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Old 06-05-2010, 01:19 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
First, make sure you have a WiFi connection on your iPad, then run Frotz, and tap the "i" symbol in the status bar at the top of the screen - that displays the "Settings" screen. Select "File Transfer" and tap the "Start File Transfer Server" button. Frotz will show you the IP address of its web server.

Go to your Mac, and type that IP address into your web browser. You'll see a "Frotz" web page. At the bottom of the screen there's an "Upload Story File" section. Browse to the ".dat" file for the Infocom game on your hard disk, type in a title for the game, and then click the "Submit" button to transfer it to the iPad. Repeat for each game in turn.

Works beautifully!
Yes, this works with the PC also.
Activision released all the Infocom adventures on a CD many years ago.
These use the .DAT extension which works just fine in Frotz. Extensions with a .z (like .z5) will also work but extensions with a .t will not.
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