In 1980-81, there wasn&#x27;t even MU* games around.  The original MUD1 was &quot;released&quot; in 1980, <i>if</i> you were on the arpanet at the time.  The first commercial MUD didn&#x27;t come around until 1983 with Scepter of Goth[0].  So it&#x27;s likely that the story was fiction (or the timeframe is off)<p>[0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Scepter_of_Goth" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Scepter_of_Goth</a>