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From: slocum@hi-csc.UUCP (Brett Slocum)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: mahjongg tiles
Message-ID: <3ce95f70.805@hi-csc.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 88 14:29:00 GMT
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Reply-To: slocum@hi-csc.UUCP (Brett Slocum)
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In article <1321@csun.UUCP> mst@mx.UUCP (Michael Temkin) writes:
>>> It does play the game which is
>>> sold by Activision under the name "Shanghai".  To the best of
>>> my knowledge, this game is original to Activision, although
>>> they have apparently done nothing to protect the game
>>> from duplication.
>
>A friend of mine played a similar game on the Plato system (CMU system
>I believe) about 4 years ago.  I don't recall the name, but the board
>was set up the same as the Activision game.  It was played using a 
>CDC-721 touch screen terminal.
>
>Does anyone else know of an older version of this game?  It might be
>interesting just how far it (the computer version) goes back.

I remember playing this on PLATO at least 6 or 7 years ago.  On
one of the 'ancient' Magnavox plasma panel screens with IR touch panel.
I don't remember if that was the same as the 721 or not.

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