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From: max@plus5.UUCP (R. Max Mutrux)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Hack on VMS?
Message-ID: <598@plus5.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 16-Feb-85 08:03:26 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 16 08:03:26 1985
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[quick the line eater is loose. Cover you self with butter and it will go way]

> Has anyone set up hack on VMS?  Is it possible, or is there too much
> Unix-dependent stuff in it?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 						-Dragon

Yes there is too much Unix-dependent stuff, however...
I have modified Hack to run on VMS. It's a bit sloppy but it seems to work ok.
The only bug I have found is that wishes blow up if you wish for something that
doesn't exist (like "spanky was a monkey" or "warm girl" ..).  However It
can't be posted because it requires my modified pavel terminfo (just the low
level termcap stuff) and the total package would make a lot of system managers
real mad. After all, the net IS for unix stuff.
Also the company I work for might get mad if I spend all day making tapes
for people.
SO if a few sights who are not quite as busy (like a university [FLAME-ON])
would like to become vms/hack servers for people who sent them requests.
I would be more than happy to send them a Tape of

	VMS Hack source +
	VMS Pavel Terminfo (just termcaps, I'm still working on curses) +
	A Bunch of misc routine to pretend VAX11-C is more unixie.
	VMS Make (very very stupid. But functional!)

	And of course some semi-understandable installation instructions.

Please don't every one respone at once, pick a number between 1 and 10.
If it's 5 send your request otherwise wait a week.


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