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- TITLE
-
- ZMachine
-
- VERSION
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- 1.0.3 - First publicly available version.
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- ZMachine 1.0.3 is an Amiga port of the freely distributable ZIL
- interpreter. ZIL is the "Zork Implementation Language" used by
- Infocom text adventure games.
-
- ZMachine basically serves two functions:
-
- 1. Provides a superior environment to the Original Infocom Amiga
- ZIL interpretter:
-
- o Since ZMachine uses a termcap library, it is able to have
- windows that are different sizes, unlike the infocom ZIL
- interpretter which has a limit on how large windows can be
- made that is far too small for interlace WB users.
-
- o Adds arrow-key command history and emacs-style line editing
- features.
-
- o Supports the clipboard for cutting and pasting of text.
-
- o Startup and installation also has a special features for
- "Lost Treasures of Infocom" users.
-
- 2. Allows Amiga users to use the data files from other computer
- platforms to play the game on the Amiga. Since original versions
- of Infocom games that are not in the "Lost Treasures" collection
- are getting scarce, the user can now purchase Atari, IBM,
- or Macintosh versions of older Infocom titles and use them to play
- on the Amiga by transferring the data files.
-
-
- DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT:
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- Amiga 3000, Kickstart 2.04, GCC 2.1. 68030 and 68000 versions included.
-
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- HOST NAME
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- amiga.physik.unizh.ch
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- DIRECTORY
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- /amiga/new
- /amiga/games
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- FILE NAME
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- zmachine.lha
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- DISTRIBUTABILITY
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- The Amiga port of ZMachine is copyrighted but freely distributable,
- no fee of any kind is requestd.
-