Re: Hitchhiker's Guide

[pfg@yallara.cs.rmit.EDU.AU (Paul Francis Gilbert)]

gsmenden@fas.harvard.edu (George Mendenhall) writes:

>Having completed my quest to solve Secret Agent (Thanks to all that helped
>me out), I fired up my old Apple IIe and started playing the Hithhiker's
>Guide to the Galaxy, having recently read the book.

>Does anybody know where this can be obtained?  I have it on Apple disk,
>but would like to run it in emulation on Applewin.  It's a text adventure
>game.  I can't find it at ftp.apple.asimov.net.

>Alternatively, is there an easy way to transfer the image from the apple
>to the IBM? I assume there's a faq on this, but I don't have time to
>solder things! :)

>Thanks you hoopy froods! ;)

>			G. Stuart Mendenhall

Well, there might be a copy at asimov in the adventure/infocom directory.
Otherwise check out ftp.gmd.de:/if-archive/infocom hierachy. I think there's
some conversion tools for 2e->PC in the tools subdirectory.

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