Starting from Scratch (was Re: OT: Modern college educations)

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Fri Oct 23 12:05:49 1998

Chuck McManis wrote:

>You guys don't get it. :-)
>
>You play the game like this:
> 1) Scout for a surface deposit of Coal and start mining coal.
> 2) Scout for (surface) deposit of iron ore and start mining ore.
>...
> 15) Using generator create electricity.
> 18) Mine tungsten and build lightbulb.
> ...
>First one to a PDP-8 wins :-)
>
        Oh, I got it. I used to play that game with myself, but with the
goal being "First one to match orbits and dock at the space station in
polar orbit wins." I could never figure out a workable way to do it in one
lifetime. (ObCC: guidance computers were a serious problem. Relays I built,
clicking away in the vibration environment induced by a rocket I built?
Right....Sequencers? Stable time reference? Oy.)
        I guess I'd have to start out:

        1) Scout for native woman.
        2) Establish dynasty.
        3) Found school/religion to keep dynasty on task
        4) Gosub Chuck's #1) above.
        ...
:-)

                                                - Mark
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