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(An IMLAC PDS-1 version also existed)
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The space simulation game ''Space Travel'' was written by [[Ken Thompson]], first for [[Honeywell]] [[mainframe]]s, and later ported to a [[PDP-7]] with a [[Graphic II]] [[display]]. A version was also available for the [[IMLAC PDS-1]].
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The space simulation game ''Space Travel'' was written by [[Ken Thompson]], first for [[Honeywell]] [[mainframe]]s, and later ported to a [[PDP-7]] with a [[Graphic II]] [[display]].
  
[[Source code]] for the PDP-7 version of the game has been recovered, assembled, and run on a [[emulator]] with display support added. [[Object code]] for several revisions of the IMLAC version also seems to exist.
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[[Source code]] for the PDP-7 version of the game has been recovered, assembled, and run on a [[emulator]] with display support added.
  
 
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* [https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/spacetravel.html Space Travel: Exploring the solar system and the PDP-7]
 
* [https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/spacetravel.html Space Travel: Exploring the solar system and the PDP-7]
* [http://www.ubanproductions.com/ImlacDocs/minispacewardoc.pdf Mini Space War 1.0 C3]
 
* [http://www.ubanproductions.com/imlac_sw.html Imlac Software Library]
 
  
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Games]]

Latest revision as of 20:02, 10 June 2025

The space simulation game Space Travel was written by Ken Thompson, first for Honeywell mainframes, and later ported to a PDP-7 with a Graphic II display.

Source code for the PDP-7 version of the game has been recovered, assembled, and run on a emulator with display support added.

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