Conrad R. Button
Encyclopedia
Conrad R. Button is a text game programmer who created a series of educational and recreational shareware
text adventure titles distributed via BBS
s and through Reasonable Solutions
catalogs as "Button Games." They included:
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
text adventure titles distributed via BBS
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
s and through Reasonable Solutions
Reasonable Solutions
Reasonable Solutions is a company that, along with Software Labs and Public Brand Software played an important role in the early distribution of shareware. Reasonable Solutions sent out catalogs of disks with several DOS games on each. The disks were designed to require little or no computer skills...
catalogs as "Button Games." They included:
- Special Agent
- Castaway
- Dark Continent
- Nebula
- Raiders of the Star Temple
- Red Planet
- Avenger of Rubicon
- Sanctuary
- Time Traveler