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   Phil Taylor to Janne Johansson   
   I'm porting classic AMIGA and MS DOS gam   
   12 Nov 16 22:23:53   
   
    JJ> > Ported games are usually hopeless and not worth the effort - you may as   
    JJ> > well just use one of the C64 emulators for the Amiga and run the   
    JJ> > original game. They don't use the target computer properly. What you   
    JJ> > really want is those games *re-written* (and done properly) to the   
    JJ> > Amiga, utilising the better graphics, sound, etc. that are available.   
    JJ> >   
    JJ> Agreed, thought this is probably just a troll tread anyhow.   
      
   Why are you calling this a troll tread anyhow?   
      
   I do not think he fits this categor. The computer term for troll is:   
      
   In Internet slang, a troll (/'tro?l/, /'tr?l/) is a person who sows discord   
   on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting   
   inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such   
   as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of   
   provoking readers into ...   
      
   --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A30 (Windows)   
    * Origin: Mystic.dynu.net 2310 (1:275/201)   

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