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Star Trek was the first computer game I ever played!
You logged onto the university's mainframe using a tone-dial modem, typed in "get$sttr1" and waited for a reply. And waited. And waited a bit more.
Some minutes later, you would get a paper read-out with the current state of play telling you where Klingons, Romulans and the like could be found.
You guided your ship aroung by typing in STOS coordinates, Warp Factors, etc.
You fired your weapons in a similar fashion.
As a matter of fact it was exactly like a modern MMO except it took nearly a week to complete one encounter and cost about $10 per hour to play.
And no hi-res CRT or LED either. Just heat-sensitive paper. Lots and lots of paper.
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