>First, on the issue of portability, I think requiring that the programs
>run on PCs and Macs is good enough, which pretty much means that either
>TADS or Inform be allowed. If the game can't run on, say, a Timex-Sinclair
>1000, then so be it. Not only do PCs and Macs cover about 900f the
>platforms used for playing IF out there, they, in all likelihood, cover
>990f the platforms used for *creating* IF, which is what this is about
>anyway.
Well, since you are from American On-line, your ignorance may be
excusable, but I'd say close to a majority of us on Usenet prefer UNIX
to any bitty box O/S, and TADS and Inform run on most UNIX systems, while
other systems don't.