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4h 16min, jan 1, 1971 y - 1971 Minnesota Students create (Oregon Trail)

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Minnesota college students Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger create Oregon Trail , a simulation of pioneers' westward trek. Originally played on a single teletype machine, Rawitsch later brought the game to the Minnesota Educational Computer Consortium (MECC) which distributed it nationally.

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4h 16min, jan 1, 1971 y
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