HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: leo@cat6.cs.wisc.edu (Leo Martin Lim)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: UW: Need the third key (using mantra??)
Date: 14 Apr 92 08:55:09 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.

I'm almost done w/ UW, except for the MASSIVE STONE GATE in level 8. 
I had all the 8 arcane devices already. I also have buried Garamon's bone and
talk to him. (Still working on what Garamon's idea in opening the gate) 
I also had key of courage, key of love, but I still miss one. (key of ?????)

Q: How could I get the third key? I heard that there is a mantra for that.

Thanks in advance, friends!

LEO LIM.
From: brpleshek@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: New FTP site for games
Date: 7 Apr 92 00:34:41 GMT
Organization: Miami University, Hamilton campus

There exists a new FTP site for games and other programs
The ftp site is Komodo.ham.muohio.edu(13.53.16.4).
The directory is /pub/mudd for Miami University Disk Depository.

There is already a good number of games as well as other programs, utilities
here also.

Let me know what you think of it.  The README file will tell you where
to put new Uploads.

Later,

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From: thom@mapthom.b17a.ingr.com (Thom)
Subject: Jack Nicklaus Courses
Keywords: golf, courses, nicklaus
Reply-To: thom@mapthom.b17a.ingr.com
Organization: "Mapping Sciences Division, Intergraph Corp, Huntsville AL"
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 18:38:14 GMT

I've just gotten Jack Nicklaus Signature Edition
and I am interested in obtaining some courses
for the previous editions, to see if they will
work.  Is there an ftp'able site with some
courses?  I will be posting a review of Jack
Nicklaus sometime next week, after I have had a
chance to test some of the other features.  So
far it looks pretty good.  Not the Platonic
ideal, but very strong nonetheless.

-thom

--
Email: thom@mapthom.b17a.ingr.com
Voice: (205)730-7117

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders.
The most famous is, never get involved in a land
war in Asia.  But only slightly less well known
is this, never go in against a Sicilian when
death is on the line.
    - Vizzini, The Princess Bride
From: icsu0038@cs.montana.edu (Jacob)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW the full game ( Was Re: UW - speach anyone ??? )
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:50:36 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Dept. of Computer Science, Bozeman MT 59717

In article <1992Apr3.195327.15569@ms.uky.edu> jkvanm00@nx29.mik.uky.edu (jonathan van meter) writes:
>In article <1992Apr2.125450.7693@ericsson.se> etxmarr@eos.ericsson.se (Marek  
>Repinski) writes:
>> In article <1992Apr1.033822.16595@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,  
>smsmith@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M Smith) writes:
>> |> Any news about how karma works in this game?  I.e., what penalties
>> |> are there for slaughtering innocent women and children, etc.  :)
>> 
>> You lose EP's
> 
>	Does anyone know what actions cause you to loose experience points?

I killed a friendly outcast in the beginning of the game ( nice longsword :-)
and didn't loose any ep's.  I had 98 to begin, and 98 afterwards.
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From: sms@cs.utexas.edu (Stephen Mark Sanderson)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Ultima 7 release date from Origin BBS
Date: 7 Apr 1992 13:53:40 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: yoakum.cs.utexas.edu

According to the Origin Systems BBS in Austin, Tx, the release date for 
Ultima VII is Easter Weekend -=> April 18th.  Also, they hint that Strike
Commander will arrive during the summer. (right!)
-- 
This is a .signature virus!  I'm infecting you NOW, so kiss your disk goodbye!
							sms@cs.utexas.edu
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From: bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris)
Subject: Re: Help on UW level 1
Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, CORP, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:46:21 GMT

In article <1992Apr4.170753.7391@tc.cornell.edu> jfe@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Brian Chung) writes:
)In article <1992Apr3.170153.12358@exu.ericsson.se> exukozi@exu.ericsson.se (Tom Koziatek) writes:
)>In article <uznerk.702198099@mcl> uznerk@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Andrew Krenz) writes:
)>>I've explored almost the entire first level on UW but I can't seem to find
)>>the key that unlocks the door to the temple/shrine (?) in the southeast
)>>corner of the map.  Can anyone help me out on this one?  I also can't unlock
)>>the door that says "KEEP OUT" in one of the Goblin's areas.  Any help would
)>>be definately appreciated.  :)
)>>
)>>-Andrew Krenz
)>>uznerk@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu
)>
)>That key is in the room in the very SE of the map. (at least there is a key there) However, how do you exit this room ? I can't jump to the blocks to the ankh shrine, and don't have the stamina to swim for it. But, if I try to jump, and swim back into th
)e room, it become full of the infamous 'floating articles'.
)>
)>Another question: Is there a set of lockpicks in this level ?? If so, where ?
)>
)>-Tom
)
)	There is a key to open the temple door?  What I did was this.  Stand
)on the ledge.  Jump to the north pillar.  Jump to the east pillar.  Look south.
)There is a button on the wall.  Throw something towards that.  The item will
)hit the button and open the temple door.  Jump back to the first pillar.  Jump
)into the shrine.

It may be a different area.  If it is the 'badly damaged' door, I found it
opened with one or two whacks from an axe.  Be sure and slash.  A bash from
a cudgel might work too (haven't tried it).  I know that a thrust from
an axe doesn't work well :-)


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From: ong@a.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Subject: Patch for Sound Blaster v1.5 w/33MHz or 40MHz machine
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 15:30:03 GMT

OK, I don't want to do this, but you asked for it.

This do-it-yourself hardware patch is for the old Sound Blaster v1.5 only
that is having DMA problem with some 33MHz or 40MHz motherboards.
To make sure that you are having the same problem that we are talking
about, run TEST-SBC and you should get a 0400 error code.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

I got Sound Blaster PRO in a while after I did the patch, and the
PRO does not need it.  Also, DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!  I did it, and it
works great.
 
First, assume we are facing the board so that we can read the chips. 
There are two chips to "fixed".  The first one is U13, the big DSP chip
(the biggest chip on the board).  The 7th pin from the left on the top row 
has to be disconnected.  I simply unpluged the chip, bent the pin outwards
(so that it would no longer be pluged in), and put the chip back.
 
The second chip is U21, a 74LS125A.  Again on the top row, pin 2 from
the left has to be shorted to pin 2 from the right.  I simply soldered
the two pins together with a 1/2" wire on the backside of the board.
 
Remember, do it at your own risk.  Have fun!
From: ong@a.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Subject: Global Conquest - I got the last copy 
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 01:04:12 GMT

Drove one hundred miles to the city and ran around for a couple of hours
before I found one, and it was the last one in the shop.

First sight - wow, complicated.

Tech Breakthru (?) - 4 named players in the game (with the usual barbarian
                     that get wiped out pretty soon), supposingly all 4
                     can be played by humans (1 main computer plus 3 remote
                     computers connected via serial ports); they say network
                     interface coming soon and BBS is being considered 

High points - Much better graphics than Command HQ, use EGA 640x350;
              plane can strike anywhere, distance dictates efficiency;
              land units can "crawl", or blitz; plane can do kamakazi;

Setback - Not realtime, make decision each turn than press EXECUTE, 
          plane action executed instantly;
          due to same, one cannot stop moment after execution had started
          even though continuation means senseless death for that unit;
          discontinuous world, you cannot sail eastward to get to a place
          in the west like in Command HQ 

Bug - My mouse driver went crazy after 2 aborted games (while in the 3rd game
      in the same session), this is the first time it happened to me and I
      have many games using mouse gone thru this machine, had to reboot

Overall - Buy, buy, buy!
From: msf@jayhawk.as.arizona.edu (Michael Fulbright)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: UW: Bullfrog + Golem
Date: 16 Apr 92 23:06:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Arizona

SPOILERS



You can get into the passage way at the SE corner of the Bullfrog puzzle -
use a levitation spell or something and fly up to the wall and keep flying
into it near the passageway at different heights - I lucked up and
flew into it the first time. Neat room. Also, one of the scrolls in the
knights' 'library' said 'Jump into the unseen' or something. If you turn off 
all light sources and look at the SE wall just right you can see the doorway
sorta glow. I saw it best when I was at a distance so that the wall was black,
but the doorway was visible - I think the doorway sticks out from the wall and
you see it before you see the wall. 

Anyway - the golem is on the level with the seers - I have a 13 level paladin
with a great battle axe and I just kept hacking on the guy. He gives you
one of the objects you are looking for.

hope this helps
michael
msf@as.arizona.edu

ps. Could anyone tell me where 'Tommy' is - that poor lady needs help!
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: mirage@camelot.bradley.edu (Jeffrey Hoffman)
Subject: Re: UW: mantras *SPOILERS* (was: UW help...)
Organization: Bradley University
Date:  7 Apr 92 13:24:39 GMT

>>Now, can someone post more mantras?  I've only got the three from the first
>OK, although I should warn you that finding some of these mantras
>is part of the fun of the game.  But if you're past level 14 or so,
>I'd recommend you read ahead because you'll stop gaining experience
>once you reach level 16, and won't get a chance to customize your
>character much.

>*** SPOILERS ***
> (Updated) Mantra list coming up

>

>Attack .... Ra
>Defend .... Anra
>Unarmed ... Ora
>Sword ..... Amo
>Axe ....... Gar
>Mace ...... Koh
>Missile ... Fahm
>Acrobat ... Fal
>Appraise .. Hunn
>Charm ..... Un
>Picklock .. Aam
>Repair .... Romm
>Search .... Lu
>Sneak ..... Mul
>Swim ...... Ono
>Track ..... Sahf
>Mana ...... Imu
>Casting ... Sol (I might have these two reversed)

Nope... they're right.

>I'm missing Lore and Trap.

Lore ....... Lahn
Traps ...... Romm

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From: ong@a.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: JetFighter II QEMM fix????
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:41:33 GMT
Organization: Oklahoma State University

From article <3630008@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>, by derekd@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Derek Dang):
>     Velocity's JFII has the QEMM fix in it.  You can contact them directly for
> details about getting the upgrade.  Apparently, it's not just a simple patch
> so you'd have to send them some money to get the whole set of disks again.
> It costs only $4 so it's worth it.
> 
> Derek.

What does the patch do?  What does JF2 have to do with Qemm?  I assumed that
it just let you run JF2 with QEMM active even though JF2 does not use
EMS, is that right?
From: ccoprdj@prism.gatech.EDU (Jorge Diaz)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: UW: bugs?!?! :(
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:04:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1992Apr7.182717.15390@tcsi.com> dmoen@cyrano.tcs.com (Dan Moen) writes:
>In article <1992Apr3.050628.19064@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> willday@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (The Eye of Fatima) writes:
>>I'm tired of restarting my Underworld game twice a day.

>I ran into the same problem, but not until level 6 :-(.

What?!!!

An Origin game that's full of bugs?  Who would have believed it?!!!
:-)  <--- for the humor impaired


-- 
Jorge Diaz                       | If winning is not important, then Commander,
Georgia Institute of Technology  |    why keep score?
Office of Information Technology | 
ccoprdj@prism.gatech.edu         |                     - Worf -
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From: daneman@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Michael J. Daneman)
Subject: Re: NEW APOGEE GAME!!!
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:27:22 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.132544.1545@brandonu.ca> $jacksonjw@brandonu.ca writes:
>
>
>First off the new apogee game is excellent. However I have been
>having a tough time with level 6 so, I decided to use nortons and
>give myself some extra health points.  The game unfortuanately is able
>to detect when you have altered a savegame.  How does it do this?
>It really pisses me off.

One way to do this would be to save the time/date of the savefile creation
in the savefile and then make sure that the creation time returned by dos is
the same as that saved in the file.  If you can find where the date is stored
you should be able to change it.  Or use norton to change the file creation
date back to the original date.
I guess the reason they don't want you messing with the savefile is so that
you register the game and get their secret cheat password.

Hope this helps,
-Mike.

From: tozz@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Bob Tausworthe)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 04:54:29 GMT
Subject: Re: UW : SEVERAL QUESTIONS (LEV 4-5) [CONTAIN SPOILERS]
Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc

>Greetings ! I have been playing ultima underworld for about 3 days now
>and need some help :
>
>1. I need to give the troll in Lev 4 rotworm stew, I collected all the
>   ingredients needed (dead rotworm, green mushroom, port) and put them into
>   the bowl, but I just could not figure out how to make the stew ! Do I need
>   a ladle ? a fire ?
A Recipe (level 1).
>
>2. In the NW part of lev 4, through the West secret door after Sir Rodrick, I
>   manage to find 2 secret doors but nothing of importance in them.  Are there
>   more secret door here ? If so where ? Is this where I am suppose to find the
>   golden breast plate ?
Yes ther are more rooms. Keep looking, they don't show up on your map 
automatically. YOu have to poke around for them.
>
>3. In the NE part of lev 4 (bullfrog maze?) what do I do with the 2 dials and 2
>   buttons on the ledge ?  There seems to be a secret passage on the SE part of
>   the 'square' of stream but how do it get through it ?
The best way to solve the bullfrog maze is to levitate. 

*SPOILER*
I finally figured out how to get into the "secret" room in the bullfrog
maze. There are two scrolls in the Knight encampment that give hints on
how to solve this (send me mail if you want a bigger spoiler than this).

>
>4. I got the gem-cutter from the dwarf but it vanished (!) and I could not give
>   it to the gem-smith in Lev 4.  What does the gem-smith suppose to tell me or
>   what does he suppose to give me ?  Is it essential ?
>
>5. In Lev 5, when do I find Tom's picture to give to the old lady mage Judy ?
>
>6. Also in Lev 5, there is a pentagonal room in the NW part of the map with 4
>   levers in 4 walls and a stage in the centre of the room. What am I suppose
>   to do here ?

The gem-cutter knows :->

>
>7. Where do I play the tune eyesnack teach me with the flute ?
>
>8. I found the broken hilt of the sword, but where is the blade ?

Back on level 3 in a secret room: SE corner. When you have both, go to shak
and have him repair it. It is  a talisman (Q: has anybody ever repaired the
sword themselves? does this work?)

>
>I know this is a lot of questions but I would appreciate any help I can get on
>this great game !!  Thanks in advance.
>
>
>                                                               Teng Hong
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From: sxjcb@orca.alaska.edu (Jay C. Beavers)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Running games on MS Windows
Date: 14 Apr 92 00:36:24 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Computer Network

In article <rdippold.703196832@cancun>, rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
> 
> egp41980@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (M) writes:
> >I have a question for all the Windows 3.0 (3.1) gurus:
> >Is it possible to run games (with vga graphics) through a window
> >on Windows? I'm not talking about the whole screen mode, I mean in
> >a little 320*200 window on the desktop. I tried running Star Trek
> >the 25th off of my father's 486, but the game would choke up after
> >opening a window, giving some sort of error. Is it at all possible
> >to run games in this way?
> 
> Yes, with 3.1 (I don't believe 3.0 allows VGA in a window).

This should be possible provided you have new video drivers for the high
resolutions.  I've never had a game crash due to having it run under
MS-Windows, but I've never run a high-res game in a window yet either - just
full screen.

As a tip for doing this, Origin's games (WC I, WC II, UW) don't seem to see
Windows' EMS memory, so load an EMS driver before running Windows if you want
your games to use EMS at all.

 - jcb
From: simon@ivem.ucsd.edu (Simon)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: UW: General concensious
Date: 15 Apr 1992 20:06:16 GMT
Organization: UCSD Microscopy and Imaging Resource
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: ivem.ucsd.edu
Originator: simon@ivem



What do you people who's played Ultima Underworld think of it?  Is it
worth buying or should I wait for the next version/release?  Is it pretty
playable (ie. less buggy) or is it like most Origin games (rushed)?

-Simon
-- 
*   Simon Lee              *   Microscopy and Imaging Resources         *
*   simon@ivem.ucsd.edu    *   Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscopy *
*   sulee@ucsd.edu         *   UC San Diego, Dept. of Neuroscience      *
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From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: UW demo questions
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:22:52 GMT
Reply-To: andrew@frip.wv.tek.com
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville, Oregon

In UW demo:

  -- What can I do about the room with the window?  It shows up clearly on
     the map but I can't find a way in.  I've looked carefully for
     secret doors.

  -- How do I deal with the red bat?

  -- What's an effective way to dispatch the headless?

  -- Other than leeches, how can you counteract poison?  What happens
     if you don't counteract it?  My life force changes from green to
     red and I'm never quite sure why.  I've gotten quite superstitious
     about eating the plants with the red berries.

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)
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From: amead@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Alan Mead)
Subject: HELP: Dunjin v4.22 and me with no clue!
Organization: UIUC Department of Psychology
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 05:34:41 GMT

I saved the text adventure Dunjin when it appeared in the binaries
newsgroup and I tried it out this evening...  It seems pretty creative
or maybe I just liked it because I got pretty far before becoming
really really stuck.

So I explored everything I could get into.   I got the big, small,
rusty and very rusty keys; explored the underground; printed every
paper/scroll/clipping/parchment; mapped out most of the mazes; and
collected like six treasures, but I cannot get into the dungeon
itself!

I don't know what to do next?  The only lead I have is that the very
rusty key fits in the south door of the office, but a "magical force"
won't let me turn it!  You don't even know what the object of the game
is...  To rescue the princess from Korm, I suppose.

Also, the hints are crap--they aren't context dependent and they
weren't about anything I couldn't have figured out myself...

Also, in the cubical chamber north of the cave (with the sluice gate),
shouldn't pressing the button (or whatever) cause the gates to close
over the entry and thus allow northerly travel in the exit tunnel?
Instead, you get drowned?!  (By turning OFF the water?!)

Thanks for any help you send my way.

-alan mead
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon)
Subject: Might & Magic question
Organization: NASA GSFC Code 534.2
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 16:47:22 GMT

I decided to pull this off my shelf and see if I could finish it, but
I am stuck at one point.  How do you get to and open the golden door
in Castle Doom?  I manage to get one step away from the door, and when
I try to step in front of it, I get bounced back.  Please email help to
smoon@gsfcmail.nasa.gov or smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov.  Thanks.

Sang J. Moon
From: psun@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter C. Sun)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Global Conquest For Sale!!!!
Keywords: Global Conquest, Sale
Date: 13 Apr 92 03:16:45 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I have just purchased global conquest.
It runs too slowly on my 286-12.
I want to sell it.
Disks used for instalation just once.
Manuals in mint condition.

	$33 - You pay for shipping.

Respond to:
    psun@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
	or
    psun@ecn.purdue.edu
From: andrewsr@utopia.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Planetfall help wanted.
Date: 9 Apr 92 03:32:31 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


I know this is an old one, but...

I can't seem to get very far with this game.  I have the card from
Floyd, I've poured acid on the padlock, but I can't get anywhere!

Any spoilers welcome.

-Rich
-- 
  // Rich    | "have you ever noticed that opinion without knowledge is
\X/  Andrews |  always a shabby sort of thing?"  - Socrates
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