9 Nov
2015
9 Nov
'15
4:40 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Nov 2015, Clem cole wrote:
I do remember more(1) was was one of the first
programs that used
Hortons termcap library that he had pulled out of joy's vi and greatly
enhanced. Mike Arnold then took it and created curses (for Rogue
actually).
Wouldn't that be Ken Arnold? Clearly I remember the message "You are as
smart as Ken Arnold in dungeon %d" when quaffing a certain potion.
Ah, many days I spent playing Rogue, when I should've been working, and
coming to grips with all its versions.
Who remembers Rog-o-matic? I vaguely remember that it actually walked off
with the Amulet of Yendor.
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."