bart@reed.UUCP (Massey) (02/05/84)
Sigh -- I have gotten a large number of highly interested replies to my query about zork/dungeon -- someone requested that I post a summary of what I've found out, so here goes -- The rumor is: Infocom sells its version of the zork epic (i.e. ZORK I, ZORK II) for any PDP-11 running RT-11... Price unknown -- for popular micros the two halves of dungeon are about $30 each... The DECUS library will sell you the source for zork -- $44 for magtape, $100 for RX-01 disk -- probably the source will compile on RT-11, RSX, RSTS, or VMS operating systems -- this is apparently DEC Fortran source code... And finally, a NUMBER of people have versions of source or object for various odd machines and or operating systems -- if you are one of these people, you might post a note here, explaining what you have -- it might make someone else VERY happy... Again, sorry I couldn't reply to each of you individually, but would SOMEONE please tell me how to post mail over the net to a known pathname using plain old 'mail'?!?... I don't think I'm doing it right, and it sure is undocumented here... And if someone has source code for dungeon/zork in FORTRAN77 or some other even more portable high-level language, maybe they could/should just post it to net.sources? Anyway, Happy Zorking... Befuddled but still trying, Bart Massey (...!tektronix!reed!bart) (Reed College, Portland OR)
billr@tekred.UUCP (Bill Randle) (02/07/84)
Awhile back a group of us went together and bought the tape from DECUS (FORTRAN) and converted it to f77 to run on our pdp. We had to do some hacks to get it to fit on the '11, but it does work. Send mail if you want more info. -Bill Randle Tektronix, Inc. tektronix!tekred!billr (uucp) tekred!billr@tektronix (CSnet) tekred!billr.tektronix@rand-relay (ARPA)
jr@qtlon.UUCP (02/16/84)
... and if you are thinking of posting it to net.sources, post it here as well, as sources doesn't get this far.... -- ++jim <england>!ukc!qtlon!jr ++jim
tomk@orca.UUCP (Tom Kloos) (02/18/84)
[xxx] If anyone is thinking of posting the DECUS sources of Dungeon (Zork) to the net, PLEASE DON'T! I just totaled up the number of bytes in my copy and it's over 600K. NOT appropriate for phone line transfer! (Even half that is too much.) Those interested in getting the sources should contact someone with a tape and arrange for an exchange. Better yet, BUY IT from DECUS since that's how we can keep them running. They will now sell, at a higher price, to non-members. -Tom Kloos, Tektronix, Inc. tektronix!orca!tomk
billr@tekred.UUCP (Bill Randle) (02/20/84)
Not to worry, I have no intention of posting it (Tom's right, it's too big). If you want a copy, send mail for tape exchange info. -Bill Randle Tektronix, Inc. tektronix!tekred!billr (uucp) tekred!billr@tektronix (CSnet) tekred!billr.tektronix@rand-relay (ARPA)