'Oregon Trail' at 50: The story of a classic computer game
In 1971, three teachers created a legendary computer game of westward expansion (and dysentery). 65 million copies have been sold—and its authors never saw a dime.
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In 1971, three teachers created a legendary computer game of westward expansion (and dysentery). 65 million copies have been sold—and its authors never saw a dime.
In 1971, a trio of Minneapolis educators, using a hulking teletype machine connected to a mainframe miles away, designed the legendary game of westward expansion (and dysentery) that would help revolutionize personal computing. Despite more than 65 million copies sold, they never saw a dime. Do you want to eat (1) poorly (2) moderately or […]