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From: neilg@fraser.sfu.ca (Neil K. Guy)
Subject: Re: Infocom Games for the Macintosh
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Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
References: <1993Apr13.170553.11638@tadtec.uucp>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 19:09:54 GMT
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tjfs@tadtec.co.uk (Tim Steele) writes:

> Just to let you know that I have now successfully persuaded
> Activision to accept my patches to the Macintosh Infocom games
> which make them all run successfully on all Macs.  (Some of the
> games used to crash with "unknown error 1" when they tried to
> make a sound.)  Activision say they will be using my versions for
> all future production; if you want to make sure you get the right
> ones, call them up and ask for the new versions!

 Well, I guess it's good that they're fixing their software. Although
it seems strange that they would do so because somebody else
volunteered the patches to fix them. Anyway, could you mention which
machines require the patches, and for which games? Maybe this could go
into the Infocom FAQ. Presumably it's just a few of the later games
that need the fixes, as earlier ones didn't have sound routines.

 - Neil K. (n_k_guy@sfu.ca)
