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Let's look at computers, big and small!
"Computer" icon by Patrick Morrison from Noun Project (CCBY3.0)
404 - Life not found (2011)
> x computer (@ Hufflepuff)
The computers are essentially locked, they all require a username and password... except one. One is not locked, and it displays a screen with only one thing on it: a text file.
Additional Tales from Castle Balderstone (2019)
> x computer (@ Computer Lab)
The computer governs all the observatory's systems, from life support to data collection to attitude control. The professor set up all the interfaces to meet Sadalbari standards of usability, so getting anything done with human limbs is usually inconvenient and sometimes impossible.
All Quiet on the Library Front (1995)
> x Computer Screens (@ Computer Lab)
The faintly-glowing, phosphorescent screens are displaying various IF games in different positions. There are also some screen dumps, and the technician's terminal is showing a maze of twisty Web pages, all alike.
Apollo 11 (2008)
> x Kennedy Space center computer (@ Kennedy Space Center)
This is the computer that you will use to check in, when you are suited and ready to go.
Archie's Birthday - Chapter 1: Reggie's Gift (2005)
> x computer (@ Your Bedroom)
A brand new, shiny black computer with a 17" flat panel monitor. It has just about everything on it including a DVD burner that you use to convert tapes of your games and other things taped on your camcorder to DVD.
> x computer (@ Admissions Office)
A very new, nice looking computer sitting on a very old, ugly desk. All school records can be accessed from this computer including files on each student and faculty member.
Aunt Nancy's House (1997)
> x computer (@ Attic)
An imposing computer rests on the desk.
The computer is currently switched [off or on].
> x computer (@ Entrance)
A pc computer, in some stage of being upgraded.
> x computer (@ Play Room)
The computer is actually a laptop hooked up to a monitor, on account of your uncle stepped on and destroyed the laptop's original monitor.
The computer is currently switched [off or on].
Authority (2005)
> x computer (@ Michael's Room - Your Room)
An ordinary office computer.
The computer is currently switched [off or on].
> x computer (@ Head of The Unit - Anna)
An ordinary office computer, armed with Windows XP Professional Edition, intranet, Microsoft Office and some databases related to sustainable development. A screen saver is flickering on the screen.
The computer is currently switched [on or off].
The Awakening: Prologue to the Saturn Chronicles (2010)
> x computer monitor (@ Strange Room)
It is currently switched off. You should turn it on.
You look at the monitor:
Subject 4,815,162,342 of 6,849,156,895
Sector: 108-8
Room: 481,880
Status: UNKNOWN
*****Sector lockdown initiated*****
Note: To override lockdown, proceed to the Sector 108-8 Control Room. The Control Room is located next to the entrance to the Sector to the west of this room.
You hear a mechanical sound behind you. You turn around and see that the door to the south of you is now open.
Babel (1997)
> x large screen (@ Records I)
The screen reads: Hello. My name is HOSEA; I am the data storage/retrieval device for the Babel Project. To retrieve data, simply ask me about a topic.
> x computers (@ Lab Hall II)
There are three large computer terminals, connected to printers, scanners, keyboards and monitors by an impossible tangle of wires. The monitors are dark.
Ballymun Adventure (2006)
> x computers (@ Computer Room)
The computers are very up to date equipment. Each consists of a monitor, keyboard, mouse and system unit. The system unit contains a hard drive , cd rom and floppy disk drive. Most of the computers are switched off but one monitor glows brightly and a message scrolls slowly across the screen.
> x computer (@ The General Office)
The office computer. One of the many jobs Teresa uses the computer for is to type up any letters that Mr Byrne or any of the other teachers might want to send home to parents. The machine itself is your typical computer, monitor, keyboard, cdrom and floppy disc drives.
The Bibliophile (2014)
> x crappy laptop (@ Upstairs Office)
Biscuit (2001)
> x computer (@ Office)
An Amiga 1200 complete with monitor, hard drive, two floppy drives, keyboard, mouse, a modem and a printer. The computer has a small on/off switch.
The Bryant Collection (2009)
> x Packard Bell computer (@ Yard Sale)
You had a Packard Bell once. Never again. They're impossible to upgrade. Besides, this one's about a decade old.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x computer (@ Living Room)
It is so complicated as to be beyond your comprehension. Which is why you always only let Natalie handle it.
> x computer (@ Room 215)
Well, it looks like a computer, but the processing unit looks like nothing you've seen before, not on your average computer. It seems to have an extra "drive" built into it, a unit sitting beside it and wired to it. Of course, there is a monitor and a keyboard on the desk.
Strangely, the whole assembly seems to emanate an eerie violet glow....oddly for a moment you wish you were sitting in the little man's place....
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x computer (@ Living Room)
This contraption is far too complicated for you to figure out--best to leave it alone. All you understand about it is that you and Natalie watch television from the monitor, and she prints stuff out for you with the printer.
Calliope (1999)
> x mutated Macintosh (@ Living Room)
You have rewarded this mostly-beige (for, some months ago, you intentionally spattered a parti-color pattern of India ink across its case while in an artsy mood) little pizza box's years of service with a number of upgrades its manufacturer did not intend. Of course, none of this helps you out any now, as it doesn't take much processing power to generate the half-baked 'game' facing you presently. At least you can compile quickly.
The mutated Macintosh is currently switched [on or off].
Campus Invaders (2022)
> x laptop (@ Development laboratory)
Causality (2003)
> x computer (@ The Mars 24)
a computer terminal is on with a keyboard strapped nearby
> x computer (@ Biolabs)
A standard computer. A quick search reveals a lab report giving details of an investigation into the surface proteins of the MN390 virus. This presumably explains the electron microscope and the vials in the cabinet.
> x computers (@ Telescope room)
Several computers line the walls, the prominent one, after some experimentation, contains a half written lab report. An observation is needed on the 10th of march to fix the asteroid's orbit with the precision to establish wether or not it will hit earth.
> x computer (@ Central computer room)
The Chinese Room (2007)
> x computer (@ The Chinese Room)
The computer screen displays only a flashing cursor, while each of the keyboard buttons features a Chinese character, apart from one big one at the bottom marked SEND.
> x laptop (@ Colour Lab)
It's a swanky computer with a built-in printer. Nice.
Chlorophyll (2015)
> x computer (@ Quiet Apartment)
It's synced to your mom's data, so the desktop is already cluttered with files. You can see Tora Lar's personnel file, Toris Zo's personnel file, a list of station issues, a personal financial log, and an encrypted file.
A Christmas Game (2016)
> x Computer (@ The Backroom of Cash Converters)
An ancient looking PC with a CRT monitor. It is so old the original white plastic has discoloured to a nicotine yellow colour. On the screen is an open Excel spreadsheet.
Clusterflux (2019)
> x expensive laptop (@ Second Floor Bedroom)
It's black and sleek.
Code Name Silver Steel (2017)
> x database terminal (@ Data Centre)
This terminal controls the information database. You notice a drive bay attached to it. You can log on terminal to use it.
> x fire control terminal (@ Data Centre)
This terminal controls the fire detection and sprinkler systems of the building. You can log on terminal to use it.
Coffee Quest II (2002)
> x computer (@ Sharon's Cubicle)
Sharon's computer is much the same as yours - baffling to you.
It has a photo stuck on its side.
There is a message flashing on the screen.
Comp00ter Game (2000)
> x computer (@ Starting_Room with name)
You see yourself, duh because you are inside the game like I said this cool ide awill win me a prizenotyou you other authors hahahaha!!!!! I write the best game of all end everyone knows it yes you do yes you do yes yopu do who's your daddy who's the man who is the man it is memememememememe MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! But don't try to shut it down or uyu twill kill yourself because you se you'r not real your only in the game.
The Computer Lady (2019)
> x Apple (@ Church Approach)
Your computer with a floppy disk drive and some other bells and whistles, is looking as though it saw better days years ago. The screen has a zigzag-shaped crack at the top from the time your favorite game crashed. So far, it's suffered liquid damage at the hands of an innocent cup of tea, modem failure and the enter key has fallen off. Luckily, most people use the touchscreen division of Apple products, so you've got your fingers crossed just in case it cannot be repaired.
Cragne Manor (2018)
> x computer (@ Backwater Jail)
It looks bulky, even by today's standards, and on it is a faded decal stating, "...ateway". The nicotine-stained monitor sitting before it might bear a closer look.
> x computer (@ Carol's Room)
A bulky affair, larger and deeper than your Viewsonic monitor back in the office. Most of the terminal is a white plastic case, except the front, which is a dark green and mostly occupied by a glass screen, upon which white text glows on a black background. The lower portion of the front panel features an integrated keyboard. Above the keyboard and to the right of the screen, the case is marked in white lettering: "Computer Terminal Corporation" and "DATAPOINT 3300". Between those words, the case is stamped with an arrow in circle logo. You notice a sticker applied to the side of the case, near the bottom. It reads, "Property of General Dynamics". A large red rocker switch on the bottom right side of the keyboard emits a red neon glow.
Cramming (2011)
> x workstation (@ Computer Lab)
It's a pretty old workstation. It even still has a floppy disk drive. Didn't they stop making those a while ago?
The workstation is currently switched [off or on].
The Damsel and the Dragon (2000)
> x computer (@ Library)
A small computer apparently called a "Dragon", which is connected to a small TV set and, through a power cord, to a wall socket. The TV's screen is blank, except for an OK prompt in the top-left corner.
The power switch appears to be broken.
A Day at the Iachini House (2001)
> x computer (@ In back of the family room)
This is a top of the line Hewlett-Packard computer. It has the standard CPU, keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, and scanner. It also has a POWER button that can be used. It is currently turned [OFF or ON]. [if on]The screen has several icons on it.[end if]
The Day I saved Elvis (2011)
> x laptop (@ Box)
On the laptop screen you see Facebook, open on an impressive Farmville farm - and above that the user has Outlook open. In the top right corner you see the battery level - 1 %. Oh great.
> x PC (@ Living room)
Wow...this is your whole life. The source code to your life. Holy fuck!
The Day I stabbed Stalin (2010)
> x laptop (@ Kitchen)
The screensaver is on, and the password protection has popped up.
Deep Space Drifter (1990)
> x control panel (@ Control Room)
The control panel consists of a display screen and a standard computer keyboard. A log reader is attached to the panel.
Die a Hero or Become the Villian (2012)
> x Computer (@ Shop)
An ancient-looking grey computer with blinking lights and a big power button. It appears to be capable of video calls though, and through some black magic it even has a permanent Internet connection.
The Computer is currently switched [off or on].
Ditch Day Drifter (1990)
> x computer (@ Computer Room)
The computer is in use by a couple of your fellow undergraduates. Closer inspection of the screen shows that they seem to be playing a text adventure. You've never really understood the appeal of those games yourself, but you quickly surmise that the game is part of one of the seniors' stacks.
Djinn on the Rocks (2021)
> x computer (@ Records Office)
Someone has carelessly left the terminal logged in.
Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1999)
> x computer terminal (@ S.A.M. North)
A small sign on the terminal reads: To access laser, type your security clearance codeword.
The Dream-Trap of Zzar (2011)
> x X9-7000 (@ Computer Chamber)
The X9-7000 supercomputer fills this room almost entirely, bank after bank of glittering golden lights and fluttering dial indicators. The computer's vast monitor is currently dark. The supercomputer is operated by means of a large red button, set smartly into the console.
Escape from Ice Station Hippo (2012)
> x weather computers (@ Main Dome)
These are some obsolete government cast-off weather computers. They were designed to collect and analyze weather data. The user interface is beastly. It requires the user to fill in numerous fields to perform the simplest task or look up anything. The answer fields required are often totally unrelated to anything you're trying to do and it will not accept a blank answer field.
Escape from the Underworld (2008)
> x computer (@ Call centre (east))
This computer is open. You can see inside that all its circuits and wires are in disarray, indicating that someone has already attempted to fix it... there goes the warranty.
Finding the mouse (2009)
> x computer (@ Kitchen)
A Borkenotron 778 machine. The guy at the garage sale said it was "retro". Its mouse is missing.
Folkar Station (2007)
> x computer terminal (@ Repository)
The terminal is here for your use to look up procedures on your various tasks and emergency situations around the station.
FORK: The Great Underground Dining Room (2007)
> x mainframe (@ Mainframe Dungeon)
There don't appear to be any input devices attached, but you spot an empty slot near the top, as well as an imprinted logo.
The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (1997)
> x computer (@ Your bedroom)
You can tell it's your computer, because it's sitting on your desk.
Frozen (1996)
> x computer (@ Computer Lab)
This is the computer you spent the last six hours working fiendishly away on. The fruits of your labor are currently displayed on the screen.
> x computer (@ Office)
A brand new, top of the line computer, light years beyond your own sorry piece of equipment. It is turned off, and a few flips of the power switch indicates that it won't turn on.
Gaia's Web (2016)
> x computer (@ (your office))
Every titan on the S.hip team monitors their own distinct set of players. Outfitted with microphone and webcam, and with a touch-screen, the computer is everything a titan needs. Using the HarborMaster software, a titan can fix bugs in real-time, monitor players through both transcripts and game sessions, and initiate real-world responses, which include directing drones and communicating with field agents.
Thunderbird, your e-mail program, is open, and the "Rebuilding the Ship" message has been flagged.
Geist (2014)
> x computers (@ Server Room)
There are three rows of vintage 1980s desktops here, lined up one next to each other. Green and red lights flash as their innards whir, hiss, and beep.
Glossary (2002)
> x Pasta (@ Complex Hub)
Pasta used to be the deity of textiles and weaving, but then he died of old age. They hooked him up to the computer system, which used to consist of an old desktop running Windows XP. The old system was pretty slow from a deity's perspective, but when they installed Pasta, it really perked up. Now the whole pantheon has blazing fast access to the interent and free e-mail through deity.net. A bank of lights on Pasta's chest indicates which deities are logged onto deity.net. A cord runs from Pasta's right foot into an outlet in the floor.
A light labelled "Isle" is flashing on Pasta's chest! Isle is logged on, and possibly vulnerable!
A Good Breakfast (1997)
> x Computer (@ Computer room)
Grayscale (2001)
> x supercomputer (@ Super Computer)
Big springs to mind, the shape rather defies description. Ignoring shape though it is nothing more than a large box with a placard and a small red button with the words "Toggle GUI on/off" written under it.
Halothane (1999)
> x computer (@ Room 3, in the Aviators Saloon)
A small, portable computer, with no keyboard or obvious controls, but a large screen and an opening in front. A red switch in front subserves an obvious function. Below the screen is a manufacturer's mark :
Compact Newsreader, 2048-Bit. Thompson Electronics.
Hero, Inc Part 1: Calling All Heroes (1997)
> x computer (@ Fairhaven Library)
The computer terminal says:
Fairhaven Library Index Catalogue
System offline
Hollywood Hijinx (1986)
> examine computer (@ Cellar)
It's the huge, massive, steel contraption of a computer that saved the earth from the maurading marketeers in "Plan Nine from Marketing." The front of the computer is covered with rows of lights. Beneath the lights are a slot and a button. There is a hopper on one end of it. The computer is [off or on].
The House of Mystery (2018)
> x laptop (@ Anti-Bedroom)
It's missing many keys from its keyboard. The ones that are still intact are sticky and won't budge.
The Impossible Bottle (2020)
> x laptop (@ Study)
> x computer (@ Nolan's room)
It's off.
Interactive Fiction Player (2013)
> x computer (@ office)
You left an interactive fiction open in your computer... You sit down and start playing it....
Internal Documents: A Memo (2003)
> x computer (@ Vault)
A sleek looking machine, with a huge monitor on top.
On the monitor are a Fax window, Ballot Mallot window, and a Trash icon.
Islands Far Away (2010)
> x mac mini (@ den)
[if 1st time:] You shake your head when looking at the diminutive box, the thing you have fought and struggled against for so many months while trying to create your masterpiece. So slow, so painfully slow, as you do 3d rendering, as you apply photoshop filters, even as you type fucking text in notepad. It would be like Michelangelo trying to carve the statue of David with his fingernail. It fucking sucks!
And yet, the masterpiece was almost done!
You start to cry in your hands. As you glance downward, you see your fat belly. You've probably gained 40 pounds in the past few months.
When was the last time you went outside?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK A SHOWER?
You can't remember.
> x computer monitor (@ den)
[if 1st time:]You fucking want to bash the screen in with your head.
You have been staring at the computer monitor for the past three hours with nary an idea on how to proceed.
Islands, fucking islands! What kind of theme is that?
You can't believe how fucked you are. You strangled your Muses to death a long time ago. It's only a game, you try to tell yourself, a fun competition played against fellow geeks. But after staring at a blank screen for so long, your mind can't help but drift back over the occurences of the last few weeks.
Oh, I'm so fucked, you remind yourself. The depth of which, only someone like Gray Powell might comprehend.
Jon Doe - Wildcard Nucleus (2019)
> x super computer (@ Mainframe)
This must be at least thirty or forty metal cubes, all about seven feet high and with a footprint of ten square feet. [if fine, add:] This is supposed to be the second largest computer system in the world.
[if malfunctioning, add:] The maschine makes strange noises on different parts, a high whistle comes from here, from there a strange gargle. All It's lights are flickering, some parts look glowing hot and in some places smoke actually rises.
> x computer (@ Study)
It's a Tandy TRS-80 Model I, equiped with a Z80-CPU running at 1.77 MHz. It also contains a cassette recorder for permanent storage of data. Quite a nice deck for the aspiring hacker.
> x minicomputers (@ Nucleus Chamber)
This must be at least 1000 tiny computer modules wired together.
Kook U (1997)
> x computer terminsl (@ Your Office)
Your terminal resembles a small black and white TV. Next to the dusty screen is a curious label which reads 'VT100'. [either] The display is blank. Looks like the network's down again! [or] The display shows a list of who is currently logged in:
User tty login idle what
root co Sun 2am w
boursy q0 10:07am trn alt.support.chronic-hives
grubor q1 6:11am tin
implant q2 11:31pm 2 telnet pgh.org
neutopia q3 9:51am 31 mail messiah@gaia.org
april q4 12:05pm 1:20 pico poem176.txt
spamford q5 2:20pm ./stealthmail
> x computer terminsl (@ Martin's Office)
Kook U Problem User Information
Information is available about the following users:
> Stephen Boursy
John Grubor
Implant
Doctress Neutopia
Miss April
Sanford Wallace
> x computers (@ Terminal Room)
The computing equipment is being used by someone else. Besides, you have your own terminal back in your office.
> x news server (@ Computer Room)
The news server is busily processing USENET news articles as usual. You glance at the console to see the most recent error messages:
news.kook.edu <1234@alt.net> 437 Unwanted newsgroup alt.boursy.cancer
news.kook.edu <678@alt.net> 437 Unwanted newsgroup alt.grubor.eyebrows
news.kook.edu <imp-381@yoyo.mil> 437 Unwanted newsgroup houston.support.dwarfism
news.kook.edu <824@umass.edu> 437 Unwanted newsgroup alt.stop-staring-at-my-tits
news.kook.edu <1323@concentric.com> 437 Unwanted newsgroup rec.arts.poetry.vogon
news.kook.edu <9243@thyberpromo.com> 437 Unwanted newsgroup [list suppressed]
> x router (@ Computer Room)
This is Kook U's central network router, responsible for directing most of the network traffic for the entire campus. Being such a crucial piece of equipment it is essential that the router be 100% operational at all times.
> x portable computer (@ Arboretum)
The Doctress's computer is connected to the campus wireless network. She seems to have been working on a USENET article:
From: neutopia@kook.edu (Doctress Neutopia)
Subject: My history with legal and illegal drugs
Newsgroups: alt.society.neutopia,alt.cyberspace,alt.drugs
I want to say more about my history with legal and illegal drugs. I found that with marijuana smokers some of them were more intelligent than the normal beer drinking crowd of North Carolinians. So I liked being around pot smokers, not all of them, but the ones who would smoke and get into philosophic discussions. There were other Mary Jane smokers who would just talk drug talk about the quality of this pot or that pot. I didn't enjoy that talk at all.
At one time in college, I was a pot head. There are times when I think that I should stop smoking pot all together. But a little now and then helps me to cope with the stark reality of capitalism. The euphoria of pot some times helps me see ways out of the cruel reality.
> x computer terminal (@ Library)
April seems to have been reading her email:
From: implant@kook.edu
To: april@kook.edu
Subject: I <heart> You
Dearest April,
How I long to see you again. There is nothing I like more than seeing your cheeks stuffed with my love sausage. Do you mind if I post the pictures we took to USENET?
Perhaps this weekend we could go to the Colorado Club (one of my favorite "gentleman's clubs" -- they know me there) together.
Don't worry yourself too much about what happened last night. I'm certain your Ukrainian hubby didn't see me slip out the bedroom window.
Yours forever
Al McAnespy
> x computer terminal (@ College of Business)
StealthMail v1.0 running...
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaaa@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaab@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaac@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaad@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaae@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaaf@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaag@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaah@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaai@aol.com
Sending message "Bulk Email Really Works!" to aaaaaaaj@aol.com
> x computer terminal (@ Day Care Facility)
Implant seems to have been composing a USENET article:
From: imp@yoyo.com (impLAnt)
Subject: - 1m2d-idx.jpg (0/2) 1 MOUTH 2 DICKS SERIES - see 1m2d-idx.jpg
Message-Id: <imp-1704960643350001@tobie-ppp-d3.neosoft.com>
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.midgets
1 MOUTH 2 DICKS SERIES - see 1m2d-idx.jpg
my favorite category: duo-dick-suckin' babes. i especially love the pix of chicks with two dicks stuffed in their frisks. i'd never rub meat with another guy, but damn, i love the shots: sue me.
ABSOLUTE BEST QUALITY...NO ADS, NO TEXT!
BOYCOTT THE AD SPAMMERS! ALL ADS OUT OF THE NEWSGROUPS NOW!
STOP MUTILATING AND STEPPING ON THE IMAGES!
STOP EDITING AND RE-SAVING FILES! THIS MEANS YOU!
- iMp
Co-moderator, houston.support.runts
> x computer terminal (@ Study Hall)
John seems to have been working on a letter to the Freedom Knught's mailing list:
From: grubor@kook.edu
To: freedom-knights@jetcafe.org
Subject: Sex With My Daughter
The soul and the Father Master. I will order my Daughter to blow you on sight and you can get some feel for the power. You stepdaughter ought to start sucking your cock soon also, to worship the Father.
> x computer terminal (@ Loan Office)
It appears that Steve has been composing a USENET news article:
From: boursy@kook.edu (Stephe Boursy)
Subject: Boursy and Drugs
Newsgroups: alt.fan.speedbump,news.admin.censorship
>Boursy is incorrectly correcting his own correct statements.
>No more I need see. Take the loco weed away from him--NOW.
>Before he hurts himself.
Actually it's not the locoweed--it's just not enough coffee--can't function much until the 3rd cup. I even drink it right before sleeping--a true addict-- I only notice it when I don't drink it.
LiveJoseph (2011)
> x Kindle (@ Living Room)
You switch on the Kindle. It can read books, browse the web, watch YouTube, stream video, and more. It is a gift from Joseph's dad.
Looking for Godot (1996)
> x computer (@ Computer Room)
An extreme-low-end 486. You can put CD-ROMs in it and turn it on. Past that, it's useless.
Lydia's Heart (2007)
> x laptop (@ Up a Tree)
The computer is too far away for you to make out any details.
> x laptop (@ Closet)
The miniature laptop is small, flat, rectangular, and pale gray. A little thumb-push thingie at the front of the lid allows it to be opened when it’s shut. [if open] The top has been flipped open, revealing the screen, a tidy little QWERTY keyboard, and an on/off button. [if on] The screen is emitting a cheerful blue glow. Oddly enough, nothing is displayed on the screen. Maybe there’s something wrong with the laptop, or maybe this is just a special model with some kind of password protection. [end if][end if]
Martha's Big Date (2008)
> x laptop (@ Your Parents' Room)
It's a sleek, black laptop. It belongs to your mother. She usually uses it for work.
The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas (2018)
> x ipad (@ The Nutcracker Night Club)
An Ipad conected to the PA system via blutooth. Spotify app is currently open and playing an Ibiza 90's playlist.
Other playlist options on the home page are:
Goth and Industrial Metal (Enter 1 to choose)
1970's Rock (Enter 2 to choose)
Heavy Metal (Enter 3 to choose)
Cheesy Party Anthems (Enter 4 to choose)
Hip-hop and Rap (Enter 5 to choose)
Enter choice...
Moving (On) (2020)
> x computer (@ Library)
Frustratingly slow.
Music Education (1999)
> x computer (@ Control Room)
The Smackintosh computer is like most of the other equipment in the control room: an old dinosaur. It seems to be running "Finally", a popular music publishing program.
MythTale (2002)
> x computer (@ Office)
The information on the screen describes the archaeological dig at Epidarus. You had hoped it would give you some inspiration for your game.
Not Just A Game (2000)
> x computer (@ Bedroom)
The computer is an all-in-one model, which combines the monitor and CPU in one case. It is currently turned [off or on]. [if on] A menu is displayed on the screen. [end if]
[if 1st time, add:] You remember when you purchased this computer for your teacher. It's not that she wasn't ... grateful - but you got the feeling that she didn't feel comfortable around technological equipment.
Nothing But Mazes (2019)
> x Neton's computer (@ Office)
Neton’s computer is not terribly unlike a human computer, in that its most obvious components are a monitor and keyboard. The monitor looks much like any you’ve ever seen, but the keyboard is markedly different—almost three feet long, with keys as big as matchbooks. There are no apparent disk drives, and no wires coming out. Idly, you wonder where its processor and power source are, though the matter is of no real practical importance.
Looking closer at the monitor, you see the following words:
“LOCKED. This workstation has been locked by user Neton. To unlock the workstation, please type Neton’s password.”
Office Goose (2020)
> x laptop (@ Cubicle)
> x ipad (@ Conference Room)
An ipad with an interface to control a video conference.
Out (2019)
> x computer (@ Your room)
Don't worry about it. You've got other things to do.
A Parallax Dream (2001)
> x computer (@ Your Office)
The computer is a Dell, with a 700 megahertz processor, 256 MB of memory, and all sorts of other bells and whistles. It is on.
Perdition's Flames (1993)
> x computer (@ Master Bedroom)
It's a personal computer with the traditional accoutrements: mouse, keyboard, monitor, and system CPU unit. The screen is displaying a bunch of C code.
Porter Cave Adventure (2019)
> x computer (@ Hill)
The screen looks very old. It's circular, and in the center of the screen, a rectangular tic-tac-toe board is displayed.
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A telephone is connected to the monitor. It appears to be a way to give input to the game.
Professor Frank (2011)
> x red computer (@ Staffroom)
A Quiet Evening at Home (2010)
> x laptop (@ Living Room)
A two-year-old white Macintosh laptop.
Safehouse (2010)
> x computer (@ Safehouse)
You call it "your precious". It is currently off. [if smashed]Also, it is completely smashed to bits.[end if]
Squeaky on the Moon (2001)
> x computer (@ June's Apartment)
June's stinky giant computer is made by the giant evil German corporation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. (Okay, so maybe it's not so surprising that stinky June has a computer, then.) The computer has an open panel on one side, large enough for a stinky cat or a has-been chipmunk cartoon character on the Moon to crawl into.
A Stroll on the Roof (2001)
> x laptop computer (@ Roof of building)
Yes, it's well and truly forked.
Stupid Kittens (2000)
> x computer (@ In Karen's Room)
Why would anyone want to visit--much create--a live-cam website devoted to your pointless and stinky and miserable existence? Ask Karen, only she would know.
The computer is currently switched on.
The Tiny House (2010)
> x computer (@ Master Bedroom)
This is Dan's laptop. He doesn't like it when you use it, but he's not here, so it shouldn't be a big deal.
The computer looks like it's permanently set to Wikipedia. You can look up articles about things by saying "Consult wikipedia about ..."
Tookie's Song (2002)
> x computer (@ Home Office)
The desktop is dark and silent. It looks like a bad copy of an older model, from back in the day when your own 200 MHz processor was considered top-of-the-line (yes, that's a joke).
Turning Point (2004)
> x computer (@ Cabin 6)
If you want to know something just ask your computer about it.
Unscientific Fiction (2008)
> x Lucy (@ Computer Room)
You don't exactly know where to look at, since Lucy is everywhere.
> x machines (@ Computer Room)
This is far too complicated for you.
> x console (@ Computer Room)
There is nothing but a big red button on it. Above it is a label saying UNIVERSE DESTROYER GUN 3000(TM) ACTIVATION BUTTON.
The Valley House (2011)
> x desktop computer (@ Study)
It isn't even connected to the Internet. You hardly use it, or its printer, anymore unless you need to type an official letter of some kind, and how often does that happen? You bought it for games, but games have been beyond you this year.
Waystation (1995)
> x computer (@ Computer Room)
The computer is housed in one of those anti-theft cases. Visible through the steel case is a monitor, a keyboard, and a powerstrip on/off switch.
> x computer (@ Waystation Control)
Presumably, the workstation is here so that human operators can direct the flow of waystation traffic, much like an air-traffic controller directs airplanes. In reality, the computers in this room handle that job. The workstation is a left-over relic from days gone by.
The Wayward Story (2020)
> x laptop (@ Bedroom)
It's been a good 5 or 8 years since you bought it. You are satisfied. Your favorite show is currently on, enticing you with that last episode.
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