kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) (10/09/90)
In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu Chun-Yao YES!! I really wish they (FTA) would turn their talents towards useful programs. As you said, demos are nice, but enough is enough.
araftis@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Alex Raftis) (10/10/90)
In article <8748.apple.net@pro-angmar> kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) writes: >In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu > >Chun-Yao > YES!! I really wish they (FTA) would turn their talents towards useful >programs. As you said, demos are nice, but enough is enough. Actually, if you read the opening page (This can take quite a awhile waiting for all the text to circle about) they tell you what demos _and_ games they have completed. The list is not extensive, but impressive. -- -------------------------------------------------- Internet: araftis@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU America Online: xela (Real Life: Alex Raftis)
dragon@pawl.rpi.edu (Dragon) (10/10/90)
Where did everyone get a copy of Modulae? Did I miss a posting of it?
-Dgt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Ross Thompson) (10/10/90)
kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) writes: > In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu > > Chun-Yao > YES!! I really wish they (FTA) would turn their talents towards useful > programs. As you said, demos are nice, but enough is enough. They are! I talked to Oliver Goguel (SP?), and they are working on a game. A full-fledged game. No more of this demo stuff. He didn't give me many details, but it's going to be something with cars in it. That's all I really know. I can't wait to see a "preview" of it. -Greg T.
cshum@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Chung H. Shum) (10/10/90)
In article <Qb4eDGu00VpQAABkwF@andrew.cmu.edu> gt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Ross Thompson) writes: >kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) writes: > > They are! I talked to Oliver Goguel (SP?), and they are working on >a game. A full-fledged game. No more of this demo stuff. He didn't >give me many details, but it's going to be something with cars in it. >That's all I really know. I can't wait to see a "preview" of it. > > -Greg T. You're not talking about Mini-Prix, are you? I saw a beta of this and it wasn't too impressive... not what you've come to expect from FTA. It was kind of like the old arcade game "Sprint" where you have a bird's eye view of a racetrack and drive around and around... Chung
opsy026@ucsck.UCSC.EDU (10007026) (10/11/90)
In article <Qb4eDGu00VpQAABkwF@andrew.cmu.edu> gt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Ross Thompson) writes: >kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) writes: >> In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu >> YES!! I really wish they (FTA) would turn their talents towards useful >> programs. As you said, demos are nice, but enough is enough. > They are! I talked to Oliver Goguel (SP?), and they are working on >a game. A full-fledged game. No more of this demo stuff. He didn't >give me many details, but it's going to be something with cars in it. >That's all I really know. I can't wait to see a "preview" of it. I very well may be wrong, but isn't that what MiniPrix is? I thought MiniPrix was an FTA game and "has cars in it".. Maybe not... MiniPrix reminds me of the old Atari 2600 driving games... You see a top view and drive around the screen. I forget for sure but I think there's a magnified window of your car and a little of the track and another portion of the screen that shows the whole track and where you are. It's kinda neat but only uses about 1/2 of the screen. Hope they keep it up! --- unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu Apple II Forever!
kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) (10/12/90)
In-Reply-To: message from dragon@pawl.rpi.edu I got my Modulae demo from America Online...man what a huge download!
cc@xroads.UUCP (Dan McGuirk) (10/12/90)
In article <1990Oct10.064633.22008@agate.berkeley.edu> <cshum@tornado.Berkeley.Edu> (Chung H. Shum) writes: |You're not talking about Mini-Prix, are you? I saw a beta of this and it |wasn't too impressive... not what you've come to expect from FTA. It was |kind of like the old arcade game "Sprint" where you have a bird's eye view |of a racetrack and drive around and around... Anyone have any idea where I could get a copy of this game? I love playing Super Sprint in the arcade.. -- \ / C r o s s r o a d s C o m m u n i c a t i o n s /\ (602) 941-2005 300|1200 Baud 24 hrs/day / \ hplabs!hp-sdd!crash!xroads!cc