Re: Any last requests for next MaxZip version?


Fri, 8 Sep 1995 14:26:10 -0400

drobeson@aol.com (DRobeson) writes:
> How about a Mac System 6 version? (I know, I'm dreaming... pity the poor
> Mac Classic user :-)

I've written code for System 6. I don't think I'll ever do it again.
In fact, there's code in there which I have no idea how to do under
System 6.

Whew -- that was easy.

In article <42n8hj$e78@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
Robert A. Pelak <pelak@grindstone.msc.cornell.edu> wrote:
>Also, is MaxZip going to support PICKLE?

Sure. Later. Not now. (I'd really want to put together some more
utilities first, like something to convert Infocom sound files, and
maybe a full PICKLE editor that can import resources, and, oh yeah, is
anyone developing a game which would actually make use of this stuff?)

My impression is that there is nothing about V7 which warrants its
existence. If you're using Inform, generate V3, V5, or V8, and forget
the rest.

BTW, is it getting to be time to agree on a V9 which has the address
space of V8, but also doubles (or more) the number of properties and
attributes? More global variables would be even cooler, but I expect
that's more difficult. (Really the compiler can fake that, by
maintaining an invisible array and converting global variables to
positions in the array, as necessary.)

--Z

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