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From: mattack@eskimo.com (Matt Ackeret)
Subject: Re: Mystery Mansion--is it available?
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 20:41:52 GMT
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In article <drew-1202962030320001@ppp-85.rvlink.com>,
 <drew@sawdust.cvfn.org> wrote:
>engrossed. A couple years later, another IF game was there for us to play:
>Mystery Mansion. 
>
>Mystery Mansion's plot involved solving a simple mystery in the "Clue"
>style, discovering the murder weapon, the murder location, and the
>murderer. This was one of several puzzles to solve. I recall a vampire and
>a werewolf that had to be dealt with. 

	As I replied to Drew in e-mail, I think he's referring to
Mystery House, by Sierra Online.

	This game was released into the public domain by Roberta Williams (*)
on Sierra's 10th anniversary.

	Thus, it is available legally on the net at
<ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/appleII/mystery.dsk>

	(Wow, Fetch does "copy" as make a URL of this item. AWESOME!)

(*)  	I strongly recommend all computer users read the awesome book
"Hackers" by Steven Levy.  Note that the name of this book refers to 
the correct (if you are prescriptive) or original meaning of the word, 
in which it is taken to be a GOOD thing.

	I refer to it here because a large segment of the book deals with
Sierra Online and I think they mention Mystery House a lot.

	Jeez I should read this book again now that I'm thinking about it again.
-- 
unknown@apple.com		Apple II Forever
These opinions are mine, not Apple's.
