Re: Blind Galaxy Turn Viewer? where would it be?

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <31EAAFFC.38C5@cce.cce.usyd.edu.au> Tim Booth <timbooth@cce.cce.usyd.edu.au> writes:
>Rich Meese destroyed half the Galaxy when they wrote:

>> I have now begun my first game of Blind Galaxy and wondered if there was
>> anything similar I could use for this? I've read the rules and so on,
>> but would like to simplify things a little bit. Is there a web page
>> resource or FTP site where I can get something?
>
>> nb. I don't have access to a 'c' or 'c++' compiler which makes things a
>> little difficult, so if possible could it be a precompiled dos/windows
>> version.
>
>So far, I have found little of use (personally, and I'm quite willing to be
>corrected, either Howard or Balrog :)

I, and most of my players use a combination of home grown tools
(generally Unix  based things like /bin/sh, awk, or perl code), the
handful of tools (ftp://cs.utk.edu/bampton/Blind), and the forecaster.

With a good paper map (4 point type), and the forecaster I've got the
functionality I need. As Roger will tell you, when I do come up with
something I want, it appears in the next Blind code update I send him.
(:-)

>However, I have found that GalaxyTV can be easily hacked (by non-technical people)
>to at least provide a map, with names and distances. As the reports tell you how
>fast ships travel, this is at least a step in the right direction :)

If you've got a C compiler and awk (or are willing to do some
editing), use ftp://cs.utk.edu/bampton/tools/plot.c.Z I think this is
the copy that deals with negative co-ords correctly.

Howard
--
Howard Bampton                      "The man without love gives no hostages
Internet: bampton@cs.utk.edu        to fortune." -- Black Omne
Sys Admin, Points unknown

References

Blind Galaxy Turn Viewer? where would it be?
Rich Meese <rich@desking.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Blind Galaxy Turn Viewer? where would it be?
Tim Booth <timbooth@cce.cce.usyd.edu.au>
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000