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|    Rob Swindell to Brian Rogers    |
|    Z80 emulated games    |
|    20 Jul 21 20:27:42    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 7346.doorgame@1:103/705 255ce6e0       REPLY: 10.fidonet_doorgame@1:142/103 255c8fc7       PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Win32 master/b093e0c714 Jun 11 2021 MSC 1928       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/ec234452f Jul 17 2021 GCC 8.3.0       COLS: 80       BBSID: VERT       CHRS: CP437 2       NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.104        Re: Z80 emulated games        By: Brian Rogers to Rob Swindell on Tue Jul 20 2021 07:12 pm               > Just out of curiosity, is there a way to get Z80 emulated stuff to run as        > a door under Sychronet? I have a copy of Zork that runs under my URONode        > Packet Radio node but I can't think of how Synchronet could handle this.        > Any idea?              The Zork games are not actually Z80 programs, but rather ZMachine binaries:       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine              They can be run in native Z-Machine environments for modern OSes and interface       (yes) with Synchronet users.       --         digital man              Sling Blade quote #19:       Doyle: I can't so much as drink a damn glass of water around a midget       Norco, CA WX: 81.3øF, 39.0% humidity, 7 mph ESE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs       --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/0 90/1 103/705 105/81 120/340 123/131 129/305 154/10       SEEN-BY: 218/700 221/1 6 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 200 424 426 428       SEEN-BY: 229/452 550 700 1016 1017 240/1120 5832 249/1 206 317 400       SEEN-BY: 261/38 282/1038 301/1 113 123 317/3 322/757 342/200 633/280       SEEN-BY: 920/1 5058/104       PATH: 103/705 301/1 229/426           |
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