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From: ptraynor@bbnccv.UUCP (Patrick Traynor)
Newsgroups: net.sources.games
Subject: Re: Zork source wanted.
Message-ID: <537@bbnccv.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 15:04:08 EST
Article-I.D.: bbnccv.537
Posted: Tue Nov  5 15:04:08 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 04:19:25 EST
References: <441@bbnccv.UUCP> <637@lasspvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: ptraynor@bbnccv.UUCP (Patrick Traynor)
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In article <637@lasspvax.UUCP> somner@lasspvax.UUCP (David Somner) writes:
>In article <441@bbnccv.UUCP> ptraynor@bbnccv.UUCP (Patrick Traynor) writes:
>>Does anyone out there have the source available? 
>
>I too would like the sources for Zork, if more for personal pleasure than
>anything else.  I'm also willing to send anyone a tape for them.


I was swarmed with many requests like the above and even a few people 
OFFERING the source.  Alas, the source is in fortran and my knowledge of the 
language ends with the spelling of the name.  A few people offered the source
to me and several offered conflicting reports as to its public-domainness,
etc.  One person pointed out that the source has a copyright on it, keeping
it out of the public domain.  I noticed that Search and Hack are covered with
copyright notices.

Infocom probably owns "Zork", but there is a look-alike called "Dungeon"
that, as far as I know, is distributed by Decus.  If anyone knows for sure
that "Dungeon" cannot be freely passed around, please post a message, giving
the source of your knowledge of such.

Otherwise, I suggest this:  Since I haven't the time to learn fortran enough
to do the bit twiddling neccessary to make it work on my machine, perhaps
one of those who would like the source could also take on the job of dist-
ributing it to others who want it via SASTapes.  I'm not sure that sharring
fortran source would get good reviews from the net.purists.  So, in the 
efforts of keeping the newsgroup clutter-free, could the following send 
messages directly to me:

a)  The person who would donate the source.
b)  The person who would take the resposibility of distributing it.
c)  The person who knows that it's illegal to do this and will spoil
	all our fun.

to:

ptraynor@bbnccv.arpa

Once it's all arrainged, I'll post a note with the distributor's address.