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- Ditch Day Drifter
- Copyright (c) 1990 by Michael J. Roberts. All rights reserved.
-
- This package was prepared April 07, 1993.
-
- Ditch Day Drifter is a game that demonstrates TADS, the Text Adventure
- Development System, a programming tool for writing text adventure games.
-
- Ditch Day Drifter is being distributed free of charge. Please feel free
- to give a copy of Ditch Day Drifter to your friends. Ditch Day Drifter
- may be distributed on the condition that it is distributed free of charge,
- unmodified, and in its entirety; please see LICENSE.DDD for details.
-
-
- The TADS Run-Time
- -----------------
-
- In order to play Ditch Day Drifter, you need the TADS Run-Time module.
- To make the Ditch Day Drifter distribution file smaller, we distribute
- the TADS Run-Time module separately. You should be able to find the
- file TADS2RUN (usually with an extension indicating the type of compression
- utility used, such as .ZIP or .SIT) from the same place you got Ditch
- Day Drifter. If you have any trouble finding TADS2RUN, call our BBS;
- the latest TADS2RUN is always available for download at 415 493 2420.
-
-
- Notes for DOS users
- -------------------
-
- To run the game, just type: TR DITCH
-
- On PC's, you can edit command lines with the arrow keys and other standard
- editing keys. Review Mode (described in DITCH.DOC) is activated with
- function key F1.
-
- Saved games are stored in standard DOS files, by default in the current
- directory (the directory from which you start the game), so make sure
- you have free disk space before you begin playing.
-
-
- About TADS
- ----------
-
- TADS is a programming system that lets you write your own professional-
- quality text adventure games. TADS uses a high-level, C-like object-oriented
- language. The system comes with a compiler, the run-time system, a source
- file that implements a large set of common adventure objects, on-line
- documentation, and the source for a complete sample game. When you
- register your shareware copy of TADS, you also get the printed, 240-page
- TADS Author's Manual, plus the TADS Debugger, a full source-level debugger
- for programs written with TADS. You can get the latest TADS shareware
- from the High Energy BBS (see below).
-
-
-
- For More Information
- --------------------
-
- If you would like more information, or if you have any comments on our
- products, please contact us. We can be reached through a variety of
- electronic means, as well as by mail.
-
- Telephone:
- Credit card orders can be made by calling (415)493-2430 weekdays
- from 10 AM to 6 PM Pacific Time.
-
- High Energy BBS:
- The fastest way to reach us is through the High Energy BBS. Set
- your modem to 14,400 bps (or any lower speed), N-8-1, and dial
- 415-493-2420. The BBS is open to the public -- you don't need to
- be a registered user of any our products to access the system.
- Feel free to browse the message conferences and libraries on the
- BBS; you may be able to find the answer to your question without
- having to wait for a reply. Address specific questions to SYSOP.
- PCPursuit users: the High Energy BBS can be reached from the
- San Jose (CASJO) outdial.
-
- Internet:
- support@hinrg.starconn.com
-
- CompuServe:
- 73737,417
-
- GEnie:
- M.ROBERTS10
-
- USPS:
- High Energy Software
- P.O. Box 50422
- Palo Alto, CA 94303
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