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1996-05-30 - Re: [crypto] crypto-protocols for trading card games

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-05-30 03:07:56 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 11:07:56 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 11:07:56 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: [crypto] crypto-protocols for trading card games
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Alan Horowitz <alanh@infi.net> writes:

> What _did_   Solitaire do for Windows 3.1?   Distract the attention of
> the unwashed masses away from the actual merits of the beast?

It's interesting to note that
a) All previous versions of MS Windows starting I think with the beta .9
which I first saw included Reversi (Othello), a much more intellectual game.
b) IBM OS/2 comes with a pile of games, including a much nicer solitaire,
chess, a game where you have to catch a cat with your mouse, etc.
Ostensibly, they're there to train users to use the mouse interface.
E.g., Solitaire teaches users to drag and drop.

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Dr. Dimitri Vulis
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