Re: Gertrude's secrets (TLC) now available

["N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com>]

On Dec 20, 3:39 pm, Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> Gertrude's secrets v1.2
> (c) 1982-84, The Learning Company
> (k) 20/DEC/2011, LoGo
>
> Gertrude's secrets is an educational software. Help Gertrude, the
> goose, solve puzzles and earn treasures.
>
> In the archive, you will find the following files:
> - *asimov.rtf
>         This file
> - *cracked.dsk
>         The playable and unprotected diskette
> - *diskette.jpeg
>         A scan (in color) of the original diskette
> - *howtocrack.rtf
>         A step-by-step guide to help you copy your original diskette
> - *protected.dsk
>         A raw 16-sec diskette, not the original NIB diskette, but one with no
> bytes changed and thus with the protection check included!
>
> A later revision of the archive will contain a scan of the box and the
> manual.
>
> On Asimov, the archive will be found under /images/educational/ (I
> have just uploaded it)
> Until then, it is can downloaded fromhttp://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/public/
>
> Antoine "LoGo" Vignau
> Brutal Deluxe Software

Fantastic, sir!  After many years, this one can finally be taken off
Asimov's (and several people's) want-lists.

The date and aesthetic of the game match those of the Gertrude's
Puzzles that I uploaded a few years ago.  If there were indeed
multiple versions, this would appear to be the first one - usually the
best one to have, at least from an archival perspective.