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From: svm@kozmix.xs4all.nl (Sander van Malssen)
Subject: Re: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (was Re: AGT Materials)
Reply-To: svm@kozmix.xs4all.nl
Organization: Kozmic Egg Productions, Gouda, Netherlands
Message-ID: <Cvpo0D.433@kozmix.xs4all.nl>
References: <rwheCvA7AL.8tM@netcom.com> <rwheCvCxrw.LHt@netcom.com> <34dnmt$gnl@apple.com> <rwheCvoysE.L8r@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 15:55:24 +0200 (MET DST)
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rwhe@netcom.com (Ron Hale-Evans) writes:
> If you look above, you'll see I said "there is essentially only one game
> that REQUIRES the interpreter". Infocom games come with their own 
> interpreters. It could be argued that _Curses_ does not require ZIP or 
> ITF either in most cases, since actual Infocom-brand interpreters are 
> available for many, many machines.

Though not for many others. My Linux box definitely requires an
interpreter like Zip for ALL Infocom & Inform games. The same is
true for any other Unixoid OS or VAX/VMS. (What this has to do with
the original posting eludes me for the moment, though.)

Sander
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Sander van Malssen
svm@kozmix.xs4all.nl
