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| <p>This document details what the Tandy Bit does in Infocom games. The | |
| information was posted by <a href="mailto:wild_dj@mit.edu">Jake Wildstrom</A>, | |
| and HTMLized and uploaded by <a href="mailto:gschmidl@gmx.at">Gunther | |
| Schmidl</a>.</p> | |
| <table width="100%" border="1"> | |
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| <b>Hitchhiker's Guide Release 42, 47, 56</b> | |
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| VERSION command | |
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| Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation. Version 00.00." | |
| <font color="#FF0000">This looks like a bug.</font> | |
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| <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>Seastalker Release 15 (both), 16, 86</b> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation. Version 00.00.15" | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>Suspect Release 14</b> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>Wishbringer Release 68</b> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>The Witness Release 18, 20, 21, 22</b> | |
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| "Vandalism is for private dicks, not famous police detectives." | |
| </td><td> | |
| The Tandy bit changes "dicks" to "eyes". | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
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| When you ASK STILES ABOUT PHONG, he tells you "He seems straight, but I | |
| don't really trust slanteyes." | |
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| 'slanteyes' becomes 'his kind'. | |
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| ASK MONICA ABOUT MURDER yields "Isn't it obvious? That bastard Stiles | |
| squibbed him off!" | |
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| 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. | |
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| If before you accuse her you ASK MONICA ABOUT STILES: "That bastard | |
| who killed Dad? I'd spit in his face if it was worth the trouble." | |
| </td><td> | |
| 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
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| After you accuse her, she'll say "That poor bastard. First he fell in | |
| love with Mother, a married woman; then he actually trusted her | |
| husband. I don't know what he uses for brains." | |
| </td><td> | |
| 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
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| ASK MONICA ABOUT PHONG: "He's a right gee, no matter what some people | |
| say about his race." | |
| </td><td> | |
| 'race' becomes 'kind'. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
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| Most actions you try to take on Monica result in her saying: "I don't | |
| know what game you're playing, Detective, but count me out. If you | |
| think I'm just a dumb twist, think again." | |
| </td><td> | |
| 'twist' becomes 'twit'. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| If a game fails to SAVE (or SUSPEND) it says that "Your story couldn't | |
| be suspended. Consult your instruction manual if necessary." | |
| </td><td> | |
| Tandy added "or Reference Card" to that phrase. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| If you surprise Monica in the workshop, she says "My God, you gave me a | |
| start!" | |
| </td><td> | |
| The word "God" is removed. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| The VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Tandy says "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." <font color="#FF0000">This | |
| is the only thing to change in version 18.</font> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| Somewhere in the game is the phrase "Necrophilia went out with raccoon | |
| coats!" | |
| </td><td> | |
| Tandyified to "You can't be that desperate!" | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
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| "What a pervert!" (for LOOK UP MONICA) | |
| </td><td> | |
| Becomes any of a number of randomly selected messages. | |
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| <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>Zork 1 Release 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 75, 76, 78</b> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Claims to be "ZORK", not "ZORK I" <font color="#FF0000">(except in | |
| releases >= 75)</font>. | |
| Also, adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation" to version command. | |
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| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| Endgame text | |
| </td><td> | |
| Doesn't invite you to play the sequels at the end of the game. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| Leaflet | |
| </td><td> | |
| "No computer should be without one!" becomes "No TRS-80 should..." | |
| <font color="#FF0000">(except in releases >= 75)</font>. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"> | |
| <b>Zork 2 Release 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 48</b> | |
| </td> | |
| </tr><tr> | |
| <td> | |
| VERSION command | |
| </td><td> | |
| Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation" to version command. | |
| </td> | |
| </tr> | |
| </table> | |
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