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From: mst@csun.UUCP (Mike Temkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: mahjongg tiles
Message-ID: <1321@csun.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jun 88 15:54:39 GMT
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Reply-To: mst@mx.UUCP (Michael Temkin)
Organization: California State University, Northridge
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>> 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.
>> -- 
>>    Mike Urban

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.


-- 
Mike Temkin
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Cal. State U. Northridge, School of Engineering and Computer Science