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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: Sort-a back
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Julie Brandon (julie@merp.demon.co.uk) wrote:
> Just lately I've heard that Activision have released a new Infocom CD?
> Has anyone got the bees-knees information on this.

Well, I've got a copy... it's all the games from LTOI except for Hitchhiker 
and Shogun. And it does include Leather Goddesses of Phobos.

> I heard that it includes some entries from winners from
> the if writing competitions?  

Yes, the top three TADS and top three Inform entries from the '95 
competition here.

> I didn't think many/any of these were
> full PD (just "freely" distributable) - are Activision paying the
> authors any cash/royalties for them?

Yes, we got some cash. :-)

--Z

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