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PC LARN 12 available

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From: Don Kneller%Langridge
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1986 01:16
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Larn is a dungeon type game program.  It is a adventure/action game similar
in concept to rogue or hack, but with a much different feel.   It is
copyrighted 1986 by Noah Morgan  (panda!condor!noah) at GenRad Inc. Bolton MA

Recently uploaded to ARPANET host NOSC-COD is an executable and sources
for an MSDOS version of LARN.  The features of this MSDOS port are:

	- runs in 256K of memory with MSDOS 2.x by using disk caching
	  to keep only the most recent levels in memory.  A swap file
	  is used to store old levels.  You can use your RAMdisk to 
	  hold the swap file.
	- needs 1 360K floppy drive (although 2 are preferred).
	- allows graphics characters for the caves.
	- shows where you've been in the caves by marking the floor with
	  a dot or user defined symbol.
	- runs on the DEC Rainbow (including the graphics).
	- uses ANSI.SYS (or preferable NANSI.SYS, which is included in
	  the distribution) and termcap, so is configurable to color
	  monitors.  The terminal is put into raw mode for faster drawing.
	- allows use of the arrow keys for motion input.

The executable and support files are in LARN12.ARC (about 150K);
sources and support files are in LARN12SRC.ARC (about 280K).  This is
*not* the same set of sources a recent diff was posted for.  These
include enhancements specific to the MSDOS environment.

The files are available by anonymous ftp from host NOSC-COD.ARPA, in
directory pub/hack.  Remember that ARC files are binary files and must
be transferred with a binary protocol.  Usually you use the "tenex"
mode of ftp to get it to your host, then the "-i" flag of kermit to use
image mode to get it to your PC.

For people without ARPANET connections I will mail them a copy of these
files if they send me 1 (or 2 if sources are desired also) *formatted* DSDD
floppy disk, or 1 *formatted* DSQD disk with a self-addressed return mailer
and sufficient return postage to:

USMAIL:	D. G. Kneller
	2 Panoramic Way #204
	Berkeley, CA 94704

If someone is interested in using their BITNET site as a distribution
point please let me know.

	Don Kneller
UUCP:	...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!kneller
ARPA:	kneller@cgl.ucsf.edu
BITNET:	kneller@ucsfcgl.BITNET
-- 
	Don Kneller
UUCP:	...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!kneller
ARPA:	kneller@cgl.ucsf.edu
BITNET:	kneller@ucsfcgl.BITNET
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From: kneller@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Don Kneller%Langridge)
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Subject: PC LARN 12 available
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Date: Wed, 29-Oct-86 20:16:49 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 29 20:16:49 1986
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