Splook for BeOS

Introduction

Splook is a two-player strategy game - one of those games that gets described as "a moment to learn; a lifetime to master." We think it's kind of fun. Splook runs on several platforms with rather modest system requirements. It supports play over a modem or TCP/IP. It has an extensible architecture for computer players. Splook has also been, in several ways, an experiment in various philosophies.

The major aspect of the experimental nature of Splook is that this lowly shareware game is being developed simultaneously on multiple systems. Each author, very skilled on their target platform, is following the same specifications under relaxed supervision and adhering to the interface guidelines of their platform. It's not a port such as you may have encountered in the past; it's more of a reimplementation. Running under OS/2, Splook will match IBM's recommendations. For Windows, we behave as a Windows program is expected to (but with fewer crashes). Likewise for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, BeOS, and OPENStep, etc. All this, and most of the implementors have never met face-to-face.

In closing, we're pleased with our efforts. We sincerely hope that you are, too. To that end, we encourage comments from all customers, potential or actual. Criticism, suggestions, or appreciation; if you want us to know something, tell us. Thanks for reading through this wandering preamble. Again, please enjoy the game.

Gregory J. Weston

Copyright 1998, Bastion Products

Bastion Products and Splook are trademarks of Gregory Weston
BeBox and BeOS are trademarks of Be, Inc.

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