jt29+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Thomas) (08/11/90)
I have some difficulty running PT109 on my SE-30. Every time I sink a ship, the machine crashes. If turn my pt boat to face away from the sinking ship, the program is o.k. Unfortunately this makes the game rather difficult to play. Is there a way I can correct this or is a newer version available? Also, are there action games similar to PT109 that any of you might recommend and, if so, where might I get them. Thanks in advance for your help. #################### J.B. Thomas "Fair Enough..."---Gordon Solie ####################
jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) (08/12/90)
In article <Eakm4d600WBK81zlVO@andrew.cmu.edu>, jt29+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Thomas) writes: >I have some difficulty running PT109 on my SE-30. Every time I sink a >ship, the machine crashes. Ah, yet another victim of the "pacifistic game" syndrome... PT109, for those who don't know it, was written by an eternal war-hater. Every game he's written, by the way, is like this. The object of the game is *not* to kill all the bad guys, but rather to sit down with them, talk out your differences, and for you both to learn and grow from the experience. Try it again, with this in mind. *Real* big smiley here... :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Price | Internet: jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu 5-145 Knudsen Hall | BITNET: price@uclaph UCLA Dept. of Physics | DECnet: uclapp::jprice Los Angeles, CA 90024-1547 | YellNet: 213-825-2259 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where there is no solution, there is no problem.
klf1305@che_sun1.tamu.edu (Kelly L. Fergason) (08/14/90)
In article <0093B091.D93D82E0@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) writes: >In article <Eakm4d600WBK81zlVO@andrew.cmu.edu>, jt29+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Thomas) writes: >>I have some difficulty running PT109 on my SE-30. Every time I sink a >>ship, the machine crashes. > > Ah, yet another victim of the "pacifistic game" syndrome... > > PT109, for those who don't know it, was written by an eternal >war-hater. Every game he's written, by the way, is like this. The object >of the game is *not* to kill all the bad guys, but rather to sit down with >them, talk out your differences, and for you both to learn and grow from >the experience. Try it again, with this in mind. > > *Real* big smiley here... :) I am glad you put the smiley there. :-) I wouldn't call Gordon Walton a war-hater. Even if he does feed stray dogs. He did have a sign on his house that said "This house protected by a shotgun 3 days a week. You guess which three." But back to PT. I am here in the town where it was written, but I am not sure who is supporting it now. A lot of people have left for other endeavors since PT was done. But I will ask about your problem. Kelly Fergason