X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=about.rst;h=160190ee6fb133034a80b0ba64d12480ba26929a;hb=9f5abf3a7762275e6ae1f1a29c6594994ba07e2c;hp=aa6f5c93e5f24adfe6d2f7da6d6fba4b411a0d17;hpb=95b5702817b987123d71d432f81eeb0c7101b59c;p=ibg.git diff --git a/about.rst b/about.rst index aa6f5c9..160190e 100644 --- a/about.rst +++ b/about.rst @@ -16,19 +16,20 @@ .. image:: /images/picT.png :align: left -.. raw:: latex - - \dropcap{t} - -ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction (IF), -were highly popular computer games during the 1980s. As technology evolved -they faded from the market, unable to compete with increasingly -sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from dead. The Internet -grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal point for fans of the -genre. By developing IF programming tools and systems, organising contests -and writing tutorials and reviews, these enthusiasts have led a revival -responsible for many notable works, including some whose quality arguably -surpasses that of the best commercial titles of the 1980s. +|T|\ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction +(IF), were highly popular computer games during the 1980s. As +technology evolved they faded from the market, unable to compete with +increasingly sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from +dead. The Internet grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal +point for fans of the genre. By developing IF programming tools and +systems, organising contests and writing tutorials and reviews, these +enthusiasts have led a revival responsible for many notable works, +including some whose quality arguably surpasses that of the best +commercial titles of the 1980s. + +.. Generated by autoindex +.. index:: + single: TADS Nowadays, IF is a hobby; almost everything that you need to begin writing your own text adventures is available, for free, on the Internet. While @@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ locations: * http://mirror.ifarchive.org/ + .. Generated by autoindex + .. index:: + single: IF Archive + The IF Archive (or actually a high-speed mirror copy of it), from which you can download almost anything that's free and in the public domain. For a clickable map of Inform-related parts of the Archive, see @@ -170,6 +175,10 @@ locations: * :newsgroup:`rec.arts.int-fiction` + .. Generated by autoindex + .. index:: + single: RAIF + The Usenet newsgroup for authors of IF, commonly known by the abbreviation RAIF. Here you'll find discussion on IF technology, criticism and game design issues, and fast, friendly and knowledgeable @@ -178,6 +187,10 @@ locations: * :newsgroup:`rec.games.int-fiction` + .. Generated by autoindex + .. index:: + single: RGIF + The complementary newsgroup for IF *players*, often known as RGIF. .. todo::