What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
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To add to your quest for knowledge... pleased I can do so.
I use both Imperial measurements and metric, the former because I have recipes from pre-metric days, as well as utensils.
At the level of "cup" = 250 ml, the difference doesn't really matter.
But at the level of gallons and litres, it can have a difference, i.e. filling a pail.
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
If you don't know this by heart, you are younger than I.
1 litre is not the same as 1 quart. Don't remember which way, less or more. I recall, when we switched to metric, and went from gallons to litres at the gas pump, there was a lot of confusion. Students just learned the new measurement system. We older folk kept converting, which, of course, we were told not to do. But a cereal box, weighing 432 gms was hard to deal with.
At the level of millilitres, it's not an issue at all, unless you are adding hot peppers or something of that ilk.
Temperature was easier to deal with.
It's been at least 30-35 years since Canada switched. Measurement objects (i.e. buckets) used to come with both, and I'm not sure if they still do.
Trivia, I got lots of, stored in various parts of the cranium; problem-solving ability - sorry to say, is waning somewhat. Not to mention the - duh!! mistakes which we all make.
There is no way I could have helped in this game. I have enough problems with random elements in games. However, I am very pleased to see that there are all kinds of people in/on this forum who, very nicely, tell you, you are not of the "brilliant" persuasion.
Ciao,
Anything else you want to know, just ask. I am a font of absolutely useless bits of information, which I am more than pleased to share at the drop of a hat.
I use both Imperial measurements and metric, the former because I have recipes from pre-metric days, as well as utensils.
At the level of "cup" = 250 ml, the difference doesn't really matter.
But at the level of gallons and litres, it can have a difference, i.e. filling a pail.
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
If you don't know this by heart, you are younger than I.
1 litre is not the same as 1 quart. Don't remember which way, less or more. I recall, when we switched to metric, and went from gallons to litres at the gas pump, there was a lot of confusion. Students just learned the new measurement system. We older folk kept converting, which, of course, we were told not to do. But a cereal box, weighing 432 gms was hard to deal with.
At the level of millilitres, it's not an issue at all, unless you are adding hot peppers or something of that ilk.
Temperature was easier to deal with.
It's been at least 30-35 years since Canada switched. Measurement objects (i.e. buckets) used to come with both, and I'm not sure if they still do.
Trivia, I got lots of, stored in various parts of the cranium; problem-solving ability - sorry to say, is waning somewhat. Not to mention the - duh!! mistakes which we all make.
There is no way I could have helped in this game. I have enough problems with random elements in games. However, I am very pleased to see that there are all kinds of people in/on this forum who, very nicely, tell you, you are not of the "brilliant" persuasion.
Ciao,
Anything else you want to know, just ask. I am a font of absolutely useless bits of information, which I am more than pleased to share at the drop of a hat.
I know about pints, quarts, and gallons, it's just - as I said - that we don't have cup as a defined measure. We still use pints (and halves, thirds, and multiples of pints) for beer and milk, and it wasn't that long ago that petrol pumps changed from gallons to litres (though we still measure petrol consumption in miles per gallon, go figure). Just don't ask me about fluid ounces, then my eyes will glaze over!terri wrote:2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
If you don't know this by heart, you are younger than I.
Fluid ounces? As compared to ounces?
I have always thought that ounces were a volume measure, though I understand that it is a weight measure.
OK - I will not add to this dilemma any further, though I recall some discussions and confusion in the past about volume/weight distinctions, esp in cooking.
I'm too old for this.
Isn't it interesting, how something one thought was simple is not?
Life, and learning and information, continues to challenge me.
Isn't this fun???
I have always thought that ounces were a volume measure, though I understand that it is a weight measure.
OK - I will not add to this dilemma any further, though I recall some discussions and confusion in the past about volume/weight distinctions, esp in cooking.
I'm too old for this.
Isn't it interesting, how something one thought was simple is not?
Life, and learning and information, continues to challenge me.
Isn't this fun???
Not too difficult, think of gold which is still measured in ounces.terri wrote:Fluid ounces? As compared to ounces?
I have always thought that ounces were a volume measure, though I understand that it is a weight measure.
If ounces were volume, you could buy "a litre gold", or, if you insist, a couple of cubic square inches of gold
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Sorry about that guys! My site was destroyed by the server and so other sites offered to take my maps and keep them for me. Yes, I actually owned and ran "The Apple // and IBM Adventure Map Archives" but alas; it is gone.Alastair wrote:The news from 1999 ( http://solutionarchive.com/news99.php ) states that this is a list of updates for Druadic's site, unfortunately that site has either moved or is no more.
I worked hard on that site and they destroyed it. Sorry!
billy7720
PS: I was Druadic Makes me laugh to know folks posted about that site somewhere else that I never knew existed! Glad I found CASA!!!
Re: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
Billy,
how did you work out the solution to the shaped buttons puzzle? Is this one of those puzzles that requires additional material that comes in the game's box?
how did you work out the solution to the shaped buttons puzzle? Is this one of those puzzles that requires additional material that comes in the game's box?
Re: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
To be honest, I haven't played this game is EONS. If memory serves, it has to do with certain items OR there is something in the manual. You guys have the solution here in CASA. I just saw it. Looks like it has to do with mathematics or something.
Re: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
Billy,
we know that the answer to the shaped buttons puzzle is BFGIL because Angus hacked the disk, the problem is that we never worked out why the answer is BFGIL.
The attached picture shows the problem.
we know that the answer to the shaped buttons puzzle is BFGIL because Angus hacked the disk, the problem is that we never worked out why the answer is BFGIL.
The attached picture shows the problem.
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