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42 relations: Activision, Apple II series, Application programming interface, Byte, C (programming language), Compiler, Computer Gaming World, Computer language, DOS, Executable, Game Boy, Glk (software), Glulx, Graham Nelson, Infocom, Inform, Input/output, Instant messaging, Interactive fiction, Internet bot, Interpreter (computing), IOS, Linux, LucasArts, Macintosh, Macintosh operating systems, Maniac Mansion, Marc Blank, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Palm OS, Quetzal file format, RISC OS, SCUMM, TADS, TRS-80, Unix, User interface, Virtual machine, Zip (file format), Zork, ZX Spectrum.
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher.
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Apple II series
The Apple II series (trademarked with square brackets as "Apple.
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Application programming interface
In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software.
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Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits, representing a binary number.
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C (programming language)
C (as in the letter ''c'') is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations.
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Compiler
A compiler is computer software that transforms computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another programming language (the target language).
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Computer Gaming World
Computer Gaming World (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006.
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Computer language
A computer language is a method of communication with a computer.
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DOS
DOS is a family of disk operating systems.
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Executable
In computing, executable code or an executable file or executable program, sometimes simply referred to as an executable or binary, causes a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions," as opposed to a data file that must be parsed by a program to be meaningful.
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Game Boy
The is an 8-bit handheld game console which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo and first released on the 100th anniversary of Nintendo in Japan on, in North America on and in Europe on.
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Glk (software)
Glk is a portable application programming interface (API) created by Andrew Plotkin for use by programs with a text interface; these programs mostly include interactive fiction (IF) interpreters for Z-machine, TADS, Glulx, and Hugo games, and IF games written in more obscure file formats such as those used by Level 9 Computing and Magnetic Scrolls.
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Glulx
Glulx is a 32-bit portable virtual machine intended for writing and playing interactive fiction.
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Graham Nelson
Graham A. Nelson (born 1968) is a British mathematician and poet and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games.
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Infocom
Infocom was a software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that produced numerous works of interactive fiction.
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Inform
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson.
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Input/output
In computing, input/output or I/O (or, informally, io or IO) is the communication between an information processing system, such as a computer, and the outside world, possibly a human or another information processing system.
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Instant messaging
Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat that offers real-time text transmission over the Internet.
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Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment.
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Internet bot
An Internet Bot, also known as web robot, WWW robot or simply -bot-, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet.
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Interpreter (computing)
In computer science, an interpreter is a computer program that directly executes, i.e. performs, instructions written in a programming or scripting language, without requiring them previously to have been compiled into a machine language program.
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IOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.
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Linux
Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.
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LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game publisher and licensor.
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Macintosh
The Macintosh (pronounced as; branded as Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984.
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Macintosh operating systems
The family of Macintosh operating systems developed by Apple Inc. includes the graphical user interface-based operating systems it has designed for use with its Macintosh series of personal computers since 1984, as well as the related system software it once created for compatible third-party systems.
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Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games.
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Marc Blank
Marc Blank is an American game developer and software engineer.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
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Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
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Palm OS
Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is a discontinued mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 1996.
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Quetzal file format
Quetzal is a standardised file format for the saved state of Z-machine games, invented by Martin Frost.
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RISC OS
RISC OS is a computer operating system originally designed by Acorn Computers Ltd in Cambridge, England.
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SCUMM
Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion (SCUMM) is a video game engine developed at Lucasfilm Games, later renamed LucasArts, to ease development on their first graphic adventure game Maniac Mansion (1987).
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TADS
Text Adventure Development System (TADS) is a prototype-based domain-specific programming language and set of standard libraries for creating interactive fiction (IF) games.
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TRS-80
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores.
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Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
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User interface
The user interface (UI), in the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.
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Virtual machine
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is an emulation of a computer system.
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Zip (file format)
ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression.
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Zork
Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game Colossal Cave Adventure.
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ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine
