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From: nordling@f13.n396.z1.mmug.edgar.mn.org (Bob Nordling)
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Subject: Chris Eliot and Empire Builder
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Date: 5 Mar 91 06:22:00 GMT
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>       I found a really cool demo of a Strategic Conquest-like
>game
>called Empire Builder, and I was wondering whether anybody knew
>where
>I can get a hold of the author Christopher Eliot.  The demo
>says that
>the price given was only good until September 1990, so I would
>like to
>know what he wants for it now.  With the exception of not
>having a network
>capability, it seems to be as good as or better than what I
>have heard
>about Strategic Conquest here on the newsgroup.  Thanks in
>advance for
>any help you can give.
 
Here's some info about Empire Builder that the author recently sent 
me in e-mail over at America Online:
 
(1) The current version is (still) Empire Builder 1.6.1.  However,
a major new release (version 1.7) is in the final stages of
development.
 
(2) Empire Builder must be registered.   The full, unrestricted,
version is only distributed to people who pay for it.  The DEMO
version may be freely distributed.  The registration fee is  U.S.
$25.00 ($15.00 for Students). Overseas orders are shipped via
surface mail with 6-8 weeks delivery time. Please add $5.00 for
international air mail.
 
(3) Registered users get the unrestricted version, which includes
the ability to save and restore games, edit the rules and removes
some other limitations of the demo version.  A 25+ page manual is
also sent to everyone who registers. Registered users may order
upgrades when new versions are released at $4.00 per disk and $5.00
for a new manual.
 
(4) I try to respond to all letters, but I don't always have enough
time.  My Internet address is ELIOT@cs.umass.edu.
 
(5) Empire Builder is compatible with any Mac provided there is
enough memory. One megabyte is sufficient although more is better.
Limited operation may be possible on a 512K machine (I will test
this at Christmas Time.)  On a 128K mac there isn't a prayer.
Large screens, multiple monitors and color are fully supported.  In
some future release there will be support for playing over a modem
or via a network.
  
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