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Lance Micklus
Acting
28 Feb 1981 (45 years)
Biography
Lance Micklus developed a strong interest in technology and electronics early in life. By the mid-1970s, he was working as a studio engineer for Vermont’s public television station. Because the station was affiliated with the University of Vermont, he gained access to their mainframe systems. It was on those university computers that Micklus discovered the pioneering mainframe text game Colossal Cave Adventure. This initial encounter sparked his fascination with how words could build virtual, in...

