Re: SunDog: nostalgia vs. reality--revisited

["Bruce F. Webster" <bwebster@bfwa.com>]

matthew p. conte wrote:
> Bruce F. Webster wrote:
> > Yech.
> >
> > OK, so I'm being a bit harsh, and it was SunDog 1.1...
>
> go to the incoming directory of asimov - you'll find sundog 2.0 
> there...
> ftp://ftp.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/incoming/

Thanks to Matt, my nostalgia for SunDog has been restored. I didn't
realize what a vast improvement 2.0 was over 1.1--in performance, in
responsiveness, in UI flow, in gameplay, in utility, and so on. Playing
1.1 the other night was painful; by contrast, I completed Phase 1 of
SunDog 2.0 in a single sitting last night and enjoyed doing so (while
making lots of mental notes of what I'd do differently). 

It also answered a question I had when I booted up 1.1, which was: just
what did I spend the seven months from 1.1 to 2.0 working on? I know I
worked some massively long hours, and even at that, there were three
other developers contributing to some of the special effects and
utilities. But I couldn't remember all the differences. Signficant.
Definitely significant.  

By the way, a search on Alta Vista confirmed my suspicion that I never
saw (i.e., my newsfeed never passed my way) a number of the postings on
SunDog. I'm trying to respond to those directly, but here's a general
"thanks for the nice things you said" to all who did so. :-) ..bruce..

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