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From: yox@tc.fluke.COM (Eric Yoxtheimer)
Subject: Re: PD EGA Mahjongg
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.185248.17680@tc.fluke.COM>
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
References: <GOEHRING.91Jun26110641@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <19231@megatest.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 18:52:48 GMT
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jao@megatest.UUCP (John Oswalt) writes:

>In article <GOEHRING.91Jun26110641@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, goehring@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Scott Goehring) writes:

>> i used to have a PD EGA Mahjongg (the solo game, also known as
>> dragon), but lost it in a disk crash.  anybody have a pointer?

>This is not PD, but pretty cheap:

>If you are talking about what I think you are (you pick pairs of tiles
>until they are all gone) it is part of Microsoft's Entertainment
>Package for Windows.  If you already have Windows, I think the extra
>$25 for these 7 or so games is well spent.
>-- 

>John Oswalt        megatest!jao@sun.UUCP         ..!sun!megatest!jao

Actually there are a number of different versions of this game.  There is 
a version for Windows, which USED to be PD until MS bought the rights.
In fact the pre-Windows versions are STILL PD as I recall (beta tests).

(oops...those PDs should read SW for Shareware - a GREAT concept if ever
I've seen one)

There are others out there though that don't require Windows.  I have
one for the EGA, unfortunately I don't have FTP access so I can't send
it to you :-(  But many of the Shareware outlets carry it...or BBSes...
or a ftp site (don't have access so don't know for sure on the last one).

<*****  potential flame on  *****>

And don't give me that garbage about the 'good' ones are for Windows only!
The one that I have is wonderful, and it doesn't need Windows!

<*****  potential flame off  *****>

Actually another good shareware program for Windows is Solitile...it's
an offshoot of Mahjong...interesting!

Anyway, that's my two bits worth....

Eric Yoxtheimer			yox@tc.fluke.com
-These opinions are MINE....nobody can claim credit for them ;-)

