[net.games.emp] OLD OLD OLD EMPIRE

dim@whuxlm.UUCP (McCooey David I) (04/23/86)

> I have just ported a copy of a game which calls itself old empire. Is this
> the right newsgroup to get in touch with the people who play it? I need the
> info files that supposedly come with it.

I am looking for the old old empire that was written under VMS in Fortran.
It is much simpler and more dynamic than the newer versions.  If ANYBODY
out there knows of a source for this (in any language), PLEASE post it on
the net.  I want to convert it to UNIX V.

bright@dataioDataio.UUCP (Walter Bright) (04/28/86)

In article <929@whuxlm.UUCP> dim@whuxlm.UUCP (McCooey David I) writes:
>I am looking for the old old empire that was written under VMS in Fortran.
>It is much simpler and more dynamic than the newer versions.  If ANYBODY
>out there knows of a source for this (in any language), PLEASE post it on
>the net.  I want to convert it to UNIX V.

The Fortran version of Empire is copyrighted. Decus erroneously distributed
the source, they have since stopped. I wrote the original for a PDP-10,
Herb Jacobs and Dave Mitten converted it to the VAX.

I'm sorry, but the source code is not available. Please do not post it
to the net.

Executable versions for the IBM PC are available for $29.95 from:
Northwest Software, 13928 129th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 (206) 823-5388