Re: Taipan!

[mls14@po.cwru.edu (Matthew Smith)]

In article <VceaDc3w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>,
philippe@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Philippe Benichou) wrote:

> 8ball@cs.utexas.edu (Karl R. Dalley) writes:
> 
> > When I was an avid Apple //e user, the one game that I would play for hours
> > on end was Taipan!  As I was packing up to move this past weekend, I booted
> > up the game for the first time in 4+ years.  I have since become hooked
> > again, but I ran into some bugs (features?) in the game that I wanted to talk
> > to the programmer about.  I was unable to find the actual game documentation,
> > but the title screen says the following:
> >      Taipan!
> >      A games based on the China trade of the 1800's
> >      Created by: Art Canfil
> >      Apple ][ program by: Mega-Micro Computers
> >      Copyright c1982 by Avalanche Productions Inc.
> > 
> > Does anyone know or have any pointers how I might get ahold of Art or whateve
> > company owns the copyright to the game nowadays?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > ---Karl R. Dalley
> > 8ball@cs.utexas.edu
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> I don't know what happened to Mister Canfil, but I do know of a serious 
> bug in the program.
     It's not a bug!  It's the best feature!!  After I figured that one
out, it became almost my favorite game!

> 
> If you want to become super-rich super-fast, go into NEGATIVE DEBT!!!!
> All you have to do at the START of the game, is go in debt in 1 dollar 
> (or whatever currency)... then repay as MUCH as you can afford.... IT 
> will grow EXPONENTALLY.
> 
>                                          Yours truly,
> 
>                                           _
>                                          |_|
>                                          |  hil
> 
> P.S. You can withdraw the money at anytime, I think...

     No, you can only "borrow" either half or double (I forget which) what
you have cash on hand.  And you have to be in Hong Kong.  Plus when he
wants $$ for the Sea Goddess or whatever, make sure you don't have any
cash.  It will come out of the "debt."

Matthew Smith
mls14@po.cwru.edu
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