thinfilm@uicsl.UUCP (02/23/86)
Could anyone tell me if the newer infocom games are truly MS-DOS
games (it does seem to say so on the label). I have a machine which is
definitely NOT IBM compatible and have noticed that AMFV seems to exist only
in the IBM pc format now. In the past I have had to always purchase games
directly from INFOCOM (at list prices) in order to get a version that is
MS_DOS that doesn't use the IBM BIOS calls. Could anyone tell me if INFOCOM
has silently stopped supporting true MSDOS and has decided to support only
IBM clones? I wrote them a letter but have received no reply. Thanks.
Paul Fons
{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uicsl!thinfilmtoma@tekchips.UUCP (02/24/86)
In article <4500002@uicsl> thinfilm@uicsl.UUCP writes: > > Could anyone tell me if the newer infocom games are truly MS-DOS >games (it does seem to say so on the label). I have a machine which is >definitely NOT IBM compatible and have noticed that AMFV seems to exist only >in the IBM pc format now. ... Could anyone tell me if INFOCOM >has silently stopped supporting true MSDOS and has decided to support only >IBM clones? ... > Paul Fons > {ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uicsl!thinfilm Great news! Infocom is effectively selling their MS-DOS version as the PC- Version. This means: (1). Lower prices (i.e. discounts!) for non IBM PC compatible users. (2). No Copy Protection!! (For a long time I bought CP/M version to avoid this, until I got a copy of ZT16 which allows running the pc version under DOS) (3). Desktop utilities, such as Sidekick for taking notes, can now be utilized. Only two disadvantages: ANSI.SYS must be used, and display time is slower. In conclusion: Three cheers for INFOCOM!! Tom Almy