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From: ADLLib@world.std.com (ADL HealthIndustries)
Subject: Dejavu: is it a bug or what?
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1993 19:03:14 GMT
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I have tried playing Dejavu.z3 (and previous versions) with several 
different tools on several different platforms. These include the Mac and 
DOS versions of the ITF interpreter, and the DOS version of ZIP.
All of them seem to have the same bug: in a room like the XYZZY room, 
simply typing XYZZY produces a reasonable, though uninformative response 
(can't remember exactly, but it is the same general message produced by 
typing "magic words" from a variety of other adventure games.)

However, if I type "SAY XYZZY" (or SAY anything), all of the programs go 
into hyperspace: they hang the system, requiring a reboot (under DOS) or 
a control-option-command-ESC delete process (on the MAC). Sure seems like 
an unimplemented instruction that is somehow not being properly handled.

Anyone else notice this? Is it a weird problem only I am having or is it 
a real bug?

If it is a real bug, is there a patched version of DEJAVU that fixes it?

