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From: "Dave Ford" <absdjfNOSPAM@bath.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Rob Swiggart's "Portal" re-opened
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:20:38 GMT
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"atholbrose" <cinnamon@one.net> wrote in message
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> "Salim Fadhley" <scf@spamcop.net> wrote in
news:mfiu8.6960$Xf5.506728@news-
> binary.blueyonder.co.uk:
>
> > You may be interested to know that Portal - the interactive fiction game
> > written by Rob Swiggart in 1986 has been unofficially re-released on the
> > web. I have re-built from the original text and is currently different
in
> > structure from the game.
>
> This is very cool. I have very fond memories of playing Portal, although I
> think I never did complete the game. Just looking at the text brings back
> some very nice memories, and I am looking forward to reading the entire
> thing.

I've got the novelisation at home too - never managed to finish that
either.... Must get around to it one day...

Dave


