Re: Text Game BBS


3 Mar 1995 23:29:55 -0800

In rec.arts.int-fiction, tim.middleton@canrem.com (Tim Middleton) writes:

> Reading this about putting various text adventures online on a bbs intrigued
> me.
[...]
> I was thinking of what it would take to do something like this on a local
> area DOS bbs.

Been there, did that.

If you're running a Waffle BBS (see comp.bbs.waffle), you're in luck.
There's an extern ("door") called WINFOCOM which allows callers to play
the games online. And yes, it comes with a utility to generate a list
of current scores.

You should be able to find both files at ftp.halcyon.com
Look for waf165.zip (Waffle BBS software) and winfo100.zip (WINFOCOM)

Enjoy,
Andy

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