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On 30/07/16 01:31, Stephen wrote:
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> No. My move was to Tobacco <s>Road</s> Dock. After Jim's Rotherhithe
> debacle.
> Fancy play indeed!
>
Well he is a Merkan, Let us give him a let.
John
--
It's not about bravery.
It's about doing what I need to do to win
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On 7/30/2016 1:31 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> Please note that neither Jim nor Stephen are capable of counting.
We don't count. We measure.
That's why we get it right. :P
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 7/30/2016 1:34 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 30/07/16 01:31, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> No. My move was to Tobacco <s>Road</s> Dock. After Jim's Rotherhithe
>> debacle.
>> Fancy play indeed!
>>
>
> Well he is a Merkan, Let us give him a let.
>
Are you sure about that?
I'm positive he said that he was the Mekon (ruler of all the Treens).
Well! There you go. Who would have guessed?
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen <mca### [at] aol com> wrote:
> > Sounds like Battlezone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_
> > (1980_video_game)
> >
>
> I think that's the one.
> Well done you. :)
That's what I was thinking.
Believe it or not, you can still play it:
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/battlezone-3xw
I spent many an afternoon in the local candy store (that a "Sweet Shop" in
British English ;) ) playing "Ladybug".
That is, when I wasn't hammering out code on my Vic-20 or Atari 800XL, or
playing ZORK.
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Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Sorry, mate. Not asleep. Listening to Buddy Rich. Reason: the old man
> (my father) died this morning. He was a month off 101.
>
> Still expect to see you at PovCon - he was a Lagavulin fan and we will
> drink to his memory.
Lagavulin is rich, exquisitely flavoured, smoky peaty heaven in a glass.
He had good taste, and I'm very sorry for your loss.
As soon as I'm able, I'll hoist a glass of Islay to your Dad, and to you, and
hope that you make it as far along as he did. :)
Kindest regards,
Bill
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On 7/30/2016 2:10 AM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
>
> I spent many an afternoon in the local candy store (that a "Sweet Shop" in
> British English ;) ) playing "Ladybug".
>
We know what a candy store is.
Cue The Shangri-Las with Leader Of The Pack.
When space invaders hit the arcades they also appeared in pubs. But you
could never get near them.
A couple pf months ago. There was an article on the BBC site, saying
that a retro arcade game shop had opened in London.
> That is, when I wasn't hammering out code on my Vic-20 or Atari 800XL, or
> playing ZORK.
>
Not me. I am hopeless at games. I've played: Kingdom on a PDP11,
Colossus Cave on a unix machine connected to my terminal by Tropo
Scatter. (Press key and read a page of a book, in the summertime.)
Altho' I must admit that I've become addicted to Elite. The space cowboy
game.
--
Regards
Stephen
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BTW Sorry to hear that your namesake died this week.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> Not me. I am hopeless at games. I've played: Kingdom on a PDP11,
> Colossus Cave on a unix machine connected to my terminal by Tropo
> Scatter.
Colossal Cave Adventure - I have yet to play much of it.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/colossal-cave-adventure/9wzdncrdlv4h
I had access to an actual Vax once, but didn't have much in the way of
legitimate reasons to use it for my job.
My brother and I spent days playing the original Atari, and then he got
ColecoVision and Nintendo, etc.
I spent many many hours playing Grim Fandango, Diablo, Diablo II, Doom, Heretic,
Hexen, and Obsidian.
Lots of good stuff :)
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On 7/30/2016 3:12 AM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
>> Not me. I am hopeless at games. I've played: Kingdom on a PDP11,
>> Colossus Cave on a unix machine connected to my terminal by Tropo
>> Scatter.
>
> Colossal Cave Adventure - I have yet to play much of it.
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/colossal-cave-adventure/9wzdncrdlv4h
>
> I had access to an actual Vax once, but didn't have much in the way of
> legitimate reasons to use it for my job.
>
> My brother and I spent days playing the original Atari, and then he got
> ColecoVision and Nintendo, etc.
>
> I spent many many hours playing Grim Fandango, Diablo, Diablo II, Doom, Heretic,
> Hexen, and Obsidian.
>
> Lots of good stuff :)
>
>
I recognise the names. I've played Doom (Godmode) And wasn't Colossal
Cave Adventure the same as ZORK but for a different platform?
And I actually paid good money for The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
(Text game).
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Regards
Stephen
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On 30-7-2016 3:14, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, mate. Not asleep. Listening to Buddy Rich. Reason: the old man
>> (my father) died this morning. He was a month off 101.
>>
>> Still expect to see you at PovCon - he was a Lagavulin fan and we will
>> drink to his memory.
>
> Lagavulin is rich, exquisitely flavoured, smoky peaty heaven in a glass.
>
> He had good taste, and I'm very sorry for your loss.
>
> As soon as I'm able, I'll hoist a glass of Islay to your Dad, and to you, and
> hope that you make it as far along as he did. :)
>
> Kindest regards,
> Bill
>
That is so well said indeed that I join silently in the wish and the
toast. [rises glass]
--
Thomas
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