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- From: pds@lemming.webo.dg.com (Paul D. Smith)
- Subject: Re: Infocom
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- In-Reply-To: jfarmer@cs.utk.edu's message of 6 Jan 1993 18:00:31 GMT
- Date: 07 Jan 93 14:56:00 GMT
- To: jfarmer@cs.utk.edu (JOHN FARMER)
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- [] Regarding Infocom;
- [] jfarmer@cs.utk.edu (JOHN FARMER) writes:
-
- jf> Some time ago I read in rec.arts.int-fiction about Infocom,
- jf> but unfortunately I don't remember much of it. I know that
- jf> Infocom was bought out and then shut down. What is the legal
- jf> status of Infocom games? When (if ever) will they be
- jf> available via public domain sources? Are there still sources
- jf> for purchasing them? Thanks.
-
- FYI, rec.games.int-fiction is the proper place for questions like
- this: rec.arts.int-fiction is for discussion of the art of writing
- interactive fiction. Followups are directed appropriately :)
-
- Copyrights on Infocom games are still held. You cannot get them in
- the public domain and I don't expect that to change in the near
- future. The sources are even less available (you can't even illegally
- copy them from your friends ;).
-
- Mediagenic has released both "Lost Treasures of Infocom", with 20
- Infocom games, for IBM PC-compatibles, Macintoshes, and Amiga systems.
- Maps for each game are included, and a book containing photocopies of
- (almost) all the relevant bits from the packages, and another booklet
- containing the complete hints for each game. The hints booklet is
- *very* poorly done, with spelling and formatting errors abounding.
- But I never use hints so I don't care :)
-
- "Lost Treasures of Infocom II", with 11 more games, has been released
- for IBM PC-compatibles and Macintoshes. This is much more
- professionally-done package (I guess the success of LTOI I prompted
- them to put a little more work into LTOI II :), but it doesn't contain
- any hints, just maps and a book of package materials. It also
- contains a card where you can order "Leather Goddesses of Phobos" for
- $9.95+S&H (IBM PC version only).
-
- This means all except 4 (I think) Infocom games are currently
- available.
-
- I will be re-posting my Infocom game data table to
- rec.games.int-fiction momentarily; it has much of the same info as is
- contained in Paul David Doherty's fact sheet posted here recently, but
- in a more compact, table form.
-
- Email me if you want a copy via email.
- --
-
- paul
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