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From: bigmac@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mark Christopher Macsurak)
Subject: Re: Thanks, guys! (Re: Wishbringer, The Stone in the Box)
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 02:33:21 GMT
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In article <C5on6H.Ktu@acsu.buffalo.edu> v062r8ug@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Norman Chan) writes:
>Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. As soon as I get back home
>from school in a few weeks, I'll try to "charge" my stone by exposing it
>to sunlight or my lamp bulb. I still have reservations about whether this
>will work, because I bought the game during the mid 80's and it IS made
>out of plastic. 
>
>BTW, I think this funny quote is from the front cover of the package of
>'Wishbringer':
>
>"I really loved this game! What's the flat, black square-like thing
> with a hole in the middle?"
>
>P.S. 3.5" diskette-users may fail to find this funny.

I remember that quote! Although I don't have the package (it's at my parent's
house) I remember the quote being attributed to Ronald Reagan or "Some famous
guy in the White House". Infocom was so great! I'm getting teary again.

                                              -bigmac@leland.stanford.edu

