Re: Portability (was Inform Competition ?!!)


25 May 1995 14:18:11 GMT

Ben Chalmers (Ben@bench.demon.co.uk) wrote:

: Acorns can also be found in education in Canada and are slowly appearing in
: the USA due to a powerful score-writing package which impresses profesional
: musicians.

: Also, a large percentage of Acorn owners have access to a copy of Inform
: since it has been distributed on the cover of the most popular Acorn magazine
: in the UK.

: Just because a computer isn't popular doesn't mean it should be ignored.
: People that program in Inform are therefore doing a service to all the systems
: you suggest _and_ to people with Psions, Acorns, and other computers able to
: run the games.

The obvious solution is somebody needs to port TADS to the Acorn.

Any takers? We TADS users will revere you like a god, and maybe
Whizzard'll even throw in a discount coupon.