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 Definitions for nethack: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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nethack /net'hak/ n. [Unix] A dungeon game similar to rogue but more
elaborate, distributed in C source over Usenet and very popular at
Unix sites and on PC-class machines (nethack is probably the most widely
distributed of the freeware dungeon games). The earliest versions,
written by Jay Fenlason and later considerably enhanced by Andries
Brouwer, were simply called `hack'. The name changed when maintenance
was taken over by a group of hackers originally organized by Mike
Stephenson. There is now an official site at `http://www.nethack.org/'.
See also moria, rogue, Angband.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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NetHack
/net'hak/ (Unix) A dungeon game similar to rogue but
more elaborate, distributed in C source over Usenet and
very popular at Unix sites and on PC-class machines
(nethack is probably the most widely distributed of the
freeware dungeon games). The earliest versions, written by
Jay Fenlason and later considerably enhanced by Andries
Brouwer, were simply called "hack". The name changed when
maintenance was taken over by a group of hackers originally
organised by Mike Stephenson.
Version: NetHack 3.2 (Apr 1996?).
{(http://www.win.tue.nl/games/roguelike/nethack/)}.
{FAQ
(ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/)}.
{FTP U Penn (ftp://linc.cis.upenn.edu/pub/NH3.1/)} No large
downloads between 9:00 and 18:00 local or the directory will
be removed.
Usenet newsgroup: {news:rec.games.roguelike.nethack}.
E-mail: .
(1996-06-13)
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