I've played the Adrift games before... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Glux
> Adrift is another format of writing interactive fiction. GMud, however, is > for playing multi-user dungeon games, which are online, multi-user games. > Interactive fiction is offline, and only you play it. Adrift, Inform, > JACL, > Tads, Glux, all of them are interactive fiction writing languages. > --- > Contact info: > Skype: parham-d > MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com > email: parham90 at GMail dot com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Glux > > >> did this take the place of G-Mud games or that one think it was called, >> Adrift? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 2:40 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 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