Re: Frank Heart Dies at 89

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Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

> Will Crowther is best known for his part in writing Colossal 
> Cave Adventure, something it seems he does *not* want to talk about 
> publicly.

What might be the reason for it? AFAIK Colossal Cave Adventure is
considered pure classic now, highly appreciated by all who's familiar with
the genre. I wouldn't see any reason to hide the fact that one helped to
create a whole genre of computer games (or even more than that, since IF
can be looked at as a literature.)

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