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From: duga@merlin.cvs.rochester.edu (Brady Duga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Robot Battle (was Re: Chipwits, where'd it go?)
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Date: 10 Apr 91 13:24:40 GMT
References: <1991Apr9.173104.10322@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <113300@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <1991Apr10.033931.22918@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
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In article <1991Apr10.033931.22918@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Mazzocchi) writes:
>bluecow@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Tobish E Smith) writes:
>>A few days ago, messages about Robot Battle accounted for over 50% of the
>>messages posted here, and yet we've received no commitment (though maybe
>>there are some letters in the mail) from anyone from internet yet.
>
>I would love to give you some commitment, but I can't say I'm too impressed.
>My configuration: Mac SE, twin HD floppies, Sys 6.0.5, NO inits.
>
>Result: Robot Battle 1.0.2 crashes EVERY TIME I try to run it. EVERY time.

I was having the same problem with the copy I got from sumex. However,
I grabbed the copy on mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.168.70) yesterday, and
it seems to work fine. (Well, actually, there are some bugs, but at least
it runs). 

I haven't had much time to use it yet, but I do have a major question. Will
there be trig functions in the registered version? I seem to remember a
post saying there would be, but I could be wrong. These seem like a must
for any robot battle simulation.

I have also experienced a crash after playing the game. I had quit the game
and was closing all the windows onb the screen (option clicked in the
go away box). After closing one window, the system died with error 10.
This may not be related to the game, but has anyone else experienced it?

--Brady (duga@cvs.rochester.edu)