Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 16:28:41 +0800 (WST) From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.psinet.net.au> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FREEBSD ON TELEVISION PROGRAM Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970619162433.15976A-100000@obiwan.psinet.net.au> In-Reply-To: <19970619085711.BP00877@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, J Wunsch wrote: > As Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > I'm talking to the author about it right now, and he's looking at giving > > me the source to port bzflag to free unix platforms (so I'll be doing the > > linux and the freebsd ports).. I have to sign an NDA though *snort* > > That's the tank game? *nod* > One of the few `military-type' games i ever enjoyed to play. This was > perhaps the most enjoyable software on our Indys back at my previous > employer. I *loved* the game when I played it a couple years back. In fact, while I'm in Sydney I'll be spending a LOT of time in the Visilab at Sydney University.. two rooms full of Indys, and a Crimson (and a Cray too from memory :) .. at least that was the configuration two years ago. > What about their flight simulator? I don't care if you omit the > rockets and stuff, but it wasn't too bad either (although rather lame > compared to the old M$ flight simulator i used to play back some 5 or > 7 years ago). I found it at least more realistic than ACM. Hmm.. remember its name? is it by the same guy? If I sucessfully port bzflag to linux/*bsd, then I might look at porting that. A good track record is a good thing. Cya, -- Adrian Chadd | "Unix doesn't stop you from doing <adrian@psinet.net.au> | stupid things because that would | stop you from doing clever things"
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