1 Jun
2003
1 Jun
'03
1:58 p.m.
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
Although none were ever significant commercial
successes, there were
networked personal computer games on the TRS-80 (MODEL 1), Sony SMC-70,
and probably MANY others.
Another one is TelePong on the Apple ][. It was one of their very early
software releases and came with their original serial card. It allowed
you to hook two Apple ]['s together through either a null modem or a modem
connection and play Pong against a remote opponent.
I plan to exhibit this at a VCF some year. Maybe this one. Hmmm, a good
theme for this year's VCF would be "Networked Computer Games through the
Ages".
Hmmm...
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *