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From: bouma@cs.purdue.EDU (William J. Bouma)
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Subject: Re: Anyone remember "The Bilestoad"?
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Date: 17 Jun 91 23:48:07 GMT
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In article <1991Jun13.074847.12831@nntp-server.caltech.edu> nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu) writes:
>
>Hrm. The closest i can get is with apl2em (ibm apple emulator). Works ok.
>speed is pretty damn close on my 386-25. (kinda ironic. How many mips did
>the apple have again?:)
>

   It seems I am one of last of the dinosaurs, still running my old Apple II
   I bought back in '77.  (That's right, no C, no E, not even a +.)  At 1 Mhz
   clock and with instructions ranging from 2-6 cycles, I estimate it averages
   about 0.3 mips.

   I have "Bilestoad", but haven't played it much since it seems awkward to 
   control.  So many potentially good games have been ruined by lousy controls!
-- 
Bill <bouma@cs.purdue.edu> 

    "The decision could easily be made by a computer." -- Dr. Strangelove