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In <BwsEwn.D0F@umassd.edu> s14250dy@UMASSD.EDU writes:

>386, and I use Turbo Pascal 6.0.  I am attempting to produce a game, but in my
>planning, I foresee a huge number of large-code blocks that will slow me down.
>I don't mind meticulous programming,but I know there is a better way.  Besides,
>I realize that after all my extensive work, the game will end up being mostly
>text on a graphics screen.  
>to go? I have heard about object-oriented stuff, and that sounds better, but if
>I wanted to produce a graphical piece of interactive software, what language to
>use, etc.?

What sort of problems are you anticipating?  What do you mean by "large-code
blocks"?  IMO Turbo Pascal is quite good enough for anything you might
need to do, with the possible exception of some things you might need to
code in assembler for speed.  It has object oriented features built into
it (your manual will tell you a bit about those, although you may wish
to get another book on object oriented programming in general).

 If you also know of a way to load up a screen created somewhere else
>into a Turbo program from a Turbo program, like a GIF file, that would be very
>useful.  I have the desire to explore, but I think I'm walking down the wrong
>path.....

Source code for this in various incarnations is everywhere.  If you have
ftp access you can get a lot, and there is plenty on local bulletin boards
everywhere.  There are plenty of good books on bitmapped graphics as well.

>    Any advice would be helpful.  By the way, what's FAQ?

Faq stands for "frequently asked questions" and is a list of answers used
to reduce traffic on the newsgroup of questions that get asked over and
over again.

                          --Orion