hello sailor! interj.
Occasional West Coast equivalent
of hello world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later
associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello,
aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the
traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of
course. The standard response is "Nothing happens here."; of all
the Zork/Dungeon games, only in Infocom's Zork 3 is "Hello, Sailor"
actually useful (excluding the unique situation where _knowing_
this fact is important in Dungeon...).
Occasional West Coast equivalent
of hello world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later
associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello,
aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the
traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of
course. The standard response is "Nothing happens here."; of all
the Zork/Dungeon games, only in Infocom's Zork 3 is "Hello, Sailor"
actually useful (excluding the unique situation where _knowing_
this fact is important in Dungeon...).
Related:
- hello, sailor!: interj. Occasional West Coast equivalent of
{hello,
world}; seems to have originated at SAIL, later ... - In which room is the phrase 'Hello sailor'
useful... - Zork /zork/ n.
The second of the great early experiments
in computer fantasy gaming;
see ADVENT. Originally written on MIT-DM during... - A metallic voice says, "Hello, Intruder! Your unauthorized presence
in the vault area of the Bank of Zork has set off all sorts of nasty
surprises,
several of which seem to have been fatal. This message... - Hello
World !... - hello world interj.
1. The canonical minimal test message
in the C/Unix universe.
2. Any of the minimal programs that emit this message... - hello, world: interj. 1. The canonical minimal test message in the
C/UNIX universe.
2. Any of the minimal programs that emit this message... - Zork: /zork/ n. The second of the great early experiments in computer
fantasy gaming;
see {ADVENT}. Originally written on MIT-DM during... - wall interj.
[WPI] 1. An indication of confusion,
usually spoken with a quizzical tone: "Wall??" ...
