You see a relatively barren room, aside from the computer table and the
miscellaneous food wrappers and graph paper with lines and boxes on it.
This is obviously the abode of a complete geek who spends far too much
time playing text adventures. The only things of note are the computer
and the other stuff sitting on the computer table. Oh, and that box on
the floor next to it.
> X BOX
It's smaller than a breadbox, but other than that you can't tell much.
You see, it's closed.
> OPEN BOX
(Getting the box)
You open the box, revealing a handheld scanner.
> GET SCANNER AND PLUG IT IN
The computer is now able to read in text and graphics from outside
sources. Like those New Zork Times issues on the other side of the
computer.
I have recently acquired a scanner, and the fact that I have all the NZT
issues and some of the Status Lines means that I will be able to upload
these now-rare gems to the GMT archive. I was wondering, however, in
what form I should do so. There are a few options:
1) Scan in the entire pages, save as graphics
2) Scan in text and graphics separately
The advantage of option (1) is that anyone with a decent printer can
have fairly nice replicas of the original issues. The advantage of (2)
is that it will be much, much cheaper as far as disk storage space.
Once it has been decided which of the above two to do, the next obvious
question is how to upload them: grouped by issue? Grouped by type
(puzzles, cartoons, articles)? Some other grouping system I haven't
thought of yet?
I figured I'd get a few opinions before I got started on this project,
though. Feel free to either followup or reply, I read this group
regularly even if I don't post often. (Both newsgroups, actually--sorry
about the crosspost.)
PS: I am missing the Spring 1986, Vol 5 No 2 Issue. This was either the
last NZT or the first Status Line. Also, the final issue that I can
find is Summer 1987, Vol 6 No 2.
Don Blaheta
blahedo@quincy.edu
mblaheta@xnet.com
"What a clever young child! Able to spell `disembark' at such a young age!"