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From: gyugyi@rascals.stanford.edu (Paul Gyugyi)
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Subject: Re: nethack and mswindows
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Date: 23 Aug 90 22:36:49 GMT
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Patrick,
When you port the game to Windows, please consider keeping the
interface seperate from the game, perhaps by putting a DDE link
between two programs, one being the use interface and the other
being a set of stubs compiled with the source code. That way mere
mortals like me :) can make a new front end with fonts and menu
selections and note pads and tear off status displays, etc. without
having to hack the nethack source code.  I don't mind if it slows
the game down, I run nethack on super fast risc machines at school,
so I'm used to slow jerky response (ah the benifits of multiuser
systems).
It would also be the most advanced dde demo that I've seen.
Paul Gyugyi
gyugyi@rascals.stanford.edu