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Article #35122Re: Mac II Pool game?
From: Ephraim Vishniac
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1988 18:33
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1988 18:33
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In article <402@tandem.UUCP> greg@tandem.UUCP (Greg Stewart) writes:
>When the Mac II was first introduced, I saw a pool game demoed at a
>local store. It showed the table from above with nice green felt and
>accurate ball colors. To strike the balls, you dragged the mouse
>back away from the cue ball to create a cue stick as long as needed.
>The longer the cue stick, the harder the shot would be hit.
>
>Has anyone else seen this game? I'm getting a Mac IIx and would
>like it for my collection. Thanks!
>--
>Greg Stewart
>Tandem Computers Incorporated
>Cupertino, CA 95014 UUCP: {decwrl,ames}!pacbell!tandem!greg
>(408) 865-4154
Sounds like "Color Billiards." I've seen this listed in Mac
Connection's ads. Call them at 1-800-Mac-Lisa.
The B&W version of Billiards was PD. I don't know if it works on the
Mac II, or even under current system software on any Mac.
Ephraim Vishniac ephraim@think.com
Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142-1214
On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put
into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!husc6!think!ephraim From: ephraim@think.COM (Ephraim Vishniac) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,rec.games.misc Subject: Re: Mac II Pool game? Keywords: Macintosh,pool,game Message-ID: <32903@think.UUCP> Date: 5 Dec 88 18:33:47 GMT References: <402@tandem.UUCP> Sender: news@think.UUCP Reply-To: ephraim@think.com (Ephraim Vishniac) Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA Lines: 27