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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The very first version was released by Crowther in 1976, in FORTRAN on
 the PDP-10 at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman. (Crowther was at the time
 writing what we could now call firmware for the earliest ARPANET
 routers.) It was a maze game based on the Colossal Cave complex in
-Kentucky, lacking most of the D&D-like elements now associated with
+Kentucky, including fewer of the D&D-like elements now associated with
 the game.
 
 Adventure as we now know it, the ancestor of all later versions, was
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ he replied on 15 May giving both permission and encouragement.
 Here is what Don said about differences between the original Adventure
 and 2.5:
 
+............................................................................
 > The bulk of the points come from five new 16-point treasures.  (I say "bulk"
 > because I think at least one of the scores included some padding and I may
 > have tweaked those.)  Each of the new treasures requires solving a puzzle
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ and 2.5:
 > succumb even given access to the game source.  You really need to fit
 > together not only the goals and the map and use of inventory space, but
 > also details like just what _can_ you do in the dark...?
+............................................................................
 
 == Nomenclature ==
 
@@ -115,11 +117,16 @@ versions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and for all I know higher than that.  It seems
 best just to start a new numbering series while acknowledging the
 links back.
 
-I have reverted to "Advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision
+We have reverted to "advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision
 with the BSD Games version.
 
 == Functional changes in Open Adventure ==
 
+By default, advent issues "> " as a command prompt.  This feature
+became common in many variants after the original 350-point version,
+but was never backported into Crowther & Wood's main line before now.
+The "-o" (oldstyle) version reverts the behavior.
+
 A "seed" command has been added.  This is not intended for human use
 but as a way for game logs to set the PRNG (pseudorandom-number generator) so
 that random events (dwarf & pirate appearances, the bird's magic word)
@@ -145,6 +152,6 @@ which is then linked to the advent binary.
 
 - [[[IFA]]] http://rickadams.org/adventure/
 
-- [[[[DA]]] http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/
+- [[[DA]]] http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/
 
 - [[[SN]]] http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/1/2/000009/000009.html