would like it to test out the DZ cards on my PDP! - OK that is my > excuse ;-) > > > > Is anybody aware of what I am talking about? Does anyone have any old > code anywhere? > > > > Aye, it was not as good as the old GT40 - but it was a different era. > > > > > > > >