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Short:V1.05 Menu for playing Infocom Games on CNet
Author: patrick at ygw.bohemianweb.com
Uploader:patrick ygw bohemianweb com (Patrick Kellum)
Type:comm/cnet
Architecture:m68k-amigaos
Date:1997-12-06
Replaces:InformLoader1*
Download:comm/cnet/InformLoader.lha - View contents
Readme:comm/cnet/InformLoader.readme
Downloads:480

     NOTE:  This only updates the contact address in the file.  If you have
            version 1.4 then this really isn't worth bothering with.
            Also, I did add a little to the Future section, download it if
            you're interested.

     Introduction
     ------------

       Inform Loader is based on a script I have been using for a while now to
     launch Infocom/Inform interpreters from CNet.  I orignally used Dotoran's
     ZILoader but as my colection of Infocom/Inform games grew, so did the menu.
     Soon the menu was far to long and finding a game was slow.  What I needed
     was a loader that used subdirectories and allowed longer titles.  So
     Inform Loader was born.  Now, after 6 major beta revisions I am relesing it
     to the public with a complete menu system.

     Some of the features include:

       o  Menu system that includes single level sub directories.

       o  Online viewing of hint/InvisiClues, Solutions, and doc files.

       o  Displaying of a notice before the game is played.  Usefull for needed
          information like info from the manuals.

       o  File tagging to add hint files and the game (if PD) to the players
          Download Stash.

       o  User definable color for game text.

       o  Instantly starting a game by entering it's Quick name after INFORM.

       o  Online edditing of games/subdirectories!

       o  Creates a list of Quick Names for viewing online or downloading.

       o  Saved games are placed in Users:<username>/Infocom.  A directory is
          created when needed.

       o  NEW!  Now supports Frotz's 16 colours in the game text!

     Requirements
     ------------

       Inform Loader requires the following seperate software:

       o  CNet 4.11+ (not tested with 3.05 but should work)

       o  MoreText 0.051+ (should also work with 0.045)

       o  Frotz 2.01.2+

       Recomended but not required:

       o  FPWait is a great "Press any key to continue" type program, highly
          recomended.


Contents of comm/cnet/InformLoader.lha
 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                 2858    7266  39.3% -lh5- 9aaa Dec 27  1995 InformLoader/AFD-COPYRIGHT
[generic]                  140     178  78.7% -lh5- ec4c Dec  5  1997 InformLoader/File_Id.DIZ
[generic]                 1408    2892  48.7% -lh5- 9da4 Apr 18  1996 InformLoader/Help.txt
[generic]                 1952    4054  48.1% -lh5- c0da Sep  7  1996 InformLoader/Inform
[generic]                  132     191  69.1% -lh5- cc6a Sep  7  1996 InformLoader/Inform.cfg
[generic]                 3702    9557  38.7% -lh5- 917a Dec  5  1997 InformLoader/InformLoader.guide
[generic]                 1087    2244  48.4% -lh5- b1a2 Dec  5  1997 InformLoader/InformLoader.readme
[generic]                 5006   23252  21.5% -lh5- d9ed Dec  5  1997 InformLoader/InformLoader.rexx
[generic]                  108     248  43.5% -lh5- 7f2e Sep  7  1996 InformLoader/QuickLST.txt
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         9 files   16393   49882  32.9%            Dec  6  1997
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