Timeline of Eamon history

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This article is about the history of the game series. For the history of the fictional planet, see History of the world of Eamon.
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This article is a timeline of events in (or related to) the history of the Eamon text adventure series, from its earliest influences to the latest developments. For a more detailed narrative account, please see History of Eamon.

20th century

1920

1928

1931

1936

1937

  • September 21 – J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit published.

1938

1947

1953

1954

1957

1959

1961

1966

1969

1973

  • April – Huw Williams born.
  • October – TSR founded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

1974

1976

1977

  • June 10 – The first Apple II computer sold.
  • late – Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) published.

1978

  • Bill and Sherry Fesselmeyer found the Des Moines chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism.
  • early – Richard Skeie founds the Computer Emporium in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • February 21 – Val Golding founds the Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.).
  • June – Disk II floppy disk drive introduced.
  • July 20 – Apple DOS 3.1 released.

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

The Eamon Adventurers Log logo.

1985

The Mines of Moria by Sam Ruby

1986

The Apple IIGS.

1987

1988

A Trip to Fort Scott by William Trent

1989

1990

1991

Hypercard Eamon

1992

1993

Redemption by Sam Ruby

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Eamon Deluxe artwork
  • March – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • May – Eamon Deluxe version 1.0 is released.
  • June – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • August 15 – Apple introduces the first iMac computer.
  • September – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • December – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • December – Eamon Deluxe version 2.0 released.

1999

  • January 2 – The Interactive Fiction Archive established.
  • March – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • June – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • summer – Work begins on Eamon Deluxe version 3; it is decided to include all classic Eamon adventures in the system, now made available by the Eamon CD and MD-DOS emulation.
  • September – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
  • December – Eamon Adventurer's Guild Newsletter published (full text).
    GEnie's Apple II Roundtable closes.

2000

21st century

2001

2002

2003

The Eamon Adventurers Guild Online

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

  • March 4 – Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies.
  • December – The Vi gaming community discover Eamon Deluxe as an accessible way of playing Eamon.

2009

  • March – Cliffs of Fire, The Prism of Shadows, and Dawn of the Warlock released.
  • April 7 – Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson dies.
  • August – Pathfinder Roleplaying Game first published.
  • September 30 – AkeySoft Group releases the iBASIC app for Apple iOS.
  • December 5 – AkeySoft adds Eamon and eight adventures to its iBASIC app.

2010

Leadlight

2011

  • March 4 – The Digital Antiquarian blog makes its first post.
  • April 3 – The Eamon Museum established at EAG Online.
    The Eamon Adventurer's Guild Facebook group (@EamonGuild) makes its first post.
  • May 30 – Ragnar Fyri dies.
  • November – Eamon Deluxe version 5.0 publicly announced.
  • December 9 – Eamon Deluxe version 4.5 officially closed.

2012

2013

The Eamon Wiki

2014

2015

2016

Eamon Remastered

2017

Eamon CS

2018

2019

2020

Map by Huw Williams, November 2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

See also