Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!yox From: yox@tc.fluke.COM (Eric Yoxtheimer) Subject: Re: PD EGA Mahjongg Message-ID: <1991Jun27.185248.17680@tc.fluke.COM> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA References: <19231@megatest.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 18:52:48 GMT Lines: 44 jao@megatest.UUCP (John Oswalt) writes: >In article , goehring@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Scott Goehring) writes: >> i used to have a PD EGA Mahjongg (the solo game, also known as >> dragon), but lost it in a disk crash. anybody have a pointer? >This is not PD, but pretty cheap: >If you are talking about what I think you are (you pick pairs of tiles >until they are all gone) it is part of Microsoft's Entertainment >Package for Windows. If you already have Windows, I think the extra >$25 for these 7 or so games is well spent. >-- >John Oswalt megatest!jao@sun.UUCP ..!sun!megatest!jao Actually there are a number of different versions of this game. There is a version for Windows, which USED to be PD until MS bought the rights. In fact the pre-Windows versions are STILL PD as I recall (beta tests). (oops...those PDs should read SW for Shareware - a GREAT concept if ever I've seen one) There are others out there though that don't require Windows. I have one for the EGA, unfortunately I don't have FTP access so I can't send it to you :-( But many of the Shareware outlets carry it...or BBSes... or a ftp site (don't have access so don't know for sure on the last one). <***** potential flame on *****> And don't give me that garbage about the 'good' ones are for Windows only! The one that I have is wonderful, and it doesn't need Windows! <***** potential flame off *****> Actually another good shareware program for Windows is Solitile...it's an offshoot of Mahjong...interesting! Anyway, that's my two bits worth.... Eric Yoxtheimer yox@tc.fluke.com -These opinions are MINE....nobody can claim credit for them ;-)