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Episode 183:

Based on a Book

Runtime: 58 Minutes

History Topics (At-A Glance):

The Telarium Corporation

Episode Summary:

Today, we're going to look at the Telarium Corporation, a software publishing company that develop interactive fiction in collaboration with well-establish authors in the 80s. As part of its story, we'll look at the publishing history of its parent company, Spinnaker Software. We'll also look at Telarium's libarary of games, which includes collaborations with authors Michael Crichton, Ray Bradbury, and others. Join for today's literary trip down Memory Card Lane.


Video Games Discussed in this Episode:
Amazon (1984)

Wikipedia

Farenheit 451 (1984)

Wikipedia

Rendevous with Rama (1984)

Wikipedia

Dragonworld (1984)

Wikipedia

Shadowkeep (1984)

Wikipedia

Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder (1985)

Wikipedia

Nine Princes in Amber (1985)

Wikipedia

The Scoop (1985)

Wikipedia

Facemaker (1982)

IGBD

Story Machine (1982)

IGBD

Snooper Troopers (1982)

IGBD

In Search of the Most Amazing Thing (1983)

IGBD

Story Machine (1982)

IGBD

Additional Sources:

Maher, J. (n.d.). ยป Shadowkeep the digital Antiquarian.

https://www.filfre.net/2013/10/shadowkeep/

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 28). Telarium. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telarium

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 16). Windham Classics. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_Classics

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 27). Spinnaker Software. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_Software

Audio Sources:
Cold Open Music

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod

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Podcast Intro Music

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

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