• Kenneth Lochner: Hired by Dartmouth in 1964 after working in computers for 4 years. Taught FORTRAN and faced issues with student use of punch cards. Helped develop Dartmouth's time-sharing system with "communication files" similar to UNIX pipes. Later went to Cyphernetics and then founded Interact Electronics to design a personal computer.
• Interact Electronics: Designed the Interact Model One home computer in 1978 in Michigan. Rick Barnich was the lead engineer. Targeted a low price under $500 with color graphics and 8K RAM. Had software goals but struggled and sold only a few thousand units. Michel Henric Coll picked up the technology and renamed it Victor Lambda.
• The Troll Hole Adventure: An adventure game for the Interact. Has a complex layout with various rooms like the Living Room, Tea Room, etc. Contains treasures like the ruby and crown. Encounters include an orc guarding a cave, a cobra guarding a ruby, and other obstacles like sour milk and items with specific interactions. The game has a limited verb list and requires creative verb usage. The author is unknown.
• Fan Group and Newsletter: From 1980-1982, a Detroit-based fan group distributed the Interaction newsletter. It mentioned two adventure games, one a port of Chaffee's Quest and the other a new game specifically for the Interact.
• Gameplay Challenges: The game has many obstacles and requires careful exploration and use of available items. The author is stuck on various puzzles like lighting the lamp, interacting with certain objects, and dealing with guarded treasures. The author is considering trying the French version for different textual hints.