Re: Skara Brae?

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From: ceba... Casey Barton
Date: Sat, 16 May 1992 01:36

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In article <1992May15.1...@tc.cornell.edu>, j...@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Brian Chung) writes:
> In article <1992May15.1...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jnl...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jeffrey N Long) writes:
> >     I posted this question on rec.games.misc, but I'll ask it here, since this
> >is the correct place for it.  Is Skara Brae in U7 the same Skara Brae from 
> >Bards Tale I?  I'm pretty sure that was the name of the city in BT1.  If so, 
> >did Origin steal/buy/own the name or is there a Skara Brae in Germany?
> 
> 	Why is everyone out to get Origin?  Jeez.  Skara Brae was in U3.  I
> don't know about U1 or U2, though.  BT1 came after U3.  My understanding is
> that Origin licensed the name to EOA so that they could use the name.

  Actually, there *is* a real Scara Brae, in either Scotland or Ireland.
(I think Scotland, though...) So I don't see how anyone could have 
licensed the name...

-- 
      Casey Barton (Mr.)   ceba...@descartes.waterloo.edu   (519)725-6861

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