Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bbnccv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!bbnccv!ptraynor 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) Distribution: net Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, MA Lines: 39 Summary: 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.