Short:        Frotz 2.55R20 Infocom game interpreter
Author:       Stefan Jokisch, David Kinder, Ingo Paschke
Uploader:     ipaschke lpclabs de
Type:         game/role
Version:      255r20
Replaces:     game/role/Frotz-2.55-m68k-amiga.zip
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 2.0.4

Frotz is a fast and portable Infocom and Z-machine interpreter. The
original MS-DOS version was written by Stefan Jokisch, the Amiga port
by David Kinder and Ingo Paschke. The feature list is:

    - support for V1 to V8 games
    - timed input ('Border Zone')
    - built-in graphic font ('Beyond Zork')
    - mouse support ('Beyond Zork' and all V6 games)
    - function key support including number pad keys ('Beyond Zork')
    - command line editing and history
    - small save files in Quetzal format
    - switch for setting the Tandy bit
    - sound effects ('Lurking Horror' and 'Sherlock')
    - cheat functions
    - multiple UNDO (via hot key, even for old V1 to V4 games)
    - input line recording and playback (via hot key)
    - support for European characters ('Zork I German')
    - underlined, reverse and boldface text
    - fast performance without virtual memory
    - V6 graphical games with picture display

Changes in Release 20:

    - Fixed verification, restart, saving and restoring for games packaged
      in Blorb files (.zblorb and .zlb).
    - Restored sound effects loaded from separate Infocom sample files and
      fixed playback of supported sounds embedded in Blorb files.
    - Fixed default save, transcript, recording and auxiliary filenames in
      FrotzStdIO. Long game paths and filenames no longer cause crashes or
      overwrite memory.
    - Games can save and load auxiliary files without a filename prompt when
      they request it.
    - Fixed incorrect colours and picture rendering, including colour
      display on public screens.
    - Fixed crashes when resizing a window while editing a full input line.
    - Damaged resource, preferences and sound-name files no longer cause the
      identified crashes or hangs.
    - Fixed dialog return values so requester choices are handled correctly.
    - Removed the ineffective -R option and old-save Preferences checkbox.
      Saving and restoring use Quetzal format; pre-Quetzal saves remain
      unsupported.

Changes in Release 19:

    - Updated the interpreter to Frotz 2.55, bringing upstream game
      compatibility improvements and bug fixes.
    - Save and restore use Quetzal format. Legacy pre-Quetzal saves are no
      longer supported.

Please send questions and bug reports regarding this port to
ipaschke@lpclabs.de.