From fkrj@crux2.cit.cornell.edu Sun Nov 20 10:07:15 1994 Received: from crux2.cit.cornell.edu by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA15271; Sun, 20 Nov 94 10:07:10 PST Received: by crux2.cit.cornell.edu (5.65/2.0) id AA12394; Sun, 20 Nov 1994 13:06:28 -0500 Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 13:06:25 -0500 (EST) From: Benjamin Kenobi Subject: Re: Serial Stratego To: Dan Zerkle In-Reply-To: <9411200154.AA01255@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO On Sat, 19 Nov 1994, Dan Zerkle wrote: > Daniel- > > Thanks for your submission to comp.sys.amiga.announce. Before > I put it up, I have a couple of concerns. > > First of all, you failed to mention the name and IP number of > any FTP sites. Just "Aminet" isn't enough. See the directions. > Ok, I've fixed that now. > Also, I'm worried that you are actually calling this game > "Stratego." That name is surely trademarked by some company. > By using the same name, you are probably breaking some law or > another. By asking for money, you are also asking for trouble. > It might be a good idea to just give it a similar name. > Well I'm actually calling it "Serial Stratego", which is a different name. I need to have "stratego" in there somewhere so that people will know what the game is. I don't think that Milton Bradley would have a problem with this title, and I know of some authors who have written nice mac stratego shareware games, and they haven't come across any legal problems. Anyways, I don't think that this will be a problem. If you are still concerned, please let me know. > Anyway, once you take care of this, send in the revised announcement > using the REVISE command. It will get priority processing. > > Thanks! > > -Dan ----- TITLE Serial Stratego VERSION 1.5 AUTHOR Daniel Oberlin Current mailing address: 3A Gaslight Village Ithaca, NY 14850 Current Email: fkrj@crux2.cit.cornell.edu DESCRIPTION Allows people to play Stratego, a popular board game, over a serial connection. Gameplay can take place over a null modem connection, Modem, or while logged onto a remote host using Internet Relay Chat, talk, or write. The program is unique in that it uses a robust packet sending algorithm which transmits and receives packets using standard printable characters, and filters out screen escape codes. During game play, messages may be sent, and optionally played through the SPEAK: device. Be sure to skim the documentation before trying the program. New Features added to this version: - Sound effects. - CRC Error detection. - Save game and recover after disconnections. - Some minor problems have been fixed. DISTRIBUTABILITY May be distributed freely. I would be honored to have this placed on a Fish Disk. The program may not be sold to make a profit. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Runs on any OS. Uses the SPEAK: device, but this is not a requirement. DIRECTORY Found on aminet sites such as ftp.cdrom.com in the directory pub/aminet/game/2play FILENAME SerStratego.lha 105804 bytes long. PRICE Shareware, 5$.