TADS and Inform are also good. The completed game file can be run on a
wide variety of machines, unlike AGT 1.82, which will run only on a PC.
However, I've found TADS and Inform to be more difficult to grasp (but
this is probably just me).
Also, AGT v1.83 is almost done. It adds several features, such as "quote
boxes". Look for it at ftp.gmd.de soon!
John
menichel@pixi.com