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Description	Scan of text output of The Oregon Trail (1971 video game) gameplay
Author or copyright owner	Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://medium.com/the-philipendium/how-i-managed-to-design-the-most-successful-educational-computer-game-of-all-time-4626ea09e184
Date of publication	1971
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	The Oregon Trail (1971 video game)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	This image demonstrates gameplay of the text-base game The Oregon Trail. It demonstrates the game's textual style and gameplay mechanics.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The file is low-resolution, displays only part of the game, and the entire game's source code was distributed in books since 1978.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Other information	The copyright status is unclear; the game was written by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971, but a modified BASIC version of the game was printed (including source code) in Creative Computing magazine in 1978. The text of the game is not likely technically public domain, even if the game itself may be interpreted as public domain.
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