Huffman, Wired (2021)

Cite as: Huffman, Wired (2021)
Original: https://www.wired.com/story/history-drug-wars-calculator-game/
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Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260813153427/https://www.wired.com/story/history-drug-wars-calculator-game/
Accessed: 2026-10-20
Notes: A feature built on interviews with John E. Dell, the game's author, and with Jonathan Maier, who wrote a TI calculator version in 1993. Dell's own statements in it are primary; the reporter's descriptions of the game are secondary.

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John E. Dell wrote the earliest version of Drug Wars on a TRS-80 for his sophomore computer class, then rewrote it for DOS and uploaded it to a bulletin board system.		Interview
Dell said he had recently played a game at a friend's house that involved buying and selling goods at fluctuating prices, and that it was likely Taipan.		Interview
Jonathan Maier rewrote Drug Wars for a graphing calculator in 1993, and it spread through his school.		Interview