Re: THE MOTHER OF ALL PBEM GAMES

From: mmorano@netcom.com (Mike)

Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.950805131501.13968E-100000@golgi> Joseph Strout <jstrout@ucsd.edu> writes:
>>      YES...it even support the Mac (with cheeze :) now. It ports to all
>> os now. Pick up PHOST at any VGA-Planets FTP site.   ...

>All OS?!?  I checked what claims to be the official PHOST WWW site, and
>it supports: DOS, DEC Alpha AXP, i386 (BSDs, Linux, or Win32), HP-Pa
>HP/UX, MeXT Mach, IBM RS/6000 AIX, Sun Solaris, SPARC SunOS, and DEC
>Ultrix 5000.  The Mac OS is noticably absent (though there are probably
>more Mac computers than HP/UX, Mach, AIX, AXP, and Ultrix combined).  It
>looks like they ported it to every Unix-descended platform that can do
>Xwindows, but I'd hardly call that "portable".

>(The Mac isn't hard to program, folks -- I do it -- and it's easy,
>because the toolbox has most of the code built right in.  That's why good
>Mac programs are 3 MB, and Microsoft programs are 20 MB...)

I'll certainly agree with the previous writers that VGA-Planets is
the most worthy multi-player strategy game that Mac users should
also enjoy. From what I understand..now I could be wrong but
I think it is ported to macs. VGA-Planets author is at:
cocomax@aol.com. Amazingly,even with over 100,000 players
worldwise, he still answers his mail. :) Also,be sure and send
queries to: alt.games.vga-planets.
    If I'm wrong and it isnt ported to macs,why not get togeather
with the author and do something about this,its time for you outsiders
to join the frea. BTW..doesnt the new os from mac support
dos?

References

Re: THE MOTHER OF ALL PBEM GAMES
Joseph Strout <jstrout@ucsd.edu>
Thu, 03 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: THE MOTHER OF ALL PBEM GAMES
cg@primenet.com (mystro)
Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: THE MOTHER OF ALL PBEM GAMES
Joseph Strout <jstrout@ucsd.edu>
Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000