Actually it's neather Glux nore Glulx. It's GLX, but it depends on the interpreter what they name it. Widely it is knnown as Glulx, yes. --- Contact info: Skype: parham-d MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com email: parham90 at GMail dot com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milos Przic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Glux
> Isn't it Glulx? > Milos Przic > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skipe: milosh-hs > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Glux > > >> Glux is an interactive fiction interpreter. Interactive fiction games are >> the kind of ones that are text-based, and you need to type in commands to >> play. For more info, >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_fiction >> --- >> Contact info: >> Skype: parham-d >> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lino Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:47 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Glux >> >> >>> `Hey what is Glux? Your bro in Christ, >>> Lino Morales and Louie Lab >>> Email and Windows Live Messenger: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> And to tune into the radio station designed with the family in mind >>> LLJFM, >>> listen via WINAMP at: >>> http://78.129.175.168:8014/listen.pls >>> Finally, for Blind Christian Men, visit: >>> http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_morales-family >>> to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. >>> And to join the Magic Jack VI list, send an email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Alex Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 6:19 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>> >>> >>> Having just downloaded glux, I was pleased to find that it will >>> self-voice. >>> In the options dialog box, there is a buton for speech, which seems to >>> work >>> pretty well. >>> Cheers >>> Alex >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Parham >>> Sent: 07 July 2008 12:02 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>> >>> Hi Jacob, >>> I'm afraid you have to work with Glux without any scripts pretty much. >>> After >>> >>> a while, you would get used to it; I don't even switch back to pc, just >>> read >>> >>> the responses and type in the edit box. >>> --- >>> Contact info: >>> Skype: parham-d >>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:28 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>> >>> >>>> Ok, FWIW, now going through the search results for the hobbit on that >>>> IFDB >>>> page, at least one of them works: >>>> The hobbit, the true story >>>> http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=pejw8j7qote04e6m >>>> >>>> It did want the IFDB activeX control to help do it's installation since >>>> this >>>> in fact installed the glulxe interpreter to be able to run the game, >>>> and >>>> then when it had done that, it could in fact interpret this game. >>>> >>>> I do seem to need to use the Jaws cursor to move up and down in the >>>> text >>>> part of the window, to read what's happening, but the game works! >>>> >>>> This specific game is apparently based on the original, but was put >>>> together >>>> in 1993, and it works on my Win XP machine. >>>> >>>> Will definitely check out one or two more, as well as looking at that >>>> website, and it's also just possible there will be Jaws scripts for the >>>> interpreter, but lets see... >>>> >>>> Also now realised that the IFDB scripting engine I already have is >>>> (obviously) related and just hadn't gotten around to looking at it yet. >>>> >>>> Stay well >>>> >>>> Jacob Kruger >>>> Blind Biker >>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:53 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> Here is the IFDB page you need. It has come up in search of "Hobbit". >>>>> It >>>>> can >>>>> be a good reference when you are looking for an IF (interactive >>>>> fiction) >>>>> game. Other websites include, >>>>> http://www.if-archive.org >>>>> which is also an FTP. I'm writing my own IF game for the 2009 >>>>> compitition. >>>>> :) >>>>> And, here is the URL to the Hobbit!: >>>>> http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=hobbit&searchGo.x=0&searchGo.y=0 >>>>> Have fun hobbit-ing! >>>>> --- >>>>> Contact info: >>>>> Skype: parham-d >>>>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>>>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:22 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 'The hobbit' >>>>>> >>>>>> Based on JRR Tolkien's book, and there were originally versions for >>>>>> Commodores, ZX Spectrums etc. etc., but this is the DOS version. >>>>>> >>>>>> Stay well >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>>> Blind Biker >>>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:21 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Jacob, >>>>>>> Would you tell me the name of the game? I might be able to retrieve >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> Infocom or Tads version possibly, which would be playable under any >>>>>>> operating system, given the correct programs. >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> Contact info: >>>>>>> Skype: parham-d >>>>>>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>>>>>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:26 AM >>>>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi there >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I got hold of almost the very first game I ever played on a PC as >>>>>>>> such, >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> while it's meant to run in the command line, and basically you type >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> commands/answers etc., it just seems to hang if now run under >>>>>>>> Windows >>>>>>>> XP >>>>>>>> Pro, and although I tried playing with various settings in the >>>>>>>> properties >>>>>>>> dialogue, under the program tab, which seems to be basically >>>>>>>> focused >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> some >>>>>>>> properties specific to command line apps, even when then trying to >>>>>>>> run >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> from the then created 'shortcut', it just 'hangs', and if I try >>>>>>>> virtualising >>>>>>>> the window using Jaws key + Ctrl + W, it still returns nothing, so >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> think >>>>>>>> it's literally just hanging. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I suppose I could try create a virtual machine using an >>>>>>>> installation >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> something like MSDos 6.0 (which I think was the last standalone of >>>>>>>> DOS >>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>> thereabouts), and see if that would then work, but what then about >>>>>>>> screenreading? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyway, know this isn't mainstream, but just thought I may as well >>>>>>>> ask, >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> for interests sake, this game is the text-based adventure game of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> Hobbit >>>>>>>> from around the late 80s, and it was literally one of the first >>>>>>>> games >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> really played on a PC (where had already been playing others in a >>>>>>>> Commodore >>>>>>>> 64). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Stay well >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>>>>> Blind Biker >>>>>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>>>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>>>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>>>>>> Address for the list archives: >>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>>>>>> subject >>>>>>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team 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