Re: Crowther (pre-Woods) "Colossal Cave"

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From: Rob Nicholson
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:00

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> >Oh, for the days before bloated code...

> Another comparision.  The first Zork from Infocom came on a bootable
> 5- 1/4" floppy.  The newest one is on a DVD disc.

Whilst undoubtely, the code is less tight, you can guarantee that 99% of
that DVD will be graphics and audio.

Rob.

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Subject: Re: Crowther (pre-Woods) "Colossal Cave"
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