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From: aa699@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (C. Michel Boucher)
Subject: Re: Infocom Lost Treasures I
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 14:42:52 GMT
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In a previous article, jduteau@crow.ewd.dreo.dnd.ca (Jean-Henri Duteau) says:

>  Hi all, I have just recently re-installed the LTOI Vol. 1 onto my new 486
>computer (with MsDos6).  I seem to have a problem with playing Beyond Zork and
>Infidel.  I don't recall having those problems before and I don't have those
>problems with any of the other games.
>  For Infidel, trying to load it gives an incompatible file error.  For Beyond
>Zork, it asks if you want color (so I assume it loads correctly), but then it
>just blanks the screen and doesn't accept any keypresses or do anything at all.
>	Has anyone else had these problems?  If so, what needs to be done to
>fix it?  (Is there a patch that I don't know about? I doubt it since I don't
>recall having these problems before.)

I've experienced the same problem with Beyond Zork, but I haven't checked
Infidel.  My son can run Infidel on his machine, I believe.


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