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From: rankin@eql.caltech.edu (Pat Rankin)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,rec.games.hack,vmsnet.sources.d
Subject: Re: Nethack, a description (Re:  Nethack etc. Help wanted.)
Summary: NetHack for VMS
Keywords: NetHack, VMS
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Date: 2 Nov 90 00:42:55 GMT
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In newsgroup comp.misc, article <5864@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>,\
 zaft@nswses.navy.mil (Gordon C Zaft) writes...
>	Okay, I'm sold.  Where can I find nethack for VMS?  Does it exist?

     The regular distribution of NetHack includes a VMS port.  The current
version is 3.0 patchlevel 9 (aka nh3.0pl9).  It's available from the various
comp.sources.games archives (be sure to get patchlevel 9, not an earlier
version) and also via anonymous FTP from host linc.cis.upenn.edu in
directory "pub/NH3.0".  The sources there are packaged in multiple
uuencoded-compressed-tar files, so you'll need UN*X-style tools to unpack
them, and a C compiler to build NETHACK.EXE.  Report bugs via email to
nethack-bugs@linc.cis.upenn.edu, not by posting to newsgroup rec.games.hack.