The Portable Computer Time Forgot

2018-02-21

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"I’ve been to Zork today. Tomorrow, I will take a friend. Together we will unwrap the cloaks of mystery surrounding this most excellent and memorable work of computerized fiction. And when we have extracted from this land every drop of adventuring that can be obtained, we will likely not be kept waiting. A sequel is nearing completion, even as this is being written. Somebody, please, let me know when it’s done."

-Bob Liddil, Byte Magazine, Feb 1981

**** CREDITS ****

Produced, Edited, Hosted and Co-Written by Kevin Lieber

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Cinematography and VFX by Eric Langlay

https://www.youtube.com/c/ericlanglay

Contributing Researcher, Co-Writer & Script Editor Matthew Tabor

http://koala.fm/

Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi

http://jaypellizzi.com/

Special Thanks Austin Evans

https://www.youtube.com/user/duncan33303/

Special Thanks Retro System Rescue

http://retrosystemrescue.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjPJRyCyRtsfRhtIAIoulw

Select Music by Jake Chudnow

https://www.youtube.com/user/jakechudnow

Special Thanks Paula Lieber

https://twitter.com/pixichuu

Special Thanks Hannah Canetti

https://www.youtube.com/c/HannahCanetti

Vsauce Website: http://www.Vsauce.com

Curiosity Box: https://www.curiositybox.com/

*** SOURCES ***

Twisty Little Passages: An Approach To Interactive Fiction by Nick Montfort

https://www.amazon.com/Twisty-Little-Passages-Approach-Interactive/dp/0262633183

Play Zork I

https://classicreload.com/zork-i.html

Play Colossal Cave Adventure

https://grack.com/demos/adventure/

Equipment Load and Weight Breakdown Dark Souls 2 | WikiGameGuides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwSNzUD0lms

Nintendo NES Classic Sales

http://time.com/4759594/nes-classic-millions-sales/

Zork Maps

http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/default/files/zork-1-map.jpg

http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/default/files/zork-I-official-map-2.jpg

Zork on the PDP-10

https://www.filfre.net/2012/01/zork-on-the-pdp-10/

https://www.filfre.net/2012/07/the-zork-users-group/

The Enduring Legacy Of Zork

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608670/the-enduring-legacy-of-zork/

Old Computers Zorba

http://oldcomputers.net/zorba.html

Zorba Equipment Preservation Society Website

http://www.zorba.z80.de/

Daves Old Computers Zorba

http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/zorba/index.htm

Infocom Zork

http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html

Zork & Infocom - Video Game Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgZBEHxcHQ

Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhbcDzbGSU

Infocom: The Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNLWy7rwH4

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nigRT2KmCE