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  • Re: Infocom doors..

    From Jason Van Horne@VERT to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Aug 9 12:22:36 2023
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    On Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 7:08:08 PM UTC-4, Tracker1 wrote:
    To: Shane O'Neill
    On 7/16/2021 3:28 PM, Shane O'Neill wrote:
    I have tried all kinds of settings with the same result, currently:

    �Name Zork I
    �Internal Code ZORKI

    I know this is kind of old... IIRC, you can load/save games in Zork...
    you may want to copy the executable into a per user directory, so that
    each user can load/save their own game state.

    Assuming you otherwise have this working... it'll add a bit of disk
    usage, but likely not too big of a problem... and/or change to a running directory per-user, but this may not work as intended. Should test it.
    --
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    I've been looking for a way to make Infocom games available to my MajorBBS users and also allow them the ability to save and load their games - so their progress isn't lost when they log out. Has anyone found a way of doing this? I've found Frotzdoor, but have not been able to dive deeply into it yet.
    Would really love to see this become a reality... we run MBBSV10 on a WIndows 2019 server... I think Frotz needs Linux??
    If there's anyone familiar with BBSs and Infocom games/doors/porting... I'd be willing to discuss compensating someones time, as best I could, to get an solution up and running.
    Thanks for a good thread! Nice to see people still into the old school text games.
    J
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Jason Van Horne on Wed Aug 9 17:14:08 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Jason Van Horne to alt.bbs.synchronet on Wed Aug 09 2023 12:22 pmãã > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronetã >ã > On Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 7:08:08­PM UTC-4, Tracker1 wrote:ã > > To: Shane O'Neillã > > I know this is kind of old... IIRC, you can load/save games in Zork...ã > > you may want to copy the executable into a per user directory, so thatã > > each user can load/save their own game state.ã >ãããyou are posting in the wrong area.ãi would move it and reply but you are posting on newsgroupsããi use doorway with synchronet, using netfoss as the fossil.ãi had to do a screenshot because my editor was quitting when i pasted.ããhttps://i.imgur.com/Z2qLsLi.pngã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã
  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Wed Aug 9 18:04:07 2023
    On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 12:22:36 -0700ã"Jason Van Horne" (VERT) <VERT!Jason.Van.Horne@endofthelinebbs.com>ãwrote:ãã> I've been looking for a way to make Infocom games available to myã> MajorBBS users and also allow them the ability to save and load theirã> games - so their progress isn't lost when they log out. Has anyoneã> found a way of doing this? I've found Frotzdoor, but have not beenã> able to dive deeply into it yet. Would really love to see this becomeã> a reality... we run MBBSV10 on a WIndows 2019 server... I think Frotzã> needs Linux?? If there's anyone familiar with BBSs and Infocomã> games/doors/porting... I'd be willing to discuss compensatingã> someones time, as best I could, to get an solution up and running.ã> Thanks for a good thread! Nice to see people still into the oldã> school text games. J --- Synchronet 3.20a-Linux NewsLink 1.114 _ã> Synchronet _ Vertrauen _ Home of Synchronet _ã> [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netããThis may not be of use to you but it might be to someone.ããWith Synchronet on Linux I use frotz and long with a bash script. Eachãuser has a number, so I create a directory in /sbbs/data/user for theãuser to store their saved games.ãã#!/bin/bashããstty kill undefãstty eraseããif [ -z $1 ] ; thenã echo "Must provide a user number"ã exit 1ãfiããif [ -z $2 ] ; thenã echo "Must provide a filename"ã exit 1ãfiããBASENAME=$(echo $2|cut -f1 -d.)ãGAMEPATH=/sbbs/xtrn/infocomãSAVEPATH=/sbbs/data/user/${1}/${BASENAME}ãif [ ! -d ${SAVEPATH} ] ; thenã mkdir -p ${SAVEPATH}ãfiãã/usr/local/bin/frotz -R ${SAVEPATH} ${GAMEPATH}/${2}ããThen I setup each game accordingly. They're all stored inã/sbbs/xtrn/infocomããã[Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]ã 1: Name Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyã 2: Internal Code ICHHGGã 3: Start-up Directory ../xtrn/infocomã 4: Command Line rungame %4 hitchhiker.z3ã 5: Clean-up Command Lineã 6: Execution Cost Noneã 7: Access Requirementsã 8: Execution Requirementsã 9: Multiple Concurrent Users Yesã10: I/O Method Standardã11: Native Executable/Script Noã12: Use Shell or New Context Noã13: Modify User Data Noã14: Execute on Event Noã15: Pause After Execution Noã16: Disable Local Display Noã17: BBS Drop File Type Noneã18: Place Drop File In Node Directoryã19: Time Options...ããã%4 is the user's 4 digit, zero filled user name.ããThese setting seem to work fine for dosemu2 and using SyncTerm toãaccess the BBS. I can't say I've really tried other terminals.ã-- ãEnd Of The Line BBS - Plano, TXãtelnet endofthelinebbs.com 23ã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã
  • From Digital Man@VERT to Nelgin on Wed Aug 9 16:55:30 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Nelgin to All on Wed Aug 09 2023 06:04 pmãã > %4 is the user's 4 digit, zero filled user name.ããuser number. :-)ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããBreaking Bad quote #35:ãYou ever smoke anything else, Wendy? Sausages don't count - ha ha - Hank ãNorco, CA WX: 80.2øF, 64.0% humidity, 11 mph S wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã
  • From Digital Man@VERT to Nelgin on Wed Aug 9 16:57:59 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Nelgin to All on Wed Aug 09 2023 06:04 pmãã > With Synchronet on Linux I use frotz and long with a bash script.ããThere's also this:ãhttps://github.com/fstltna/FrotzDoorããBut it's a parentless fork of Frotz, so hard to exactly what was changed and why.ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããSynchronet "Real Fact" #64:ãSynchronet PCMS (introduced w/v2.0) is Programmable Command and Menu StructureãNorco, CA WX: 78.8øF, 66.0% humidity, 12 mph S wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã
  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Digital Man on Wed Aug 9 23:34:18 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Digital Man to Nelgin on Wed Aug 09 2023 16:55:30ãã > > %4 is the user's 4 digit, zero filled user name.ã >ã > user number. :-)ããWe have a winner of Nigel's Deliberate Mistake of the Day Contest.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã
  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Digital Man on Wed Aug 9 23:34:56 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Digital Man to Nelgin on Wed Aug 09 2023 16:57:59ãã > But it's a parentless fork of Frotz, so hard to exactly what was changed andã > why.ããhard to what now?ãã;)ã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Jason Van Horne on Wed Aug 9 23:37:30 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: MRO to Jason Van Horne on Wed Aug 09 2023 05:14 pmãã > i use doorway with synchronet, using netfoss as the fossil.ããhere ya go. i have more time to post the doorway settingsãã[hitchhiker's g2g]ã 1: Name hitchhiker's g2gã 2: Internal Code HHGGã 3: Start-up Directory c:\sbbs\xtrn\scifiã 4: Command Line nf.bat /N%# /H%H hhgg.bat %#ã 5: Clean-up Command Lineã 6: Execution Cost Noneã 7: Access Requirementsã 8: Execution Requirementsã 9: Multiple Concurrent Users Noã10: I/O Method Socketã11: Native Executable/Script Yesã12: Use Shell or New Context Noã13: Modify User Data Noã14: Execute on Event Noã15: Pause After Execution Noã16: BBS Drop File Type GAP DOOR.SYSã17: Place Drop File In Node Directoryã18: Time Options...ããWhich (Help or Quit):ãã-+-ããhhgg.batããcopy c:\sbbs\node%1\door.sysãecho DO YOU WANT COLOR?ãDOORWAY SYSF /S:c:\sbbs\node%1 /G:ON /O /H /V:D /D /M:60 /I:WELCOME.ANS /B:MSZ /P:hitch.exe /FCãããhttps://pastebin.com/LXTjqnqGã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Nelgin on Wed Aug 9 23:38:14 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Nelgin to Digital Man on Wed Aug 09 2023 11:34 pmãã > Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã > By: Digital Man to Nelgin on Wed Aug 09 2023 16:57:59ã >ã > > But it's a parentless fork of Frotz, so hard to exactly what was changedã > > and why.ã >ã > hard to what now?ã >ã > ;)ããhard to exactly.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã
  • From Digital Man@VERT to Nelgin on Wed Aug 9 22:36:56 2023
    Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã By: Nelgin to Digital Man on Wed Aug 09 2023 11:34 pmãã > Re: Re: Infocom doors..ã > By: Digital Man to Nelgin on Wed Aug 09 2023 16:57:59ã >ã > > But it's a parentless fork of Frotz, so hard to exactly what was changedã > > and why.ã >ã > hard to what now?ããSee. Hard to see. :-Pã-- ã digital man (rob)ããThis Is Spinal Tap quote #42:ãWhat day the Lord created Spinal Tap and couldn't he have rested on that day?ãNorco, CA WX: 67.5øF, 91.0% humidity, 0 mph ESE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã