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	Re: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie
	Posted By: MrM12LRV	Date: 7/20/11 5:48 p.m.
	In Response To: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie (GrimCleaver) : I was browsing through the Gnop resource fork a couple of weeks ago and I : found some interesting numbers (Note that this version of Gnop is from the : Marathon Trilogy CD)... : The “vers” resource says; “Version 1.0.0 - Development” (This can be one of : four options -- Development, Alpha, Beta, or Final). Why isn't it tagged : as “Final” if it's the final version? It could simply be an oversight, or, : it could mean there is actually a later version of Gnop! : Another resource, called “PONG”, contains the following information: Gnop, : version 0.4 ßeta, October 23, 1990 ©1990 Bungie Software : Most likely, this was left in from a previous version (v0.4) of Gnop. But, : whoa, check out that date -- 1990! : Now, take a look at the “Creation” and “Last Modified” dates (obtained by : “getting info” on the application itself): Created: 11/27/90 8:05 PM : Modified: 11/29/90 2:37 PM : So, Gnop was in development for at least a month, from version 0.4 to 1.0 : (10/23/1990 - 11/29/1990). Interesting... But, what about that date -- : 1990? : According to Bungie's History, on Bungie.net and the Marathon Scrapbook, : Bungie wasn't started until May 1991. The Marathon Scrapbook is even more : specific than that -- It gives us the order of events: 1) Seropian decides : to start game company (1991). : 2) Gets a programing book (Think C). : 3) Names Bungie, “Bungie”. : 4) Takes his “first shot at glory” (Gnop). : According to this, the whole thing started in 1991... Is this really the way : it happened? Or, is it merely the article configured in a way to provide : the best reading experience? : We know for sure that the name “Bungie” was chosen before Gnop was created : (or at least, before Gnop was completed), so, at least that part matches : up. (Gnop, version 0.4 ßeta, October 23, 1990 ©1990 Bungie Software) : But, what about the dates? If Bungie really wasn't started until 1991, why : was there a five month period between the completion of Gnop (11/29/1990) : and the alleged founding of Bungie Software (May 1991). And, more : importantly, how was Gnop copyrighted by Bungie Software in 1990, if : Bungie wasn't started until 1991? : I guess the simple answer could be that Bungie wasn't “officially” started : until 1991, but, why wait five months to release a completed game? : What does it all mean? Will we ever know the Tru7h? ;) It seems like Gnop! began in 1990 and was finished in 1991. I guess the order of events you posted is a bit incorrect. That's pretty interesting.

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	Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie	GrimCleaver	7/20/11 9:49 a.m.
	Re: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie	MrM12LRV	7/20/11 5:48 p.m.
	Re: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie	poenadare	7/21/11 9:11 a.m.
	Re: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie	GrimCleaver	7/21/11 10:25 a.m.
	Re: Gnop! and the beginnings of Bungie	MrM12LRV	7/21/11 5:31 p.m.
	Remember, folks...	Bob-B-Q	7/22/11 7:20 a.m.
	Re: Remember, folks...	GrimCleaver	7/22/11 8:23 a.m.

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