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Zaum Gadget

Billed as an "interactive cyber event," this interactive hypercard stack is said to have been found by by creator Amendant Hardiker among some Babelian ruins dated back to 9999 BC, then deciphered from a since…

1 December 1988

Zaum Gadget is a point-and-click, released 1 December 1988 on Mac.

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What Zaum Gadget is

Zaum Gadget was released in 1988. It is available on Mac only. It runs on HyperCard.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This 800K file is the only example of crossmedia psychotronic beliefware currently extant. The original program was found by Mr. Hardiker in Babelian ruins dated 9999 BC & deciphered from a since forgotten machine language. It is thought that Zaum Gadget was a subliminal event-structure capable of subtly manipulating the beliefs of any participant. A maze of twisted sound effects, extant texts, & interactive visuals.
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When did Zaum Gadget come out?
Zaum Gadget was released on 1 December 1988 for Mac.

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