A cry for help: I'm drowning in the river TADS


22 Mar 1995 21:28:16 -0500

Yo,

I am attempting to write an IF game using my recently purchased TADS 2.2,
with only the manual, the incentive for a good grade, and a giant
econo-size pecan log (all of that is true except for the pecan log part).
This manual is O.K., except it continually makes references to the similar
parserless program that TADS was based on, 'C', for instance: "Then,
after that, you can just do the stuff like you used to do in 'C' you
expert programmer, you!" Trouble is, I have no idea how to use 'C', so
the manual loses alot of helpfulness. Plus, 'C' is the stupidest name for
any software that I have ever heard.

This is where YOU come in. You, being the hip, 'C' savvy IF programmer
that you are, are going to help me. No, no, believe me, you are. You are
going to send me e-mail (aleland@aol.com. Don't hate me because I use
AOL) and give me fatherly (or motherly) advice. I am currently working on
a butt-hard to write code for puzzle in my butt-cool game. The game,
just
if you're curious and you've actually read this far into my post, is
called "ONE
FREE MONKEY"

I'm not asking for money, damn cynic, I'm asking for pure, goodhearted
american help. Send me e-mail, and I'll ask you specific questions. In
return? I'll give you, ummm, a couple good jokes, electronic friendship,
a warm fuzzy feeling inside (well, I wont give you that, but the act
will)
advice on snowboarding, field hockey, and 25,000 dollars cash. (that's
all true except......nevermind) No time, you say? You're surfing the
'net and reading rec.arts newsgroups, aren't you? Please, I beg you.
I've written a friggin long message, Better stop now. E-mail me.
You'll go to heaven and have a better sex life. I can't stand by that
though. Andrew Leland, signing off.