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{{Software infobox | |||
|Type=Authoring system | |||
|Style=Parser | |||
|Multimedia=Color, Graphics, Sound | |||
|Developer=Michael J. Roberts | |||
|Home page=https://tads.org/ | |||
|Download=https://tads.org/tads2.htm | |||
|Format=TADS 2 | |||
|System=Windows, macOS, Linux | |||
|Version=2.5.17 | |||
|Date=2016/03/07 | |||
|Status=Stable | |||
|Notes=The successor system, [[TADS 3]], is covered on its own page. | |||
}} | |||
'''TADS''', standing for "Text Adventure Development System", created by [[Michael J. Roberts]] as a shareware package published by [[High Energy Software]] in 1987 and then released as freeware in 1996. Before the advent of [[Inform]] and [[Hugo]], this was clearly the most capable IF creation system available, and it is still widely popular. Some of the major games in TADS include ''[[Losing Your Grip]]'', by [[Stephen Granade]]; ''[[Worlds Apart]]'', by [[Suzanne Britton]]; and ''[[Once and Future]]'', by [[Kevin Wilson]]. | |||
The next version of TADS, [[TADS 3]], was released in 2006 and is a fairly major overhaul. | |||
==Links== | |||
''Note: links about TADS 3 are [[TADS 3#Links|there]].'' | |||
* [http://www.tads.org The official TADS website] | |||
* [https://github.com/tads-intfic/tads-runner Github site for the TADS runner, including the Glk port], licensed under the GPL-2.0 license | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TADS TADS] at Wikipedia. | |||
* [http://users.abac.com/MeriBird/TADS/Tutorial/ A TADS Tutorial] by [[Mark Engelberg]]. Tutorial for TADS 2. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:TADS]] | ||
[[Category:Authoring system]] | |||
[[Category:Interpreter]] | |||
{{software navbox}} | |||
Latest revision as of 22:24, 28 February 2022
| TADS 2 | |
|---|---|
| Authoring system | |
| Links | Home page Download |
| Developer | Michael J. Roberts |
| Format | TADS 2 |
| Interaction style | Parser |
| Systems | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Latest version | 2.5.17 / 7 Mar 2016 |
| Status | Stable |
| Multimedia support | Color, Graphics, Sound |
| Notes | The successor system, TADS 3, is covered on its own page. |
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TADS, standing for "Text Adventure Development System", created by Michael J. Roberts as a shareware package published by High Energy Software in 1987 and then released as freeware in 1996. Before the advent of Inform and Hugo, this was clearly the most capable IF creation system available, and it is still widely popular. Some of the major games in TADS include Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade; Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton; and Once and Future, by Kevin Wilson.
The next version of TADS, TADS 3, was released in 2006 and is a fairly major overhaul.
Links
Note: links about TADS 3 are there.
- The official TADS website
- Github site for the TADS runner, including the Glk port, licensed under the GPL-2.0 license
- TADS at Wikipedia.
- A TADS Tutorial by Mark Engelberg. Tutorial for TADS 2.
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