General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC DISKS/ CARDBOARD PROTECTORS/ PAPER SUPPORT MATERIALS

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

13.4 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

Activision

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Mountain View

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1986+

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER, APPLE IIC. ORIGINAL APPLE II, INTRODUCED IN 1977, WAS FIRST PC TO BE MASS MARKET SUCCESS IN CANADA ASELSEWHERE

Function

COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN WHICH GAME IS PLAYED USING COMPUTER SCREEN & INPUT DEVICE SUCH AS MOUSE OR JOYSTICK. THIS GAME INVOLVED ROLE-PLAYING IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT

Technical

SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY OUTSIDE SOFTWARE DESIGNER FOR USE ON APPLE II PC. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PERSONAL COMPUTER. THIS GAME WAS ADVERTISED AS FIRST TRUE COMPUTER NOVEL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON LABELS READS: 'Portal(TM)/ For Apple(R)IIe and IIc/ See Instruction Manual for Loading Information/ Program(c) 1986 Activision, Inc. Unauthorized Copying is a Violation of Law/ ACTIVISION/ ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE'/ BLACK LETTERING ON PROTECTORS READ 'Manufactured and distributed exclusively by Activision.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK DISK WITH WHITE LABELS & PROTECTORS

Decoration

N/A