From fac704eeaeee82914653eb903738d6420d68660f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 00:06:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] SGML conversion. --- galaxis.xml | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/galaxis.xml b/galaxis.xml index 0da9400..fa48264 100644 --- a/galaxis.xml +++ b/galaxis.xml @@ -1,27 +1,52 @@ -.TH GALAXIS 6 "Oct 23 1994" -.SH NAME -galaxis \- rescue lifeboats lost in interstellar space -.SH SYNOPSIS -galaxis -.SH DESCRIPTION -Lifeboats from a crippled interstellar liner are adrift in a starfield. To -find them, you can place probes that look in all eight compass directions and -tell you how many lifeboats they see. If you drop a probe directly on a -lifeboat it will be revealed immediately. Your objective: find the lifeboats -as quickly as possible, before the stranded passengers run out of oxygen! -.P -This is a UNIX-hosted, curses-based clone of the nifty little Macintosh + + + +galaxis +6 +Oct 23 1994 + + +galaxis +rescue lifeboats lost in interstellar space + + + + + galaxis + + + + +DESCRIPTION + +Lifeboats from a crippled interstellar liner are adrift in a +starfield. To find them, you can place probes that look in all eight +compass directions and tell you how many lifeboats they see. If you +drop a probe directly on a lifeboat it will be revealed immediately. +Your objective: find the lifeboats as quickly as possible, before the +stranded passengers run out of oxygen! + +This is a UNIX-hosted, curses-based clone of the nifty little Macintosh freeware game Galaxis. It doesn't have the super-simple, point-and-click interface of the original, but compensates by automating away some of the -game's simpler deductions. -.P -To run it, simply type `galaxis'. The game screen includes a description -of all commands, including `?' for detailed help. -.SH AUTHORS -The Macintosh game was designed and written by Christian Franz -. This version was cloned by Eric S. Raymond -. See ESR's home page at -http://www.ccil.org/~esr/home.html for updates and other resources. -.SH BUGS -This really ought to be an X game, but that would have been too much -like work. +game's simpler deductions. + +To run it, simply type `galaxis'. The game screen includes a description +of all commands, including `?' for detailed help. + + +AUTHORS +The Macintosh game was designed and written by Christian Franz +<cfranz@iiic.ethz.ch>. This version was cloned by Eric +S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. See ESR's home page at +http://www.ccil.org/~esr/home.html +for updates and other resources. + + +BUGS +This really ought to be an X game, but that would have been too much +like work. + + + -- 2.43.0