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- This puzzle/game is a computerisation of a little plastic puzzle I bought
- in an airport lounge some years ago. I've long lost the original, but I
- had such fun with it that I decided to write it into a program for EGA
- screened computers as an experiment with graphics.
-
- As it's nearing Christmas I thought it would make a nice computer Christmas
- for all those nice people who call and chat on The POWER Tower bulletin
- board that I run.
-
- I apologise to any callers who don't yet have EGA screens - to those I can
- only say a conventional "Merry Christmas". To the rest I say, have fun.
-
- You'll need both PRISONER.EXE and PRIS1.GRF to run the program, and an EGA
- screen with 128K of RAM. Type in PRISONER to start it and from then on you're
- on your own. If you really do get stuck - there is a built in solution.
- You can see this by holding down the Alt key and typing 250 on the numeric
- keypad (you must do this at the start position only). When you release the
- Alt key, you'll be shown just one solution - but it won't release the
- prisoner! To see the graphics display you MUST solve the problem yourself.
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-
- At the risk of leaving some out (apologies in advance) I must publicly thank
- just a few of the lovely folks who give unstintingly of their time and effort
- (and cash for phone bills) to brighten our lives and help the newcomers to
- computing ...
-
- John Sutcliffe for his particular help with QuickBASIC.
- Dave Collins for his appalling jokes and inexhaustible support.
- Crystal Gazer for his penetrating observations and help with the Tower.
- Jonathan Marshall for some amazing software.
- Shakib Otaqui for timely technical help.
- Pat Gadsby for all things graphical.
- Clare Sinclive for the most original pseudonym (we still don't believe it!)
-
- Doug Taylor, Ged Lancaster, Steve Carter, Ben Humphry and many, many others.
-
- and last, but by no means least -
- the inimitable Bob Knight for brightening every call to the Tower with Wit
- and Wisdom beyond even the pressure of the blackmail threats.
-
- Thanks to you all!
-
- Keep calling in 1989 - All sorts of things are planned, some of which may
- actually happen!
-
- A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year ...
-
- from Jim
-
-