DH71FE@SWTEXAS.BITNET (chives.......................SWTSU) (02/03/90)
Gamesters- some assorted notes,
I have once again tried to send Vax_Tetris to everyone that
requested it. For people not on BITNET or THENET, you prolly
didn't get anything. I couldn't even return some of your mail
through all those strange gateways. Where is "fi" ?? If you
are on some strange network, you'll have to either find a
BITNET or such address for me to send it to, or give me the
arcane syntax necessary to get to you via SEND/FILE/VMSDUMP.
To use ZOO, define a symbol (either in LOGIN.COM or just at
DCL level) ZOO == "$disk$:[dir.subdir]ZOO" where _disk$_ is
your logical disk structure and _dir_ and _subdir_ is whatever
directory/subdir you have ZOO in. The syntax to unZOO is
ZOO X FILESPEC and ZOO H will get you some help. For those
who cannot get this to work, I'll send you the individual
unZOOed files.
For those who asked, I am not releasing the source code at this
time. I will release the final version sometime this semester,
graduate, and go on my happy and lucrative way. Then I will
be happy to release everything I ever did to Vax_Tetris to anyone
with enough patience to sift through my `kludge-kode.'
And if anyone runs an FTP site or LISTSERVer and wants to put
Vax_Tetris up on it, PLEASE DO! I cannot handle the 50+
requests I get a day. Expect delays and ommisions, eh?
I also sent VMS_BATTLESHIP to many of you. It is a two-person
simulation of the old game Battleship (natch) Any other requests
for it should be sent to the author, Ray Renteria, at
RR02026@SWTEXAS. It includes full source code and is an excellent
demonstration of full screen control and multi-process intereaction
via temporary mailboxes.
chives
(David J. Hahn)
DH71FE@SWTEXAS