"Su Doku is a device for making intelligent people think they are not
wasting their time". Professor Joad
(Quote from The Times - Saturday)
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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: Puzzles don't count as games. They are tools to maintain your neural
: synapses. (At least that's the story I'm sticking with.)
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: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
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: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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: Actually, I think I waste enough time working two sudoku puzzles a day
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: from our local paper and the Newsweek one online); I really don't have
: time
: for games. g
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: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
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: "ChrisM" wrote in message
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: Ahhh, but for how much longer, now that she's going to be playing
: 'Planetfall'... and 'Zork'... and 'Hitchhikers'...
: and.........
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: ;-D
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: Chris.
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: Not possible. She's on here 24 hours (or should it be 25) than
: goodness!
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: "ChrisM" wrote in message
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: hehe, let's see if the number of posts from you goes down now...
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: ;-)
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: Chris.
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: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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: Thanks for the link. I wonder if I can remember how to play
: Planetfall
: after
: all these years. g
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: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
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: "ChrisM" wrote in message
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/
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: :-D
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: ChrisM.
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: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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: I was addicted to the old InfoCom text adventure games. I lost
: interest
: when
: games acquired graphics and required speed and eye-hand
: coordination
: to
: play.
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: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
: Word MVP FAQ site:
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: So did I
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: "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
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: Then you don't upgrade. :-)
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: And I liked DOS programs. Life was simpler then. sigh
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: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
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: "David" wrote in message
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: On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:57 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MVP]"
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: I agree with your co-worker up to a point. When technology
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: the
: point where the program no longer functions properly, it's
: time
: to
: upgrade.
: For example, DOS-based programs.
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: The best advice I ever had was, "If it ai't broke...don't
fix
: it!"
: DOS
: based? Well that did need to be fixed. I have copies of 2000
&
: 2003,
: never use them., Even 97 will do much more than I'll ever
need
: to
: do.
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