Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:42:42 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk> Cc: "Peter D. Pawelek" <ppawel@axess.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Nethack Message-ID: <19980707094242.15217@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <19980707000842.25413@nothing-going-on.org>; from Nik Clayton on Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 12:08:42AM %2B0100 References: <19980706062142.09447@welearn.com.au> <19980705193555.A2497@axess.com> <19980706100424.64956@welearn.com.au> <19980705210908.A2609@axess.com> <19980707000842.25413@nothing-going-on.org>
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On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 12:08:42AM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 05, 1998 at 09:09:08PM -0400, Peter D. Pawelek wrote:
> > Well, let's just say that after spending a few hours each night
> > learning how to use various shells, set environment variables, set
> > file permissions, etc (not to mention all the X-windows esoterica)
> > she likes to unwind by cruising around an ASCII rendered dungeon
> > skewering orcs and kobolds... at this rate she'll be a UNIX wizard
> > in no time... :))
>
> Just as an aside: if you're using the nethack I know and love, you're
> probably using the the 'h', 'j', 'k', and 'l' keys to move around the
> dungeon, right?
Clearly I'm not :-( I tried installing it last night and... well... when
I cheer up I might tell the tale of woe.
I've got nethack-3.2.2.tgz and nethack-qt-3.2.2.tgz here, and this qt
business means nothing at all to me. Is one the X version or what??
> If so, keep in mind that this is an excellent way to learn the cursor
> movement keys for 'vi' as well.
Eh, you're not going to put me off nethack before I've tried it! :-)
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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