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Dog Star Adventure, the Glossary

Dog Star Adventure is a text adventure game written by Lance Micklus in TRS-80 BASIC and published as the cover article in the May 1979 issue of SoftSide magazine.^[1]

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1970s interactive fiction
BASIC software
Commodore PET games

Adventure International

Adventure International was an American video game publishing company that existed from 1979 until 1986.

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In computer science, array is a data type that represents a collection of elements (values or variables), each selected by one or more indices (identifying keys) that can be computed at run time during program execution.

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BASIC

BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use.

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Bit manipulation

Bit manipulation is the act of algorithmically manipulating bits or other pieces of data shorter than a word.

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Cardinal direction

The four cardinal directions, or cardinal points, are the four main compass directions: north, south, east, and west, commonly denoted by their initials N, S, E, and W respectively.

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Cassette tape

The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback.

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Colossal Cave Adventure

Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as Adventure or ADVENT) is a text-based adventure game, released in 1976 by developer Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. Dog Star Adventure and Colossal Cave Adventure are 1970s interactive fiction and Commercial video games with freely available source code.

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Commodore PET

The Commodore PET is a line of personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International.

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Computer and Video Games

Computer and Video Games (also known as CVG, Computer & Video Games, C&VG, Computer + Video Games, or C+VG) was a UK-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.

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Death Star

The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise.

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Fortran

Fortran (formerly FORTRAN) is a third generation, compiled, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

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Hunt the Wumpus

Hunt the Wumpus is a text-based adventure game developed by Gregory Yob in 1973.

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Interactive fiction

Interactive fiction (IF) is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Level I BASIC

Level I BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that shipped with the first TRS-80, the TRS-80 Model I.

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Microcomputer

A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor.

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Noun

In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas.

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PDP-10

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)'s PDP-10, later marketed as the DECsystem-10, is a mainframe computer family manufactured beginning in 1966 and discontinued in 1983.

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SoftSide

SoftSide is a defunct computer magazine, begun in October 1978 by Roger Robitaille and published by SoftSide Publications of Milford, New Hampshire.

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Source code

In computing, source code, or simply code or source, is a plain text computer program written in a programming language.

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Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

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The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures

The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures is a book written by Robert Liddil and published in 1981.

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The Software Exchange

The Software Exchange was a company that produced computer games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily for the TRS-80.

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TRS-80

The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores.

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Verb

A verb is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).

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1979 in video games

1979 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Space Invaders Part II and Super Speed Race, along with new titles such as Asteroids, Football, Galaxian, Head On, Heiankyo Alien, Monaco GP, Sheriff and Warrior.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Adventure