BASIC games -- was Re: HP 2000 BASIC help / TREK73

From: Stan Sieler <sieler_at_allegro.com>
Date: Sun Nov 30 18:43:44 2003

Re:
> On Nov 27, 22:12, Kelly Fergason wrote:
> > Ok, next one. Another trek game, but more interactive. I believe it
> > was basically a battle, ie. a Klingon
> > showed up, and you talked until someone started shooting. It was
> more
> > like the adventure games that
> > came later, 'fire phasers', etc. The source was protected, so you
> could
> > not list it, and figure out how to win.
> >
> > Anyone remember that one?
>
> Not offhand, though it sounds vaguely like a few other games. Was it
> written in BASIC? What system(s) did it run on?

I wonder if there's any chance this is the Burroughs B6500 Startrek
game? (Written circa 1971, we protected the source via data encryption,
and used full words / phrases in commands (like "fire phasers").)

Stan
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