Re: Crossword puzzle generator?

[ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer)]

dstarr@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dwight Starr) says:

>Is there a crossword generator somewhere out in archive land?  I found
>my daughter trying to make a puzzle in Deluxe Paint last night. While
>her efforts were admirable there must be a better way to do it.  I have
>seen a generator for the IBM types. There must be one for us.


aa783@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark Spaeth) writes:

>At home, I have CROSSWORD MAGIC, a commercial package that does a very nice
>job, but I don't know af any shareware puzzle generators...  If you're
>interested in crossword Magic, try the education-oriented mail-order places
>such as educational resources...


I remember seeing a shareware (or public domain) crossword puzzle
generator available from the Big Red Computer Club in Norfolk, NE.  I
bought a copy of it, and the output it produced was very similar to
Crossword Magic's (as I recall).  The program was written in BASIC, but
still in the beta version.  I don't remember what it was called, but it
ran under ProDOS and required a 128K Apple // (enhanced //e, //c, //c+,
//gs).  It also required an ImageWriter (//?) printer, and would not
work with any other type of printer.

I don't have Big Red's address at hand, but they usually advertise in
inCider/A+ about every other month.  They have a shareware/public domain
software catalog available, too.  You might be able to find this program
in there.

Dave
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