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inform (interactive fiction compiler)
Inform 6 is version 6 of Inform, an interactive fiction programming
-language created by Graham Nelson. Inform 6 made its debut on April 30th,
-1996, and it continues to be one of the most popular IF development
-systems even after the introduction of Inform 7 in 2006. Inform 6,
-like all other versions of Inform, compiles to code not only for the
-Z-machine, the same virtual machine used by Infocom, but also for the
-more powerful and flexible virtual machine called Glulx.
+language created by Graham Nelson. Inform 6 made its debut on
+April 30th, 1996, and it continues to be one of the most popular
+IF development systems even after the introduction of Inform 7 in
+2006. Inform 6, like all other versions of Inform, compiles to code
+not only for the Z-machine, the same virtual machine used by Infocom,
+but also for the more powerful and flexible virtual machine called
+Glulx.
-This is a command-line compiler for the Inform 6 language. For a graphical
-Inform 7 compiler, see gnome-inform7. Inform 6 and 7 are completely
-different languages, so it's not redundant to install both.
+This is a command-line compiler for the Inform 6 language. For a
+graphical Inform 7 compiler, see gnome-inform7. Inform 6 and 7 are
+completely different languages, so it's not redundant to install both.
-To get started writing interactive fiction with Inform, everything you
-need is installed in /usr/doc/inform-$VERSION:
+To get started writing interactive fiction with Inform, all the
+documentation you need is installed in /usr/doc/inform-$VERSION:
-inform_beginners_guide.pdf - Read this first.
-manual/index.html - The Designer's Manual. Everything you need to know.
-tutorials/*.inf - Tutorials in Inform source code format.
+inform_beginners_guide.pdf - aka IBG. Read this first.
+manual/index.html - Inform Designer's Manual, aka DM4.
+tutor/*.inf - Tutorials in Inform source code format.
demos/*.inf - Source to sample games.
-Related packages: you'll want a Z-Code interpreter to try out your creations.
-Install one of: fizmo, frotz, zoom.
+Related packages: you'll want a Z-Code interpreter to try out your
+creations. Install one of: fizmo, frotz, zoom.