From pbeck@pica.army.mil Wed May 22 10:23:37 1991 Return-Path: Received: from FSAC1.PICA.ARMY.MIL by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA03468; Wed, 22 May 91 10:23:37 EDT Date: Wed, 22 May 91 10:16:47 EDT From: Peter Beck (LCWSL) To: cube-lovers@life.ai.mit.edu Subject: slide Message-Id: <9105221016.aa14580@FSAC1.PICA.ARMY.MIL> ANNONCEMENT OF "SLIDE" - A Sliding Block Puzzle Simulation Program DESCRIPTION: "SLIDE" is a Sliding Block Puzzle Simulation Program based on the book "Sliding Block Puzzles", by Ed Hordern, 1986 Oxford University Press. It comes on one 360K floppy with an instruction booklet. The booklet tells you how to install the program, how to use it (program does have help files) and how to add your own puzzles. It is in color and REQUIRES a mouse to move the pieces. It has all of hordern's puzzles including the background notes for each, eg, name, producer. The program gives you the minimum number of moves, the object of the puzzle and a randomized version to test your skill. The version I have was obtained at the 11th International Puzzle Party 3/30/91 and is mostly bug free. The author is in the process of updating it and will make updates available at cost (for now anyhow). I recommend "SLIDE" for everyone with a PC who enjoyed Hordern's book. PRICE: 50 dutch Guilders SOURCE: H.J.M. van Grol (Rik) (the author), van Hogendorpstraat 1a, 2515 NR DEN HAAG, The Netherlands COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: MS-DOS machine with one 360K floppy minimum; can use 1.2 MB and harddisk if available. REQUIRES a mouse. Best with EGA, okay with VGA, needs user defined configuration for Herc or CGA.