Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!victoro From: victoro@crash.cts.com (Victor O'Rear) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: NetTrek Message-ID: <3366@crash.cts.com> Date: 25 Aug 88 19:01:03 GMT References: <9911@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Reply-To: victoro@crash.CTS.COM (Dr. Snuggles) Organization: Crash TS, El Cajon, CA Lines: 52 In article <9911@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> thomas@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Thomas Summerall) writes: >I don't know about any new versions of NetTrek, but what I do know is that I >sent the author a check for the $25 he requested. Along with this check >I asked several questions about the game and requested the updated version >promised in the dialogue box. > >I have yet to hear anything from the author, but my check was cashed...3 >months later. > >I support shareware, but for $25 you would at least think that purchasers >would get a notification of new versions, If not the disks themselves. This just in... >[message 15 of 15, 1524 chars, 42 lines] >From crash!apple.apple.com!carr Wed Aug 24 15:56:04 1988 >From: Randy Carr >To: victoro@crash.cts.com >Subject: Re: Appletalk Games >Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac >Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA >>In article <3179@crash.cts.com> you write: >>I'm looking for networked games (PD, I don't want to hear about Falcon) >>such as NetTrek, Maze Wars and Bouncing Bombs.. These I have, are there >>others? Did Net Trek 1.0 go commercial? Or are there updates? >> Guess what! NetTrek is about to go commercial! After a grueling 2 years of negotiation with lots of publishers, I've have reached an agreement with PBI Software to distribute the game. It will be known as NetTrek 2.0 and be both single and multi-player. Oh yes, and will run on the Mac II in color and under multi-finder, and of course, not be copy protected! Questions? Send me mail... Randy Carr (NetTrek Author) Network Systems Development, Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014 AppleLink: CARR2 Domain: carr@Apple.COM UUCP: {sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!carr -- =============================================================================== ! Victor O'Rear {hplabs!hp-sdd, akgua, sdcsvax, nosc.mil}!crash!victoro | | ARPA: crash!victoro@nosc.ARPA and home: (619) 588-7423 (Sand Eigo, Ca) | | | | "Fools, Idiots! Don't they realize that they are dealing with forces | | beyond comprehension!" - "Doctor Science" | ===============================================================================