<s>
Mined-Out	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Minesweeper	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Quicksilva	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
must	O
cross	O
a	O
minefield	B-Application
successfully	O
using	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mined-Out	B-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Minesweeper	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
display	O
how	O
many	O
mines	O
are	O
adjacent	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
learned	O
to	O
program	O
BASIC	O
in	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
sent	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Mined-Out	B-Application
to	O
Quicksilva	O
after	O
they	O
published	O
an	O
advert	O
wanting	O
programs	O
to	O
publish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Device
32	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Andrew	O
founded	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
Incentive	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
