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This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.

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Adam Osborne
Age: 64 †
Born: 1939
Born: March 6
Died: 2003
Died: March 18
Author
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Publisher
Krung Thep
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Game
Games
People
Ultimate
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