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Re: Digger (fwd)
If you got spare time and you want to port it - good luck :)
Or, you can simply use x-mame (an arcade emulator for unix) and look for
the specific ROM files (I think there is Digger) - and simply run it.
I tried it and it's CUTE!
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Hetz Ben Hamo
Linux - NoW ThIs Is A GoOd SoLuTiOn
http://www.linux.org
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Roman Shterenzon wrote:
>
> Anyone interested in porting some ancient game "Digger" to Linux?
>
> --Roman Shterenzon, System Administrator
> [ Xpert UNIX Systems Ltd., Bnei-Brak, Israel. Tel: +972-3-6181118 ]
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:40:22 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Andrew M Jenner <amj25@cam.ac.uk>
> To: Roman Shterenzon <roman@xpert.com>
> Subject: Re: Digger
>
> Hi Roman,
>
> Thanks for your email - it's great to get praise, especially for something
> that was so much fun to create.
>
> > I think that you did a great job, and I'm looking forward to try to run
> > this game on Linux and Solaris/Sparc under bochs emulator.
>
> I'm hoping eventually to get a native Linux version of Digger working
> eventually. It shouldn't be too difficult, since most of the code is now
> in C, but since I don't currently have Linux on my computer, I need to
> find someone else who can do it.
>
> > btw, there's company Windmill Software, http://www.windmill.co.uk but I
> > doubt that they have something to do with Digger.
>
> No, I tried them already, as well as several other "Windmill Software"s
> around the world. I recently discovered the snail-mail address for the
> original original Windmill software in Ontario, Canada, so hopefully I
> should hear from them soon.
>
> Enjoy playing Digger and please pass it on to all your friends.
>
> Andrew
>
>