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by Strident
Fri May 15, 2020 2:27 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
Replies: 49
Views: 64992

Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill


Hi,
I read the very good The Quill (and AdventureWriter) Reference Guide Version 0.2, and it seems that there is an error about Object type:
<199 – wearable
>200 – not-wearable
Instead of
>199 GDWR
<200 GD

Indeed. :) I have fixed that in 0.3 but I'm waiting for my webhost to whitelist my current ...
by Strident
Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:39 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: A bad link.
Replies: 4
Views: 3821

Re: A bad link.

Gunness wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:20 pm Ok, I'm uncertain: Was the site only linked to from that one forum thread? If so, I've removed the link.
I'm not sure... the forum search won't let me search for the retrogaming DOT com web address. Will try a site search on Google.
by Strident
Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: A bad link.
Replies: 4
Views: 3821

Re: A bad link.

Sadly, Stuart passed away last year so it looks like his site's domain has been taken over.
by Strident
Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: A bad link.
Replies: 4
Views: 3821

Re: A bad link.

For moderators... it's the Retrocomputing News link that is the issue.
by Strident
Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:14 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 8bitAG.com/info
Replies: 18
Views: 13851

Re: 8bitAG.com/info

Yes, it's your emulator. It's not a title picture... it's a loading screen. If you've got fast loading turned on then you won't have time to see the loading screen. :)
by Strident
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
Replies: 82
Views: 368778

Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted

Duplicate system, rather than duplicate game...

A second entry for the AdventureWriter appears to have been added...
http://solutionarchive.com/list/system%2C139/
...which should be deleted.

As AdventureWriter is just the US version of the Quill.
i.e.
http://solutionarchive.com/list/system%2C3/
by Strident
Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Saigon: The Final Days (Atari 400/800 & TRS-80)
Replies: 37
Views: 51232

Re: Saigon: The Final Days (Atari 400/800 & TRS-80)

Useful information, thanks. I've put a note on the Saigon page about the Apple II version.
by Strident
Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Rainbow Adventure / Jorge Mir
Replies: 4
Views: 3557

Re: Rainbow Adventure / Jorge Mir

Cool, thanks!

The whole nomenclature of the whole Tandy/TRS-80 range of computers is very confusing! :)
by Strident
Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Rainbow Adventure / Jorge Mir
Replies: 4
Views: 3557

Rainbow Adventure / Jorge Mir

We don't currently have the this type-in for TRS-80, by Jorge Mir, in our database...
Rainbow Adventure from Rainbow magazine (July 1982)
https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-07/page/n7/mode/2up

It's linked to Jorge's "adventure system" AdvMaker, that would published in the following ...
by Strident
Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

Re: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen


Plus, one of them seemed to have lived in Kansas and the other one in Oregon.


Yep, definitely too different people living in totally different places.

From the Frankenstein Listing...
by John R. Olsen Jr.
P.O. Box 181
Newberg, Or 97132
(503) 538-3031

From the Island Adventure listing ...
by Strident
Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:48 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

Re: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen

I went on that journey earlier today. :) :D

Yeah, the Syntax magazine article that I've posted elsewhere and linked to on John R. Olsen's author bio ages ago has the whole of the Visionary handbook entry in. He doesn't even talk about those "John Olson" games... and he basically goes through ...
by Strident
Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:28 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

Re: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen


I've converted a game called "Island of Secrets" adventure for the MC-10, but I don't see any author info in the source. I haven't done Gymnasium, or the others. Sorry, I can't be of much help here.

Ah, I think it was probably Mansion Adventure that made me think you might have done...
https ...
by Strident
Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

Re: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen

This one seems to be tagged incorrectly too...
Palace Adventure
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C4841/Palace+Adventure.html

...going on the reference on Wurb...
https://web.archive.org/web/20110611121552/http://wurb.com/if/game/161

The format of all these "John Olson" games look very similar ...
by Strident
Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

Re: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen

We appear to have Gymnasium Adventure
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C2406/Gymnasium+Adventure.html

incorrectly tagged as a John R. Olsen game, rather than a John Olson game too...

Jim, you've ported both these games, in the past, haven't you? Can you confirm the Olson name for gymnasium ...
by Strident
Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:44 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen
Replies: 7
Views: 4245

TRS-80 experts... John Olson & John R. Olsen

One for the TRS-80 guys...

I think I've spotted that we (and *many* other sites out there) have incorrectly tagged the author of this game...
Island Adventure
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C7846/Island+Adventure.html
...as John Olsen. (John R. Olsen)

This is the author listed on the ...