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From: bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: New Tetris
Keywords: tetris
Message-ID: <10393@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 21 Jan 91 22:50:42 GMT
References: <38225@cup.portal.co <2799f901:1739.4comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP> <1991Jan21.163253.9462@ugle.unit.no>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <1991Jan21.163253.9462@ugle.unit.no> swahn@solan.unit.no (Isak Swahn) writes:
>The problem for many people seems to be that they:
>
> 1) don't have access to ASC->
> 2) got other problems with downlowding programs 
>    (e.g. getting nothing but a long string)
>
>In my opinion, any type of source code for games to
>either the 48 or any other calculator/computer is
>not very interesting. Most people just want to play 
>the games, not analyze them.

 [...]

>Why not just post the file in a format that can be
>read directly. It is enough for one person to run
>ASC-> on a program...

Two points:  one, it appears that you don't know what ASC->/->ASC are.
  Any program not written in user code (or containing strings with 
  non-printing characters) can't be easily sent through mail or news, just
  like any other binary files.  Rather that use uuencode or some other 
  computer-dependent encoding scheme, the ASC programs allow the encoding
  and decoding to be done on the calculator by easily available software.
  Anyone who can read news and send mail has access to ASC->, despite what
  you imply. 

Also, the name of this group is comp.sys.handhelds, not rec.games.hp48.  The
  stated purpose of the comp groups is to allow exchange of information about
  computers and their applications.  The games are fun and I like them as
  much as the next guy, but your complaint seems petty.  You are absolutely 
  wrong if I understand you to say no one is interested in programming.  Why 
  did you buy an hp48?  If you aren't interested in programming the 32S is a 
  nice calculator, for a lot less money.  It might not impress your friends 
  as much, though.

>swahn@solan.unit.no

On a less sour note - well, more sour but in a different way:  I just ordered
  my *third* hp48 from educalc, the second (like the first) having been 
  stolen by someone, I'm sure, who needed it more than I :-(, along with
  all my clothing and the majority of my other worldly posessions.  Do I have
  a record yet? 

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