Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-12-03 Thread Adrian Graham
Hi Rich, I'm trying to get hold of you via your btconnect address and it's constantly bouncing with this message: 2006-12-03 22:30:22 1GpBsQ-Jj-Sa == [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (0): SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host ibmr.btconnect.com

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-12-01 Thread Rich Mellor
On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:25:18 -, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have often wondered what 'rwap' was but have never worked it > out. > > Rich's Wonderful Application Programs ... Well that is one very kind suggestion !! -- Rich Mellor >

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-12-01 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I have often wondered what 'rwap' was but have never worked it out. Rich's Wonderful Application Programs ... >>> >>> Well that is one very kind suggestion !! >>> >>> -- >>> Rich Mellor >> I seem to remember it stems back to Rich's scholl days, but can't >> remember exactly

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-12-01 Thread Rich Mellor
On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:24:29 -, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I have often wondered what 'rwap' was but have never worked it out. >>> >>> Rich's Wonderful Application Programs ... >> >> Well that is one very kind suggestion !! >> >> -- >> Rich Mellor > I seem to remember it

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-12-01 Thread Dilwyn Jones
>> I have often wondered what 'rwap' was but have never worked it out. >> >> Rich's Wonderful Application Programs ... > > Well that is one very kind suggestion !! > > -- > Rich Mellor I seem to remember it stems back to Rich's scholl days, but can't remember exactly what it was. -- Dilwyn

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread Rich Mellor
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:59:44 -, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich Mellor wrote: > > >>> For games and other software, as well as second user hardware, etc, >>> look >>> up Rich Mellor's site at ... http://www.wrapsoftware.co.uk >>> >> >> Close - http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread Rich Mellor
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:49:18 -, David Gilham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think they are still in copyright and not freely redistributable, I > think by Activision but I am not sure , best check on > rec.games.intfiction usenet newsgroup. > There was a CD collection of interactive fic

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread Tony Firshman
Rich Mellor wrote: >> For games and other software, as well as second user hardware, etc, look >> up Rich Mellor's site at ... http://www.wrapsoftware.co.uk >> > > Close - http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk > I have often wondered what 'rwap' was but have never worked it out. Rich's Wonderful Appli

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread David Gilham
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom? Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:30:27 - Anyone know what the copyright status is on all the Infocom games? I have several CD's worth (Best of Infocom I and II)that I orginally got to play on my Psi

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread Dave Walker
From: "Rich Mellor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom? On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:49:42 -, Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-30 Thread Rich Mellor
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:49:42 -, Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard > Kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> Richard (I should join the club. I should also buy SMSQ/E but I don't >> actually know what it costs, or what it does - how it woul

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Timothy Swenson
> Phoebus Dokos put together a CD called the Interactive Fantasy > Collection, which Darren Branagh sold for a while IIRC. > > That might be what you were thinking of. No, it was a CD that someone else sent me. It was just a dump of a bunch of inform type games. Not a commerical CD. Tim Swen

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Richard (I should join the club. I should also buy SMSQ/E but I don't >actually know what it costs, or what it does - how it would affect my >fairly light/trivial QL usage, but with a SCG and monitor etc, my QL >is rat

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Rich Mellor
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:19:05 -, Richard Kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 29 Nov 2006, at 02:28, Tony Firshman wrote: > >> Richard Kilpatrick wrote: >>> I'm googling like mad, and can't find anything. I'm giving my friend >>> my spare QL system, and I want to give her some softwar

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
>>> Takes forever copying microdrives! I'd forgotten! And this is with >>> the wcopy command! >> With qpac2 it is easy. >> FORMAT ram1_mdv1_ >> >> This does a quick direct sector read and flags files that will not >> copy. >> Repeated use will often recover files. > > Wait. Did I forget a format co

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> There is a Infocom Interpreter (called ZIP) and game creator using > the > Inform language. They can both be found at the following location: > > Game Player > http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/games/infocom.zip > > Game Creator > http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/games/inform.zip > > The player comes with som

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-29 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 29 Nov 2006, at 02:28, Tony Firshman wrote: > Richard Kilpatrick wrote: >> I'm googling like mad, and can't find anything. I'm giving my friend >> my spare QL system, and I want to give her some software with it >> aside from the 4 applications - looking ideally for "The Quill" >> adventure wr

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-28 Thread Timothy Swenson
There is a Infocom Interpreter (called ZIP) and game creator using the Inform language. They can both be found at the following location: Game Player http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/games/infocom.zip Game Creator http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/games/inform.zip The player comes with some

Re: [ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-28 Thread Tony Firshman
Richard Kilpatrick wrote: > I'm googling like mad, and can't find anything. I'm giving my friend > my spare QL system, and I want to give her some software with it > aside from the 4 applications - looking ideally for "The Quill" > adventure writing package which did appear to exist for it, a

[ql-users] The Quill, Infocom?

2006-11-28 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
I'm googling like mad, and can't find anything. I'm giving my friend my spare QL system, and I want to give her some software with it aside from the 4 applications - looking ideally for "The Quill" adventure writing package which did appear to exist for it, and anything which will interpret