In news:te1tf.79529$aS5.74417@bignews4.bellsouth.net,
MixMasterJ <tata@fake.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I said windows, but all those text based games are DOS which is
> easily accessed through windows.

If you get bored and want to use older games with XP take this for a spin:

DOSBox, an x86 DOS emulator:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

It's got a bit of a learning curve but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

thats a good one...!

LOL


"Frazer Jolly Goodfellow" <no-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns973C9AA5938Ffrz@62.253.170.163...
> "jenjenjen" <u17088@uwe> wrote in news:5994df0dbf22a@uwe:
>
>> You see, Harboro
>> apparently never updated the game and it is my husband's
>> favorite. So I went through all this not just for a stupid
>> game, but to show my husband that even after 26 years of
>> marriage, he is still very important to me!
>
> A fine sentiment. But if you find yourself going through the same
> process in the future, it may be worth factoring in an upgrade to
> Husband V2.0 as an alternative. Windows 95 games are just SOOOOH last
> century :-)