Adventure Definition Language
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Adventure Definition Language (ADL) is a system for writing text adventures. It was created by Ross Cunniff and Tim Brengle in 1987. It is available with source code in C. ADL is semi-object-oriented with Lisp-like syntax and is a superset of DDL
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ADL currently runs on Amiga
, Atari ST
, PC (DOS), VAX
and Unix
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Dungeon Definition Language
Dungeon Definition Language was created in the summer of 1981 by Bruce Adler, Chris Kostanick, Michael Stein, Michael Urban, and Warren Usui, members of the University of California, Los Angeles Computer Club ....
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ADL currently runs on Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, PC (DOS), VAX
VAX
VAX was an instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the mid-1970s. A 32-bit complex instruction set computer ISA, it was designed to extend or replace DEC's various Programmed Data Processor ISAs...
and Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
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