The Portable Computer We Forgot

"I’ve been to Zork today. Tomorrow, I will take a friend. Together we will unwrap the cloaks of mystery surrounding this most excellent and memorable work of computerized fiction. And when we have extracted from this land every drop of adventuring that can be obtained, we will likely not be kept waiting. A sequel is nearing completion, even as this is being written. Somebody, please, let me know when it’s done."
-Bob Liddil, Byte Magazine, Feb 1981

*** CREDITS ***

Produced, Edited, Hosted and Co-Written by Kevin Lieber
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Cinematography and VFX by Eric Langlay
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Contributing Researcher, Co-Writer & Script Editor Matthew Tabor
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Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
http://jaypellizzi.com/

Special Thanks Austin Evans
   / duncan33303  

Special Thanks Retro System Rescue
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   / @retropcrescue  

Select Music by Jake Chudnow
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Special Thanks Paula Lieber
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Special Thanks Hannah Canetti
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Vsauce Website: http://www.Vsauce.com

Curiosity Box: https://www.curiositybox.com/

** SOURCES **

Twisty Little Passages: An Approach To Interactive Fiction by Nick Montfort
https://www.amazon.com/Twisty-Little-...

Play Zork I
https://classicreload.com/zork-i.html

Play Colossal Cave Adventure
https://grack.com/demos/adventure/

Equipment Load and Weight Breakdown Dark Souls 2 | WikiGameGuides
   • Equipment Load and Weight Breakdown -...  

Nintendo NES Classic Sales
http://time.com/4759594/nes-classic-m...

Zork Maps
http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/d...
http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/d...

Zork on the PDP-10
https://www.filfre.net/2012/01/zork-o...
https://www.filfre.net/2012/07/the-zo...

The Enduring Legacy Of Zork
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/60...

Old Computers Zorba
http://oldcomputers.net/zorba.html

Zorba Equipment Preservation Society Website
http://www.zorba.z80.de/

Daves Old Computers Zorba
http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/zo...

Infocom Zork
http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/d...

Zork & Infocom - Video Game Years
   • Zork & Infocom (PC, 1980) Feat. Chris...  

Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary
   • GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary  

Infocom: The Documentary
   • Infocom: The Documentary  

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark
   • MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark