OT : Page size change?

Posted by ellice on June 19, 2009, 9:04 am

> On 6/18/09 6:25 PM, in article 79vt7gF1sj8heU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>
>>> I remember a relative giving us their hand-me-down Trash 80 when I was
>>> younger and my mom and I got totally hooked on a game - you were a lord
>>> of a fiefdom and had to take care of your serfs and soldiers and try to
>>> build an empire without getting killed off in your cold and drafty
>>> castle over the long winters....too funny - it wasn't much more than
>>> Pong or Dos type graphics but we played for hours! LOL
>>>
>>> MelissaD
>>
>> How about the very first games: text only driven. No animation.
>> Stories with mazes to get through, puzzles to solve.
>>
>> Dianne
>
>
> I just found an app that will let me play some of those on my iPhone. I
> conquered Zork in multiple formats and played Adventure until my access to
> that computer went away.
>
> I love that style game and they just don¹t exist like that. I'd rather draw
> my maze than have it there in front of me. I knew a guy that went on to
> write some of the next gen games for Infocom.
>
>
> Turns out that if you have a Mac, you can down load Zork. OH NO, here we go
> again!
>
>
> Cheryl
>

Did you find it on the Apple downloads page?

E

Posted by Cheryl Isaak on June 19, 2009, 9:22 am

On 6/19/09 9:04 AM, in article C6610513.15254%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"

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>
>> On 6/18/09 6:25 PM, in article 79vt7gF1sj8heU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>>
>>>> I remember a relative giving us their hand-me-down Trash 80 when I was
>>>> younger and my mom and I got totally hooked on a game - you were a lord
>>>> of a fiefdom and had to take care of your serfs and soldiers and try to
>>>> build an empire without getting killed off in your cold and drafty
>>>> castle over the long winters....too funny - it wasn't much more than
>>>> Pong or Dos type graphics but we played for hours! LOL
>>>>
>>>> MelissaD
>>>
>>> How about the very first games: text only driven. No animation.
>>> Stories with mazes to get through, puzzles to solve.
>>>
>>> Dianne
>>
>>
>> I just found an app that will let me play some of those on my iPhone. I
>> conquered Zork in multiple formats and played Adventure until my access to
>> that computer went away.
>>
>> I love that style game and they just don¹t exist like that. I'd rather draw
>> my maze than have it there in front of me. I knew a guy that went on to
>> write some of the next gen games for Infocom.
>>
>>
>> Turns out that if you have a Mac, you can down load Zork. OH NO, here we go
>> again!
>>
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
> Did you find it on the Apple downloads page?
>
> E
>

http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html

For you?

Posted by Cheryl Isaak on June 19, 2009, 10:04 am

On 6/19/09 9:22 AM, in article C661093D.9CC30%cherylisaak@comcast.net,

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> On 6/19/09 9:04 AM, in article C6610513.15254%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
>
>>
>>> On 6/18/09 6:25 PM, in article 79vt7gF1sj8heU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>>>
>>>>> I remember a relative giving us their hand-me-down Trash 80 when I was
>>>>> younger and my mom and I got totally hooked on a game - you were a lord
>>>>> of a fiefdom and had to take care of your serfs and soldiers and try to
>>>>> build an empire without getting killed off in your cold and drafty
>>>>> castle over the long winters....too funny - it wasn't much more than
>>>>> Pong or Dos type graphics but we played for hours! LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> MelissaD
>>>>
>>>> How about the very first games: text only driven. No animation.
>>>> Stories with mazes to get through, puzzles to solve.
>>>>
>>>> Dianne
>>>
>>>
>>> I just found an app that will let me play some of those on my iPhone. I
>>> conquered Zork in multiple formats and played Adventure until my access to
>>> that computer went away.
>>>
>>> I love that style game and they just don¹t exist like that. I'd rather draw
>>> my maze than have it there in front of me. I knew a guy that went on to
>>> write some of the next gen games for Infocom.
>>>
>>>
>>> Turns out that if you have a Mac, you can down load Zork. OH NO, here we go
>>> again!
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>>
>> Did you find it on the Apple downloads page?
>>
>> E
>>
> http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html
>
> For you?
>

And you can play on line at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/zork1.html

If you're prepared to stay online all night!

C

Posted by Gillian Murray on June 19, 2009, 10:46 am

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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> On 6/19/09 9:22 AM, in article C661093D.9CC30%cherylisaak@comcast.net,
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lice"
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>>>> On 6/18/09 6:25 PM, in article 79vt7gF1sj8heU1@mid.individual.net, "=

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>>>>>> Pong or Dos type graphics but we played for hours! LOL
>>>>>> MelissaD
>>>>> How about the very first games: text only driven. No animation.
>>>>> Stories with mazes to get through, puzzles to solve.
>>>>> Dianne
>>>> I just found an app that will let me play some of those on my iPhone=

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>>>> write some of the next gen games for Infocom.
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>>>> again!
>>>> Cheryl
>>> Did you find it on the Apple downloads page?
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>> http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html
>> For you?
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> And you can play on line at
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/zork1.html
>=20
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> If you're prepared to stay online all night!
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We loved those infocom games...played them for hours. Now he plays games =

with absolutely awesome graphics.

G

Posted by Cheryl Isaak on June 19, 2009, 11:33 am

On 6/19/09 10:46 AM, in article zxN_l.22$9l4.13@nwrddc01.gnilink.net,

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> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>> On 6/19/09 9:22 AM, in article C661093D.9CC30%cherylisaak@comcast.net,
>>
>>> On 6/19/09 9:04 AM, in article C6610513.15254%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 6/18/09 6:25 PM, in article 79vt7gF1sj8heU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I remember a relative giving us their hand-me-down Trash 80 when I was
>>>>>>> younger and my mom and I got totally hooked on a game - you were a lord
>>>>>>> of a fiefdom and had to take care of your serfs and soldiers and try to
>>>>>>> build an empire without getting killed off in your cold and drafty
>>>>>>> castle over the long winters....too funny - it wasn't much more than
>>>>>>> Pong or Dos type graphics but we played for hours! LOL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> MelissaD
>>>>>> How about the very first games: text only driven. No animation.
>>>>>> Stories with mazes to get through, puzzles to solve.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dianne
>>>>>
>>>>> I just found an app that will let me play some of those on my iPhone. I
>>>>> conquered Zork in multiple formats and played Adventure until my access to
>>>>> that computer went away.
>>>>>
>>>>> I love that style game and they just don¹t exist like that. I'd rather
>>>>> draw
>>>>> my maze than have it there in front of me. I knew a guy that went on to
>>>>> write some of the next gen games for Infocom.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Turns out that if you have a Mac, you can down load Zork. OH NO, here we
>>>>> go
>>>>> again!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheryl
>>>>>
>>>> Did you find it on the Apple downloads page?
>>>>
>>>> E
>>>>
>>> http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html
>>>
>>> For you?
>>>
>>
>>
>> And you can play on line at
>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/zork1.html
>>
>>
>> If you're prepared to stay online all night!
>>
>>
>> C
>>
> We loved those infocom games...played them for hours. Now he plays games
> with absolutely awesome graphics.
>
> G

There is something about those old games - the style, the having to think of
the dimensions yourself

Cheryl

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