The Handy Uses of a Home Computer (Jan, 1970)
Computers for the home have been envisioned by science fiction writers and engineers ever since a huge, unwieldy prototype was developed 25 years ago. The whole futuristic age they prophesied, with an omnipotent electronic monster named Horace in every living room, is still a long way from realization…
When I was a kid, my dad would bring one of those home from work every once in a while. This was probably 1975 or so and it was a portable model. You just connected your phone to it and dialed in to the central number he used for access. The server he connected to had an adventure game on it that I loved. It was very similar to the Infocom games in the 80s. If I remember correctly, I think there was even a program to print out a ramdom maze to solve. Good times, good times.
