Article-I.D.: bnl44.1008
Posted: Wed Sep 25 21:20:54 1985
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A friend is playing the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy computer
game and asked me to post a couple questions.  First, there is a
vending machine on a Vogon ship that dispenses Babel fish, but
she has not yet been able to get one.  What's the trick?

Also, somewhere on the Heart of Gold there is a door that is
intelligent and will only let intelligent life forms through.
After much travail, no one has been able to figure out what has
to be said to the door to get through it.  Can anyone help?

Any and all suggestions, hints, and rumors will be very welcome
by me, my friend, and a lab of maniacs that are also playing the
game.
Please send any mail, if possible, to the bitnet address: this
uucp host has been in yo-yo mode and takes the system disks out
when it goes.

dan davison

best: hbpaca0\@uhupvm1.bitnet
arpa: hbpaca0%uhupvm1.bitnet\@wiscvm.arpa
      or davison\@sumex-aim.arpa, davison\@bnl44.arpa (latter is
      risky)
uucp: ...decvax!philabs!sbcs!bnl44!davison
CIS: 74065,41
delphi: ddavison
"You never know where you're going 'til you get there"  B. Bunny

Article-I.D.: ISM780B.27800021
Posted: Sun Sep 29 15:08:00 1985
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Nf-From: ISM780B!jimb    Sep 29 15:08:00 1985


>A friend is playing the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy computer
>game and asked me to post a couple questions.  First, there is a
>vending machine on a Vogon ship that dispenses Babel fish, but
>she has not yet been able to get one.  What's the trick?

>Also, somewhere on the Heart of Gold there is a door that is
>intelligent and will only let intelligent life forms through.
>After much travail, no one has been able to figure out what has
>to be said to the door to get through it.  Can anyone help?

************      GAME SPOILER      *************
************                        *************
************      GAME SPOILER      *************


To get the Babel Fish:

Take off the robe.

Tie the sleeves closed.

Hang the robe on the hook.

Put the towel over the grate.

Place the satchel so that it blocks the entrance to the lower cleaning robot
exit panel.

Put the mail (that was on your doorstep while the house was being demolished)
on top of the satchel.

Press the Babel Fish Dispenser button.



As for getting into the room, *I* don't know either.  (Must be neither of
*us* are intelligent life forms. 8-;.)

{Sorry, all.  Haven't gotten the hang of UUCP to Bitnet addresses yet.}


      -- from the ramblings of Jim Brunet

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