mmcnew@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Monty McNew) (03/08/91)
Apparently there is quite a bit if interest in the Arkanoid question I posted below, so here is a running summary (not much here). I wrote: >>Can anyone tell me where to send my warranty card for Arkanoid. The one I >>got was pre-marked for Discovery Software International, INC. 163 Conduit >>Street Annapolis, MD 21401. >>[stuff deleted] I have no idea why this keeps coming back unless they are no >>longer in business. ==================== >From: danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Danno McKinnon) ---- ProLine: mmcnew@pro-odyssey Monty S. McNew Internet: mmcnew@pro-odyssey.cts.com @ Pro-Odyssey UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!mmcnew 707/437-4734 ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!mmcnew@nosc.mil Fairfield, CA
mmcnew@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Monty McNew) (03/08/91)
Apparently there is quite a bit if interest in the Arkanoid question I posted below, so here is a running summary (not much here). I wrote: >>Can anyone tell me where to send my warranty card for Arkanoid. The one I >>got was pre-marked for Discovery Software International, INC. 163 Conduit >>Street Annapolis, MD 21401. >>[stuff deleted] I have no idea why this keeps coming back unless they are no >>longer in business. ==================== >From: danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Danno McKinnon) >Your suspicion is correct--Discovery is out of business. At least, >that's what I heard over a year ago. (Maybe not that long ago, it's >tough to remember.) >And you'll find that it's tough to get Arkanoid to run with any sort >of fancy system, as happens with lots of games. >Be sure to post if you hear any info. that is more helpful... >(somtimes programs will get sold to other companies--it would be >great to get a color version of Arkanoid some day.) ==================== >From: bcarter@claven.idbsu.edu >I have a copy of Arkanoid that suddenly stopped working, apparently over one >system upgrade or another (I'm running 6.0.5 at home now and 6.0.7 at the office, >it works on neither, but I'm not sure when it stopped working). I've never been >able to get ahold of these people to see if an upgrade or a patch is available. ==================== >From: irwin@galton.uchicago.edu (Mark Irwin) >The makers of Arkanoid are out of business. Too bad too since version >1.0 of the program doesn't work on an SE/30 or later and there aren't >too many copies of version 1.1 which supposedly do work. It a real pain >for me since I really enjoyed this game and can't play it any more. ==================== >From: laf@mitre.org >I hate to tell you this, but last I heard, Discovery went under. >Please let me know if you find out anything to the contrary. ==================== So basically, all I have found out is that Discovery *IS* out of business. I know that Taito is somehow involved in producing this game (there are versions for just about every brand) and I wonder if they are now supporting the Mac version. If someone can give me their number (I think they are located in Canada) IUll give them a call and post the result here. Also, there was a question of version numbers working or not working with various versions of the system. I am using a Mac Classic w/2meg RAM and 40 meg HD I donUt have a lot of Inits etc. I bought Arkanoid at MacWorld and it is version 1.10. I am using system 6.0.7 and the game works perfectly (except I have to boot from the game disk or it wonUt work). Monty S. McNew Internet: mmcnew@pro-odyssey.cts.com @ Pro-Odyssey UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!mmcnew 707/437-4734 ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!mmcnew@nosc.mil Fairfield, CA