Recommend a game using text parser?

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I just got a new Apple Aluminum Keyboard which I've gotten to work beautifully in XP with some key remapping and other software. This is the best keyboard I have ever owned and typing is a joy!

Now I need some help, I want to play some text based games, perhaps some graphical games with text parsers. Do you have any recommendations?

I'm only aware of Police Quest 1, 2, Hugo, etc. that use text parsers and graphical interfaces, are there any more? If not, does anybody remember any good text games? I'm sick of using the mouse. I want to type and free my hands from carpal tunnel!
 
If you can live without the graphical side, Infocom used to be the last word in text adventures back in the day. They used a much more sophisticated parser than the Sierra games (which I played a lot too). Stationfall was one of the first PC games I had. The same guy (Steve Meretzky) did quite a few that were particularly popular. Also the Zork games were quite well known. There were surprisingly fun, and in Meretzky's case, quite funny too.
It's been ages since I looked, but I seem to remember the parser (not sure about the actual games) being ported to java or whatever and being playable online.

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