Thu. 12/02 - How a College Student Invented Oregon Trail 50 Years Ago

<p><strong><em>How a twenty-one-year-old student-teacher and his roommates created </em>Oregon Trail<em> fifty years ago, and never made a cent from their creation. Plus, a letter Catherine the Great wrote in favor of vaccinations just sold for $1.3 million. And, for one night only, you can stay in the original </em>Home Alone<em> house.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Tentree, Use code KOTTKE to get 15% off at <a href="http://tentree.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tentree.com</a></li><li>Lendtable, Use code KOTTKE at <a href="http://lendtable.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lendtable.com</a> to get an extra $50 added to your Lendtable balance</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/oregon-trail-at-50-how-three-teachers-created-the-computer-game-that-inspired-and-diverted-generations-of-students/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Oregon Trail’ at 50: How Three Teachers Created the Computer Game That Inspired — and Diverted — Generations of Students</a> (The 74 Million)</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/oregon-trail-game-history-inventor-don-rawitsch.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oregon Trail game history: An interview with the inventor, Don Rawitsch.</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.avclub.com/watch-the-creators-of-retro-gaming-classic-oregon-trail-1846101737" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the creators of retro gaming classic Oregon Trail reminisce in a now-retro video</a> (A/V Club)</li><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/OregonTrailMacintosh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Oregon Trail emulator</a> (Archive.Org)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996007048/no-bows-and-arrows-and-no-broken-english-on-the-updated-oregon-trail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oregon Trail Gets A Makeover With More Accurate Native American Representation</a> (NPR)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.tbs.com/shows/miracle-worke