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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:29:36 GMT, "Andy M" <andym789@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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><ethan.dicks@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi, all,
>>
>> An avid IF fan recently had some questions for me about the menu
>> front-end that apparently shipped with LTOI 1 on DOS floppy (not on the
>> CD-ROM version). Since I bought the Amiga floppy version of LTOI I,
>> back in the day, I've never seen this particular program. Is there
>> anyone here who has it that could answer a few questions about this
>> supposed menu front end?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -ethan
>>
>> P.S. - there's something about a rubber hose and someone named 'Zoe',
>> if that rings any bells.
>>
>> P.P.S - no, really... that's what he said. I'm not making that part up.
>>
>
>I have a copy of this. I'll be happy to answer any questions, such as they
>may be. The front end consists of just a paragraph of text and then a
>listing of the games, though, nothing earth-shattering.
>
>Andy
>
I have it also. The main thing I remember offhand besides what Andy
said is that when I went from DOS 5.1 (or whatever) to DOS 6.22 I have
to use SetVer to install because the installation didn't recognize
6.22 and told me I had to upgrade my DOS version so what I really had
to do was fool it into thinking I had an older DOS version than I
did. Not certain whether I can install this on my current computer
but remember being able to get it installed on oneusing SE98; might
have been one of several programs I had to uninstall because they
caused instabilities and crashes though. If Andy can answer your
questions that actually require having the program installed I'd
rather leave this to him. I'm pretty sure I have all the literature
that came in the box with the disks if any questions need this as a
reference and Andy can't find all the booklets and whatever.
Oh, this isn't about the front end but I seem to recall that when some
of the Zork games ended they jumped you immmediately into the next
game so quickly it was hard to see the last message of the game and be
sure you had won and completed it. Or maybe I'm thinking of the
Masterpieces CD-ROM. Yup, Andy is probably your better information
source for multiple reasons. <sheepish grin>
Think Zoe and the rubber hose was just part of the intro where you
chose which game to play but might have come up during the
installation procedure also. Believe two booklets came in the LTOI 1
box and one had some information not on the disks that you would need
to know to properly play and win some of the games; an early
antipiracy measure.
Cheers,
BEH