Hi Ken, I may have time to fiddle with it later on today. If I figure anything out I will let ya know here.
Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken the Crazy Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:38 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Playing interactive fiction on the PACMate I still don't see how to get the interpreter working with the PM. Ken Downey President DreamTechInteractive! And, Coming soon, Blind Comfort! The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Gamers Discussion list'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Playing interactive fiction on the PACMate > Hi thanks for this info. > > I've really gotten more into the audio games that have come out in the > last few years and had pretty much given up on text adventures, but > the idea of taking some of the old games around on my pac mate and > playing zork or something on the way to work really piques my > interest. I've downloaded the interpretter and one or two of the > games from the site and will probably install them later on. But what > if I wish to really get nostalgic and play some of the old zork and > other infocom titles again? I may just possibly have ligit copies of > ms-dos versions of zork 1 2 and 3 laying around here somewhere god > knows where along with the old leather goddesses of phobos game, man I > played that damn thing for about two years before I solved it lol. > Anyhow is it possible to somehow bring the data files from these > things into the pocket pc interpretter? I am not talking about the > mechanics of getting the files onto the pac mate I can do that, I just > need to know which ones and if any converting is required. Also if > someone can let me know if any scripts are required that would be good > too. > > Thanks again. > > Tom > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of fastfinge > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 5:39 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Playing interactive fiction on the PACMate > > > Hi, > > Frostz is what you want; it has a blind mode for accessibility: > http://digilander.libero.it/jpdefault/frostz_index.html > It only supports the z-machine 1.0 standard, not 1.1 though, so some > games may not function as expected (especially _moments out of time_ > and > > the other games in that series). Good luck! > Grant Hardy wrote: >> Hey all! >> >> >> >> I'm wondering if anyone knows of an accessible interpreter for >> interactive fiction on the PACMate. I know some of you use >> PocketTads, but I am looking for an interpreter to play Infocom games >> (with .z5 or .z8 extensions). I'm trying out PocketFrotz but can't >> even figure out how to open a game (when I launch the program, it >> simply tells me that there is no game loaded and then puts me into a >> blank window). Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks. >> >> >> >> Grant >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
