Portability (TADS on Acorns)


13 Jun 1995 00:37:51 +0100

Due to the IF competition there's been a fair bit of banter about the
(non-)portability of various adventure languages, particularly TADS. A lot
has been said about the fact that there is no Acorn native version of TADS.

Why not do what I've done and use it under a PC emulator? I'm using
!FasterPC, which allows me to play *most* TADS games, and (so far) all other
PC IF. I *assume* it will work with the TADS compiler, AdvSys, and so on.
The only problem I've had so far is that it won't run `The Legend Lives'
because of (I suppose) the GO32 DOS extender.

Yes, an Acorn version of TADS would be very nice, but seems unlikely, so an
emulator must be the answer. !FasterPC is available from APDL, 39 Knighton
Park Road, London SE26 5RN for £19. You also need a copy of the DOS software
(anything up to 6.3 works fine) which costs up to ~£25.

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Jools jools@arnod.demon.co.uk