[wplug] OT: Down Memory Lane
Diana A. Clarion
dclarion at fnordnet.net
Fri Oct 14 16:37:20 EDT 2005
Ah, oops! So I'll stand corrected :o)
DAC
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 10:47:13AM -0400, Chris Ott wrote:
>
> Since you're the second person who commented on this, I'll make a
> correction: the above isn't Advent, it's Zork. I've played 4 different
> versions of Advent and none has a mailbox, though I'll have to admit, it
> really does look a lot like the opening screen to Advent and I had to
> look at the output closely to notice the difference.
>
> On the same subject (and since I mentioned DG earlier), if you've ever
> read "Soul of a New Machine", you'll see that Advent figures prominently
> in DG's past. If fact DG's "shell" for their AOS operating system
> actually has an "XYZZY" command built in. When you type it, it says
> "Nothing happens." Hilarious.
>
> Finally, as far as Infocom games go, my favorite was always "Leather
> Goddesses of Phobos". I'm sorry, but you just can't beat a game that
> comes with 3D glasses and a scratch-n-sniff card. :-)
>
> Chris
>
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