Looks like Compuserve was intending to shut down around 2017. I'll have a look around.
Nathaniel ======================================== Nathaniel Schmidt Undergraduate student Bachelor of Computer Science (S306) School of Information Technology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University, Melbourne (Burwood) campus https://sync.deakin.edu.au/profiles/student/njschmidt/ E: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsch/ GitHub: https://github.com/njsch/ Skype: nathaniel_schmidt1994 about.me/njschmidt/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Jude DaShiell > Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2021 1:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Re-introducing Camel > > pcsig disk 8. I never checked the code to learn if it was open source or > not. I was playing that game before I knew what open source was so didn't > check the copyright status. Very likely you'll find it on what few bbs > services are still running. If memory serves, I got it off compuserve > originally. > > > On Thu, 28 Jan 2021, Nathaniel Schmidt wrote: > > > Hi Jude, > > > > Interesting. Do you know whether the code is open source and where I > can > > access it? > > > > Nathaniel > > > > ======================================== > > Nathaniel Schmidt > > Undergraduate student > > Bachelor of Computer Science (S306) > > School of Information Technology > > Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment > > Deakin University, Melbourne (Burwood) campus > > https://sync.deakin.edu.au/profiles/student/njschmidt/ > > > > E: [email protected] > > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsch/ > > GitHub: https://github.com/njsch/ > > Skype: nathaniel_schmidt1994 > > about.me/njschmidt/ > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > >> Jude DaShiell > >> Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2021 2:15 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Re-introducing Camel > >> > >> That's a game written in basic called desert.bas. I played that game and > >> won it once. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, Nathaniel Schmidt wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Not sure whether some of you may remember a game from within the > last > >> decade > >>> or two (probably the latter) called Camel. According to Louis Bryant, > > it > >>> was an old MS-Dos console game although I can't find any online sources > >> on > >>> this at least. The object of the game was to successfully ride your > > camel > >>> through the desert without dying. You had a select number of drinks in > >> your > >>> canteen, a certain of number of days you could travel without resting > > and a > >>> certain number of commands / moves before you had to stop to drink or > >> take a > >>> rest. There were also other obstacles to overcome such as sandstorms > > and > >> in > >>> the original game, you were being chased by a bunch of pigmies who > were > >>> basically portrayed as cannibals who would eat you if you got caught. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> It was ported to the BrailleNote Classic / mPower in the course of time > > but > >>> almost went out of existence when BrailleSoft went off the grid. There > > is > >>> an old copy of it on the audio games archive but I have no idea if it > > even > >>> works any more and the AGA website is not really liked very much by > some > >>> good-quality antivirus software solutions anyway which is rather > > annoying > >>> and arguably a little suspicious. The game code on the website for the > >>> programming language the game was written in also does not compile > >> properly > >>> when you invoke the language compiler, which is also a bit of a bummer. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> So if anyone is interested, I have attempted to re-write the game, > >>> translating it from Rapid Euphoria to Python which means that it is now > >>> cross-platform and will run on Windows, Mac and Linux. I hope that this > >>> will provide an easier (and much safer) means of obtaining the game if > >>> people want it. Sorry if this bursts anyone's bubble but I should > > probably > >>> point out that I have changed all potentially racist references to > > Pigmies > >>> and Berbers, replacing them with more ecologically appropriate options > >> such > >>> as ravenous hyenas and general references to crazy kidnappers. > >> Potentially, > >>> the reference to pigmies in particular could be partially justified if > > it > >>> was supposed to be a reference to Greek-mythological characters but > I'm > >>> pretty sure it is meant to be a reference to the actual Ethiopian ethnic > >>> minority. I also removed the reference to the Gobi Desert which, as an > >>> Asiatic reference, carelessly does not even correlate with the two-fold > >>> African ethnic references the game used to have anyway and is simply > an > >>> excuse to have fun at others' expense. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> The game still needs a bit of work. At the moment I think it is way too > >>> slow-paced and makes it not as interesting. It takes too long to get to > > the > >>> 25-30 mile maximum limit where the hyenas start chasing you and bad > > stuff > >>> happens too often which means that you die too easily. I am actually > > not > >>> sure yet as to whether my rendition of the game makes it > mathematically > >>> possible to win the game. But if anyone would like to test it out, I > > would > >>> be happy to hear any suggestions you may have to offer. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> The Alpha pre-release of version 1.0 can be found at the following link > > - > >>> just download the zip archive, extract all the files in the contained > >>> folder, keep the files in the same location when extracting and then run > >> the > >>> file camel.exe. If you get a pop-up blocker from Windows smart screen > >> then > >>> just press enter or space on "more options / actions" and then activate > >> "run > >>> anyway". > >>> > >>> https://github.com/njsch/camel/files/5879037/camel.zip > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> If you don't trust me with unsigned binaries and are worried about > >>> unsolicited content, you can always run the program straight from > source > > - > >>> all code is in one file: > >>> > >>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/njsch/camel/main/camel.py > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Enjoy. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Nathaniel > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ======================================== > >>> > >>> Nathaniel Schmidt > >>> > >>> Undergraduate student > >>> > >>> Bachelor of Computer Science (S306) > >>> > >>> School of Information Technology > >>> > >>> Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment > >>> > >>> Deakin University, Melbourne (Burwood) campus > >>> > >>> https://sync.deakin.edu.au/profiles/student/njschmidt/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> > >>> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsch/ > >>> > >>> GitHub: https://github.com/njsch/ > >>> > >>> Skype: nathaniel_schmidt1994 > >>> > >>> about.me/njschmidt/ <https://about.me/njschmidt/> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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