chasing down an old game

[Kevin McQuiggin]

Might be the old “Star Trek” game?  It is still around, I think.

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> On Dec 9, 2018, at 01:20, Dr Iain Maoileoin via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
> Many many years ago in a distant galaxy (called Strathclyde University Computer Science) we ran a game on the
> PDPs.  It was great at testing out terminal line speed handing and debugging curses (well that is what we told the
> bosses).
> 
> I remember the game as being called “search”.  But since we had the source code it could have been anything. 
> 
> It was played on 24 x 80 dumb terminals.  It was multi user.  In the game you moved around the universe in your 
> craft - the display was a kind of 3-D picture (you got closer to a plant and the planet got bigger - try drawing increasing
> circles on a 24x80!).  
> 
> You could travel through the universe shooting other craft (friend of foe).  The only craft name I think I remember is
> “shankers” - becuase we had source a lot of the craft names turned into locally relevant names.
> 
> You could team up with other players and (1 line) communication with a group or with that player.
> 
> I have searched (on and off) for the game.
> 
> I cant find anything like it.
> 
> I would like it to test out the DZ cards on my PDP! - OK that is my excuse ;-)
> 
> Is anybody aware of what I am talking about?  Does anyone have any old code anywhere?
> 
> Aye, it was not as good as the old GT40 - but it was a different era.
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