Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!sean From: sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Computers in SF Message-ID: <122@ukma.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 03:57:05 EST Article-I.D.: ukma.122 Posted: Fri Apr 26 03:57:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Apr-85 04:58:24 EST References: <1671@topaz.ARPA> Organization: The White Tower @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 26 Summary: They made a computer game called BOLO In article <1671@topaz.ARPA>, @RUTGERS.ARPA:RAOUL@JPL-VLSI.ARPA writes: > From: Alvin Wong > > > I have not seen anyone mention "BOLO" by Keith Laumer. Bolos are fighting > machines that resemble tanks but are intelligent and autonomous. The book > consists of short stories that loosely follow the development of Bolos. > Memorable short stories for me were "The Last Command" and "War Relic". > Good emotional stuff. > There was a very nice maze game for the Apple II called BOLO. In it, you negotiated a maze while various machines attacked you. The object was to destroy the enemy power supply. What made it really interesting was that the enemy machines had different characeristics. Some seemed to be able to track you better, others seemed to 'know' how to box you in. Interesting game... -- --- Sean Casey --- --- UUCP: {hasmed,cbosgd}!ukma!sean or ucbvax!anlams!ukma!sean --- ARPA: ukma!sean<@ANL-MCS> or sean%ukma.uucp@anl-mcs.arpa "We're all bozos on this bus."