General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC DISK/ PAPER LABEL, PROTECTOR, MANUAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.3 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Automated

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Mountain View

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1979-1986

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER, AT TIME WHEN USE OF PC'S FOR VARIETY OF PURPOSES WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THIS COUNTRY AS ELSEWHERE.

Function

COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, IN WHICH GAME WAS PLAYED USING COMPUTER SCREEN & KEYBOARD. THIS GAME WAS DEVISED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE ON COMPUTER & INVOLVED ROLE PLAYING IN FANTASY ENVIRONMENT.

Technical

PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SOFTWARE MANUFACTURED FOR RADIO SHACK TRS-80 COMPUTER. TRS-80, WITH COMMODORE PET & APPLE II, FORMEDFIRST GENERATION OF PC'S WHICH SUCCEEDED COMPUTER KITS LIKE ALTAIR & TOGETHER LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PC IN THAT ERA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BROWN LETTERING ON LABEL READS 'Morloc's Tower', '(c) 1979/ Automated/ Simulations', 'TRS-80/ REQUIRES 32K/ WITH TRSDOS'/ YELLOW LETTERING ON PROTECTOR READS 'Fantasy/ at Your/ Fingertips' & IN WHITE 'AUTOMATED SIMULATIONS'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK DISK WITH WHITE LABEL/ BLUE PROTECTOR/ MULTICOLOURED MANUAL

Decoration

MFR'S LOGO ON PROTECTOR