home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
Text File | 1990-10-24 | 4.1 KB | 116 lines | [TEXT/MSWD] |
- Ditch Day Drifter
- Copyright (c) 1990 by Michael J. Roberts. All rights reserved.
-
- 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.
-
-
- Notes for Macintosh users
- -------------------------
-
- To start the game, just double click on "Ditch Day Drifter".
-
- You can edit command lines using the normal Macintosh text editing methods. You
- can copy from any text on the screen, and paste into the command line. The
- "review mode" that the documentation refers to is not actually a "mode" on the
- Macintosh; instead, you can look back through text that has scrolled out of the
- window by using the scroll region as usual.
-
- At the top of the window is the Status Line, which shows your location and the
- current score and turn count.
-
- Each saved game is stored in a separate file, so there is no limit to the
- number of games you an save (except for how much space you have on your disks).
- When you save or restore a game, a standard file selector dialogue will be
- displayed that will allow you to select a filename.
-
-
- About TADS
- ----------
-
- TADS is a programming system that makes it possible to implement sophisticated
- text adventure games quickly, easily, and efficiently. TADS offers users
- a high level object oriented language and a sophisticated user command parser.
- For more information about TADS or other High Energy Software products,
- please contact us at:
-
- High Energy Software
- P.O. Box 50422
- Palo Alto, CA 94303
-
- Or, send us electronic mail:
-
- CompuServe: user ID 73737,417
- GEnie: mail name M.ROBERTS10
-
-
- For your convenience, we have included an order form below.
-
- _______________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- ORDER FORM
-
- Complete form (being sure to indicate your mailing address and your computer
- and disk media type), enclose check (payable to High Energy Software), and
- mail to:
-
- High Energy Software
- P.O. Box 50422
- Palo Alto, California 94303
-
-
- Your name __________________________________________
-
- Address __________________________________________
-
- City, State, Zip __________________________________________
-
-
- Type of computer Disk size/density
- ---------------- -----------------
- [ ] Atari ST . . . . . . . . . [ ] 3-1/2" Single-sided
- [ ] 3-1/2" Double-sided
-
- [ ] IBM PC Compatible . . . . [ ] 5-1/4" Double density (360K)
- (MS-DOS/PC-DOS) [ ] 5-1/4" High density (1.2M)
- [ ] 3-1/2" Double density (720K)
- [ ] 3-1/2" High density (1.44M)
-
- [ ] Macintosh . . . . . . . . [ ] 3-1/2" Double density (800K)
-
-
- Description Unit Price Quant. Total
-
- TADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$ 25.00 ______ ______
- Includes printed TADS Author's Manual, the
- TADS software on specified media, plus the
- the source code for "Ditch Day Drifter," a
- complete sample game.
-
- Deep Space Drifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 ______ ______
- Includes "Deep Space Drifter" on the disk
- media specified above, plus a complete map
- of the game and the DSD Hint Book.
-
- Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______
-
- California residents please add 7% sales tax . . . ______
-
- Prices include domestic US shipping and handling.
-
- Total Enclosed ===> ______
-
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- High Energy Software, Deep Space Drifter, Ditch Day Drifter, TADS, and The Text
- Adventure Development System are trademarks of High Energy Software. The other
- product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
- respective manufacturers.
-