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  1. Path: valour.pem.cam.ac.uk!not-for-mail
  2. From: cbrown@armltd.co.uk (Chris Brown)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
  4. Subject: Re: New slot box Amiga
  5. Date: 19 Mar 1996 10:58:42 -0000
  6. Organization: Advanced RISC Machines Limited
  7. Message-ID: <4im412$pmb@valour.pem.cam.ac.uk>
  8. References: <4icukc$sqe@serpens.rhein.de> <DoF1ED.D1r@cix.compulink.co.uk>
  9. NNTP-Posting-Host: valour.pem.cam.ac.uk
  10.  
  11. In article <DoF1ED.D1r@cix.compulink.co.uk>,
  12. Jolyon Ralph <jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
  13.  
  14. >Unfortunately, you're right. But that's how the software industry works, 
  15. >and no-one will ever change it.
  16.  
  17. This is why many of the truly great games are PD software. Take
  18. Nethack for example - there's enough there to keep one hooked for
  19. years (literally). No graphics, no fancy presentation, just one truly
  20. amazing game.
  21.  
  22.  
  23. -- 
  24. /*  _  */main(int k,char**n){char*i=k&1?"+L*;99,RU[,RUo+BeKAA+BECACJ+CAACA"
  25. /* / ` */"CD+LBCACJ*":1[n],j,l=!k,m;do for(m=*i-48,j=l?m/k:m%k;m>>7?k=1<<m+
  26. /* |   */8,!l&&puts(&l)**&l:j--;printf("  \0_/"+l));while((l^=3)||l[++i]);}
  27. /* \_,hris Brown -- All opinions expressed are probably wrong. */
  28.