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Typewriter Hacked To Play Zork

Posted by samzenpus on from the old-school dept.

UgLyPuNk writes "Typewriters that can type by themselves are one thing. Typewriters that can type by themselves and play Zork are totally different — the stuff that dreams are made of (at least the dreams of little girls who spent hours in front of a Commodore 64 telling the machine to GO NORTH and such)."

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  1. Why ? ... by damn_registrars · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, not why did they do it - that part is obvious. Rather, why did they write such a short meaningless summary and then embed a flash 10 video in it? The website is damned close to worthless for anyone who isn't running the latest flash.

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    Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
  2. Re:So basically by Abcd1234 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Instead of the Screen for the input and output they turned it to a piece of paper - which takes longer so it's not entirely practical.

    Holy christ... you can tell how far Slashdot has fallen, as far as "News for Nerds" goes, when people are criticizing the *practicality* of something *truly* nerdy.

  3. Re:Jewel Encrusted Egg by jspayne · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I forget what's inside the egg, but if you are carrying it when you meet the thief, he will steal it. Then later in the game, when you find the thief's lair, you will find the egg opened.

  4. Steampunk... by Chruisan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    With a little bit of accessorizing, this would make a cool steampunk gadget.