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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

When Rolling Stone entered Computer Space

If you're not a regular visitor to the excellent videogame theory site Ludology.org, then you will have missed this link, to a fabulous feature, originally published in Rolling Stone magazine in 1972, looking at seminal mainframe shoot 'em up, Computer Space. It's a fascinating glimpse into the way computer technology and particularly electronic entertainment were written about before there was a jargon-littered sub-language to deal with the subject.

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