Empire Source

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In article <8018 at brl-tgr.ARPA> jais%ucsce.ucscc.UUCP%Berkeley at ucscc.UUCP writes:
>	Does anyone out there have the source to Empire?  I have heard about
>it and would like to get it for our game shell here at UCSC.  Thanks!
>

This must be the single most asked question among Unix users. The answer
is (insofar as I am aware): The first distributed version of Empire (the
game), appeared on a Usenix tape for PDP-11 many years ago. The author
was/is Peter Langston. The distribution included a few sources (for
parts of the program which had local dependencies), but the meat of
the distribution was in binary form.

Subsequently there appeared versions for Vax (4.1 and 4.2), as well
(and I don't know what else). These are ALL binary only. As far as I
know, Peter Langston does not distribute sources. Someone has made a
claim to have emulated Empire and had sources but I haven't heard that
claim in a while.

Peter Langston now works at Lucasfilm, Ltd., which has an unpublished
uucp address (or did). I'm sure that someone could give you his mailing
address For a copy you must send a blank tape and return postage, plus
a description of what Unix version you are running.

Sorry I can't help with the address. Good luck.

Sean McLinden