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| title        = The Quill
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| release_date = 1983
| made_by      = [[:Wikipedia:Gilsoft|Gilsoft]]<br>Graeme Yeandle
| runs_on      = [[:Category:ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]<br>[[:Category:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]]<br>[[:Category:Apple II|Apple II]]<br>[[:Category:Atari 400|Atari 400]]<br>[[:Category:Atari 800|Atari 800]]<br>[[:Category:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]]<br>[[:Category:Oric|Oric]]
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'''The Quill''' (AKA: AdventureWriter) is a very early tool for writing [[:Category:Text Adventure|text adventures]], originally released for the [[:Category:ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]], but later ported to a bunch of other computers.

It was succeeded by the ''[[PAWS|Professional Adventure Writer]]'' (PAW).

==Expansions==

* 1984 - '''The Illustrator''' - Allows use of graphics.
* 1985 - '''The Patch''' - Split-screen / graphics and text on one screen.
* 1986 - '''The Press'''- Text compression.

==Links==
* [[:Wikipedia:The_Quill_(software)|The Quill]] on Wikipedia.
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/game-engine-quill-paw Game Engine: Quill / PAW] - Games made with ''The Quill'' and ''[[PAW]]'' on MobyGames.
* [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6857/ZX-Spectrum/The_Quill_Adventure_System The Quill Adventure System] on Spectrum Computing / ZXDB.
* [http://solutionarchive.com/interview_graeme/ A Feather In His Cap - Graeme Yeandle and The Quill] - February 2000 interview.
* [https://www.filfre.net/2013/07/the-quill/ The Quill] on The Digital Antiquarian.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plU34ESTq3I The Quill and Gilsoft with Tim Gilberts - The Retro Hour EP251] - Audio interview.

[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:Text Adventure]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum]][[Category:Amstrad CPC]][[Category:Apple II]][[Category:Atari 400]][[Category:Atari 800]][[Category:Commodore 64]][[Category:Oric]]