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- From: blasius@gmd.de (Volker Blasius)
- Subject: Re: A modest proposal (was: What words to use and recognize)
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- References: <BzDIsJ.M9M@world.std.com> <1992Dec17.163944.10997@pollux.lu.se> <BzFA13.Hro@world.std.com> <1992Dec19.132717.4009@pollux.lu.se>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:58:41 GMT
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- >Therefore, I propose that we add the following command to all new
- >adventures:
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- >SOLVE PUZZLE
-
- >or, even,
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- >WIN GAME
-
- I've seen this! (Was it Monkey Island? I think I tried all the keys and
- Alt-W or something like this brought up a dialog box, "Do you really want to
- win the game?" When I replied, "Yes", it said, "OK, you won!" and dumped me
- out to DOS.)
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- Volker
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- Volker Blasius
- Senior Doorstop, Gesellschaft fuer Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung
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- Origin: a maze of twisty little passages, all different (2:243/50.37)
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