Re: why noone plays best game around?

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com> writes:
> Dave; this is the 1st time I've ever had anyone request a text-based
> version of WC!

My name is David.  I didn't request a text-based version of WC.  Rather,
I said that the reason that a lot of the people here don't play it is
that it is not text-based.  I have no idea whether a text-based version
would be practical or not.

> According to all the stats I've seen regarding the the "Type" of
> machine people own, clearly the majority of users these days use a PC.
> MACs make up maybe 10%?? Unix systems... who knows?

Personally I own a PC.  But I won't play any game that requires me to go
to all the trouble of downloading binary files, and forces me to use a
custom graphical interface instead of being free to use whatever
interface I like.

Sending and receiving binary files to your PC is much easier on some
commercial services than on the Internet; such a game might be more
convenient for players there.  It's not convenient for me.  If I'm out
of town and reading my mail from someone else's terminal, I can't print
out my turn.  If I don't like your interface, I can't easily use my own
instead, or none at all.  For that reason I prefer text-based games.
It's still possible for a text-based game to have a graphical interface
which interprets and presents the data in the text files.  This might
work well for some games, although I've personally never seen one that I
liked yet.

David desJardins
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References

Re: why noone plays best game around?
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: why noone plays best game around?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 04 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: why noone plays best game around?
Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>
Sun, 07 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
why noone plays best game around?
GEORGE CAMPBELL <70523.2375@CompuServe.COM>
Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: why noone plays best game around?
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: why noone plays best game around?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 04 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: why noone plays best game around?
Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>
Sun, 07 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
why noone plays best game around?
GEORGE CAMPBELL <70523.2375@CompuServe.COM>
Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000