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	The ] '''69,105''' was used as an ] at the ] manufacturer ]. It has occasionally appeared in later computer games as a tribute to Infocom.

	==Significance of the number==
	The number 69,105 makes a number of appearances in Infocom games. ], in his book ''Twisty Little Passages'' ({{ISBN\|0-262-13436-5}}), suggests that the number was chosen not only because 69 is the ], but also because in its written form 69,105 falls naturally into two parts with an unusual relationship:

	* 69 in ] is ] in ]
	* ] in decimal is 105 in ]

	This property was pointed out in a version of the ] dating back at least to 1982. Commenting on the ("Exclusive to ]") usage of 69 as a generic "large quantity", ] said, "I don't know whether its origins are related to the obscene interpretation, but I do know that 69 decimal = 105 octal, and 69 hexadecimal = 105 decimal, which is a nice property."<ref>http://jargon-file.org/archive/jargon-1.0.5.dos.txt</ref>

	The same natural relationship applies to ]; 2,002; 3,003; 4,004; 5,005; 6,006; 7,007; 64,100; 65,101; 66,102; 67,103; and 68,104.

	==In mathematics==

	69105 is the third 23036-] number and the fifth 6912-gonal number. It is also the 17th 510-gonal and the 15th 660-gonal number.

	==Appearances==

	===Appearances in Infocom games===

	===='']''====
	There are 69,105 ] monsters.

	===='']''====
	The sample transcript includes a ticket with the description:
	Ticket number 69105. Seat 25F. Acme Building Auditorium.

	Running the adventure game cartridge causes the Boysenberry computer to crash almost immediately, with the message:
	INTERNAL ERROR 69105.....

	===='']''====
	The serial number on the pharmacy label on the tablets is 69105.

	===='']''====
	There are 69,105 leaves in the sack found in ].

	===='']''====
	There are 69,105 leaves in the book in the cottage.

	===='']''====
	At the lake edge, a "count leaves" gives:
	A quick count turns up exactly 69,105 leaves.

	===='']''====
	The gun receipt used as a ] in the mystery book is number 69105.

	===='']''====
	Probably its most famous appearance:
	<source lang="console">
	On the ground is a pile of leaves.
	>count leaves
	There are 69,105 leaves here.
	</source>

	===='']''====
	This zoo, with 69,105 cages, is easily the largest in ].

	===='']''====
	Entering the Theater from the Cultural Complex:
	Built to the precise specifications of Lord Dimwit Flathead, its excessive structure holds 69,105 seats, …

	===Appearances in later games===
	In '']'', after you drink a potion, you drop it to the floor "shattering into 69,105 shards of glass".

	In ]'s game '']'':
	<source lang="console">
	>open trunk
	You open the trunk, revealing your laundry.
	>examine laundry
	There are 69,105 pieces of laundry here.
	</source>
	In the ] version of '']'', one of the mages claims he's working on a book that has 69,105 pages so far.

	In the '']'' ''strange leaflet'' game-within-game, a parody of classic text adventures, the player can
	{{mono\|count leaves}} and find 69,105 of them.

	In TempusMUD, the throne of the Grand Mistress of Magic is made of 69,105 emeralds.<ref></ref>

	== Notes ==
	<references />

	{{Infocom games}}

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