Probably. I remember having to do it before they bought out PayPal. I remember yelling at them because they "stored" your credit card info. They would delete it when I asked, but would just store it again the next time I used "buy it now." Eventually I just gave up asking. I'm glad they changed their policy.
People should also know that if you go to the top level of the if-archive, there are many mirrors (although its probably to early to find this on them).
I think you are looking at it from the wrong perspective. Do not look at its merits as a program, especially when compared to modern day games. Imagine you were a coin collector, and happened across an old coin thought to not even exist anymore. Or a comic collector finding a MINT copy of Detective #27 (there are no known mint copies). That is what it is like for me as a collector. Granted it does not have the monetary value of my examples, but money is not the point. It the historical value, and nostalgia for me.
Yes, I have it. It created by Softwin Associates and published by MS. I also have the version they did for the Apple II (same DRM crap). There are "boot-loader" versions floating around the web. I also have another version for the Apple (I think done by Applesoft). No DRM, per se, but the disk is tricky to load and copy because it was a 13-sector disk.
I didn't mean that it wasn't "game" per se. What I was trying to convey is that it not the same as what people are use to finding floating around the web, in magazines or other sources. What people are use to seeing are incarnations after Don Wood's took it and expanded it into a "real" game. That's why I think this is a valuable find, because it predates Mr. Wood's changes. I've collections many, many versions over the years. This is like none of them.
I did RTFA. I'm the one who ask for it to be posted here. Crowther's didn't write it be a "game" in the typical sense. He was going through a divorce and was missing his daughters. He was a spelunker and wrote a simulation of Mammoth Cave for them to play to be "closer" to them. He did not write it with adults in mind!
I didn't wish to hammer the poor guy's site. The lazy will always click the link. Only those truly interested would take the time to look for it. The man is doing people a favorite, and now your going to punish him by slashdotting his site.
I doubt it, as this version is before Woods turned it into a game (The original Crowther's version was just a simulation for his kids). But please do dig it out. I have made a hobby out of collecting all the various versions of Adventure (and also Zork--AKA Dungeon--,and Rogue).
Yeah, except (1) your code is invalid (hello would have to be static), and (2) you cannot instantiate a template from such a class, thus invalidating its use for lambdas.
I was once asked to join Nielsen. They wanted me to fill out a diary. I told them to F-off. Given the state of TV today, I'm now regretting my decision.
I just bought a laptop with a Core 2, but its not one of this specific processors. Does that (necessarily) mean mine does not have these issues? I think its a later model.
I didn't know that. Is that still true for digital cable? Regards, I would still argue it's not modulating a tone (the usage that spawned the term "modem").
I'm not trying to be pedantic, but "modulation" for the devices originally called "modems" means altering the pitch of the audio signal. They were analog devices by definition. But I guess times are a changin'.
"Modulate" in this case, means to alter the pitch of an analog audio signal. Either way, it's not worth arguing. It was just an observation. Terms do tend to change with time...
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More likely it uses hold-up capacitors. We use NVSRAM that does this. It will permanently store the memory when it detects a power lose.
Probably. I remember having to do it before they bought out PayPal. I remember yelling at them because they "stored" your credit card info. They would delete it when I asked, but would just store it again the next time I used "buy it now." Eventually I just gave up asking. I'm glad they changed their policy.
From eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/how-buy-bin.html
"You must also have either a credit card (or debit card) on file or ID Verify." So, I assume you must have the later?
They much have changed the policy. When I first started using it several years ago, you had to.
You must have a credit card on file to use their "buy it now" feature.
That is an addition made by Don Woods. This version predates all Don's additions.
People should also know that if you go to the top level of the if-archive, there are many mirrors (although its probably to early to find this on them).
I think you are looking at it from the wrong perspective. Do not look at its merits as a program, especially when compared to modern day games. Imagine you were a coin collector, and happened across an old coin thought to not even exist anymore. Or a comic collector finding a MINT copy of Detective #27 (there are no known mint copies). That is what it is like for me as a collector. Granted it does not have the monetary value of my examples, but money is not the point. It the historical value, and nostalgia for me.
Yes, I have it. It created by Softwin Associates and published by MS. I also have the version they did for the Apple II (same DRM crap). There are "boot-loader" versions floating around the web. I also have another version for the Apple (I think done by Applesoft). No DRM, per se, but the disk is tricky to load and copy because it was a 13-sector disk.
I didn't mean that it wasn't "game" per se. What I was trying to convey is that it not the same as what people are use to finding floating around the web, in magazines or other sources. What people are use to seeing are incarnations after Don Wood's took it and expanded it into a "real" game. That's why I think this is a valuable find, because it predates Mr. Wood's changes. I've collections many, many versions over the years. This is like none of them.
I did RTFA. I'm the one who ask for it to be posted here. Crowther's didn't write it be a "game" in the typical sense. He was going through a divorce and was missing his daughters. He was a spelunker and wrote a simulation of Mammoth Cave for them to play to be "closer" to them. He did not write it with adults in mind!
I didn't wish to hammer the poor guy's site. The lazy will always click the link. Only those truly interested would take the time to look for it. The man is doing people a favorite, and now your going to punish him by slashdotting his site.
I doubt it, as this version is before Woods turned it into a game (The original Crowther's version was just a simulation for his kids). But please do dig it out. I have made a hobby out of collecting all the various versions of Adventure (and also Zork--AKA Dungeon--,and Rogue).
If you look at the posting in the link to the usenet group, someone has converted the code to compile with g77.
Yeah, except (1) your code is invalid (hello would have to be static), and (2) you cannot instantiate a template from such a class, thus invalidating its use for lambdas.
I was once asked to join Nielsen. They wanted me to fill out a diary. I told them to F-off. Given the state of TV today, I'm now regretting my decision.
I just bought a laptop with a Core 2, but its not one of this specific processors. Does that (necessarily) mean mine does not have these issues? I think its a later model.
Does that mean I can get a permit to park in handicap spots? Hey, drug addicts can (or could last I heard).
OK, I'm not totally right, but I'm not completely wrong. http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahwe.html
That's a good point.
I didn't know that. Is that still true for digital cable? Regards, I would still argue it's not modulating a tone (the usage that spawned the term "modem").
I'm not trying to be pedantic, but "modulation" for the devices originally called "modems" means altering the pitch of the audio signal. They were analog devices by definition. But I guess times are a changin'.
Even your source (Wikipedia), says strictly speak "cable modem" is wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_modem
"Modulate" in this case, means to alter the pitch of an analog audio signal. Either way, it's not worth arguing. It was just an observation. Terms do tend to change with time...
Since they carry digital data over a digital medium, I would disagree. They aren't "modulating" anything.