[game_preservation] Oregon Trail (1971, 1974)

[Devin Monnens]

Here is an interesting interview. Go to the 5/28/09 interview (you can
download the MP3; about 60 mb), download it and go to about 87:30 - 98:50.

http://www.tegianzone.com/rick_emerson.html

The other thing is there was a 1978 BASIC version for the Apple II, so my
guess is this would be the easiest to find.

-Devin

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com> wrote:


> Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the original version(s) of

> Oregon Trail? It was first created in 1971 at Carleton College, MN and later

> released on the statewide computer network in 1974. It seems to me these

> games would be very important historically. There seems to be very little

> information of the game on the web aside from how it was composed on a

> teletype and the information from this 'interview':

>

> http://ldt.stanford.edu/ldt1999/Students/kemery/esc/otMainFrame.htm

>

> <http://ldt.stanford.edu/ldt1999/Students/kemery/esc/otMainFrame.htm>Don

> Rawitsch is actually running a company called Rawitsch Consulting -

> http://www.interimops.com/ I have contacted him through here but was

> curious if anyone had additional information on the 1971 and 1974 versions

> of the game. It sounds like the gameplay might be similar to Fur Trader, so

> one of the things I am curious about is some of the design decisions behind

> its development.

>

> http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/showpage.php?page=69

>

> --

> Devin Monnens

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>

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