''Video Trek 88'' is a computer game developed and published by Windmill Software in 1982, based on the earlier ''

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'' text game. As opposed to the mainframe version, both the galactic chart and the local map are displayed side by side. The game is suitable for monochrome or color adapters, but is best viewed in monochrome. It was one of Windmill Software's earliest games, written in the

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programming language (specifically,

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) and requires an interpreter such as GW-BASIC to be executed.

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Video Trek 88 entry
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