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From: jorn@chinet.chi.il.us (Jorn Barger)
Subject: Re: TADS?
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1993 20:55:34 GMT
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from the faq:
TADS:   Text Adventure Development System by Michael Roberts.
	(mroberts@hinrg.starconn.com or 73737.417@compuserve.com).  Latest
	version is 2.0, October 1992.  Shareware.  Object-oriented language,
	including multiple inheritance.  Syntax similar to C.  Source code for
	TADS is not available.  Excellent documentation (including tips on
	adventure game design) for those who register (which is recommended).
	Includes a library of standard definitions of verbs and object
	classes.  Large example adventures written in TADS are available.  
	The Unnkulian games were written in TADS (contact is Dave Baggett,
	dmb@ai.mit.edu; the Unnkulian source code is not distributed).  
	TADS runs on MS-DOS, Macintosh, and Atari ST.  Available from many 
        ftp sites, including:
 
           msdos.archive.umich.edu: msdos/games/adventure/tads.zip
           atari.archive.umich.edu: atari/Games/Tads/tads.lzh
           mac.archive.umich.edu:   mac/game/gameutil/tads#.#.cpt.hqx
           ftp.gmd.de:              if-archive/programming/tads
 
         If you can't download a copy, you get it from:
            High Energy Software, P.O. Box 50422, Palo Alto CA 94303.
         The $40 shareware fee covers the code and documentation.












