Nostalgia for the old UI

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Oh, I agree wholeheartedly, although the InfoCom games required as much
ratiocination and logic as any puzzle.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Puzzles don't count as games. They are tools to maintain your neural
synapses. (At least that's the story I'm sticking with.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Actually, I think I waste enough time working two sudoku puzzles a day
(one
from our local paper and the Newsweek one online); I really don't have
time
for games. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Ahhh, but for how much longer, now that she's going to be playing
'Planetfall'... and 'Zork'... and 'Hitchhikers'...
and.........

;-D

Chris.

Not possible. She's on here 24 hours (or should it be 25) than goodness!

hehe, let's see if the number of posts from you goes down now...

;-)

Chris.

Thanks for the link. I wonder if I can remember how to play
Planetfall
after
all these years. <g>

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/

:-D

ChrisM.


I was addicted to the old InfoCom text adventure games. I lost
interest
when
games acquired graphics and required speed and eye-hand coordination
to
play.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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So did I

Then you don't upgrade.

And I liked DOS programs. Life was simpler then. <sigh>

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:57 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MVP]"

I agree with your co-worker up to a point. When technology
advances
to
the
point where the program no longer functions properly, it's
time
to
upgrade.
For example, DOS-based programs.

The best advice I ever had was, "If it ai't broke...don't fix
it!"
DOS
based? Well that did need to be fixed. I have copies of 2000 &
2003,
never use them., Even 97 will do much more than I'll ever

need
to

do.

David

 

[TF]

"Su Doku is a device for making intelligent people think they are not
wasting their time". Professor Joad

(Quote from The Times - Saturday)

: Puzzles don't count as games. They are tools to maintain your neural
: synapses. (At least that's the story I'm sticking with.)
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
: : > Actually, I think I waste enough time working two sudoku puzzles a day
: > (one
: > from our local paper and the Newsweek one online); I really don't have
: > time
: > for games. <g>
: >
: > --
: > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > Words into Type
: > Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
: > so
: > all may benefit.
: >
: > : >> Ahhh, but for how much longer, now that she's going to be playing
: >> 'Planetfall'... and 'Zork'... and 'Hitchhikers'...
: >> and.........
: >>
: >> ;-D
: >>
: >> Chris.
: >>
: >> > Not possible. She's on here 24 hours (or should it be 25) than
: > goodness!
: >> >
: >> > : >> >> hehe, let's see if the number of posts from you goes down now...
: >> >>
: >> >> ;-)
: >> >>
: >> >> Chris.
: >> >>
: >> >> : >> >>> Thanks for the link. I wonder if I can remember how to play
: >> >>> Planetfall
: >> >>> after
: >> >>> all these years. <g>
: >> >>>
: >> >>> --
: >> >>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
: >> >>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
: >> >>> Words into Type
: >> >>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
: >> >
: >> >>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: >> >>> newsgroup so
: >> >>> all may benefit.
: >> >>>
: >> >>> : >> >>>>
: >> >>>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> :-D
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> ChrisM.
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> : >> >>>> >I was addicted to the old InfoCom text adventure games. I lost
: >> >>>> >interest
: >> >>>> >when
: >> >>>> > games acquired graphics and required speed and eye-hand
: > coordination
: >> >>>> > to
: >> >>>> > play.
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>> > --
: >> >>>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: >> >>>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: >> >>>> > Words into Type
: >> >>>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: >> >>> newsgroup
: >> >>>> > so
: >> >>>> > all may benefit.
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>> > : >> >>>> >> So did I
: >> >>>> >>
: > message
: >> >>>> >> : >> >>>> >> > Then you don't upgrade.
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > And I liked DOS programs. Life was simpler then. <sigh>
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > --
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > JoAnn Paules
: >> >>>> >> > MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > : >> >>>> >> >> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:57 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MVP]"
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >>>I agree with your co-worker up to a point. When technology
: >> >>>> >> >>>advances
: >> >>> to
: >> >>>> >> >>>the
: >> >>>> >> >>>point where the program no longer functions properly, it's
: >> >>>> >> >>>time
: >> >>>> >> >>>to
: >> >>>> >> >>>upgrade.
: >> >>>> >> >>>For example, DOS-based programs.
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >> The best advice I ever had was, "If it ai't broke...don't
fix
: >> >>>> >> >> it!"
: >> >>> DOS
: >> >>>> >> >> based? Well that did need to be fixed. I have copies of 2000
&
: >> >>>> >> >> 2003,
: >> >>>> >> >> never use them., Even 97 will do much more than I'll ever
need
: > to
: >> >>> do.
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >> David
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >>
: >> >>>> >>
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>
: >> >>
: >> >>
: >> >
: >> >
: >>
: >>
: >
:
:

 

[Guest]

....ratiocination...

Crikey! Not in my dictionaries.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I have to agree with that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

"Su Doku is a device for making intelligent people think they are not
wasting their time". Professor Joad

(Quote from The Times - Saturday)

: Puzzles don't count as games. They are tools to maintain your neural
: synapses. (At least that's the story I'm sticking with.)
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
: : > Actually, I think I waste enough time working two sudoku puzzles a day
: > (one
: > from our local paper and the Newsweek one online); I really don't have
: > time
: > for games. <g>
: >
: > --
: > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > Words into Type
: > Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
: > so
: > all may benefit.
: >
: > : >> Ahhh, but for how much longer, now that she's going to be playing
: >> 'Planetfall'... and 'Zork'... and 'Hitchhikers'...
: >> and.........
: >>
: >> ;-D
: >>
: >> Chris.
: >>
: >> > Not possible. She's on here 24 hours (or should it be 25) than
: > goodness!
: >> >
: >> > : >> >> hehe, let's see if the number of posts from you goes down now...
: >> >>
: >> >> ;-)
: >> >>
: >> >> Chris.
: >> >>
: >> >> : >> >>> Thanks for the link. I wonder if I can remember how to play
: >> >>> Planetfall
: >> >>> after
: >> >>> all these years. <g>
: >> >>>
: >> >>> --
: >> >>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
: >> >>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
: >> >>> Words into Type
: >> >>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
: >> >
: >> >>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: >> >>> newsgroup so
: >> >>> all may benefit.
: >> >>>
: >> >>> : >> >>>>
: >> >>>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> :-D
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> ChrisM.
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> : >> >>>> >I was addicted to the old InfoCom text adventure games. I lost
: >> >>>> >interest
: >> >>>> >when
: >> >>>> > games acquired graphics and required speed and eye-hand
: > coordination
: >> >>>> > to
: >> >>>> > play.
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>> > --
: >> >>>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: >> >>>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: >> >>>> > Words into Type
: >> >>>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to
the
: >> >>> newsgroup
: >> >>>> > so
: >> >>>> > all may benefit.
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>> > : >> >>>> >> So did I
: >> >>>> >>
: > message
: >> >>>> >> : >> >>>> >> > Then you don't upgrade.
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > And I liked DOS programs. Life was simpler then. <sigh>
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > --
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > JoAnn Paules
: >> >>>> >> > MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> > : >> >>>> >> >> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:57 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MVP]"
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >>>I agree with your co-worker up to a point. When technology
: >> >>>> >> >>>advances
: >> >>> to
: >> >>>> >> >>>the
: >> >>>> >> >>>point where the program no longer functions properly, it's
: >> >>>> >> >>>time
: >> >>>> >> >>>to
: >> >>>> >> >>>upgrade.
: >> >>>> >> >>>For example, DOS-based programs.
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >> The best advice I ever had was, "If it ai't broke...don't
fix
: >> >>>> >> >> it!"
: >> >>> DOS
: >> >>>> >> >> based? Well that did need to be fixed. I have copies of
2000
&
: >> >>>> >> >> 2003,
: >> >>>> >> >> never use them., Even 97 will do much more than I'll ever
need
: > to
: >> >>> do.
: >> >>>> >> >>
: >> >>>> >> >> David
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >> >
: >> >>>> >>
: >> >>>> >>
: >> >>>> >
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>>
: >> >>>
: >> >>
: >> >>
: >> >
: >> >
: >>
: >>
: >
:
:

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

YOICKS!!!