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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 12:47:07 -0800
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Mad Cow <sw AT tenforward DOT com>
Subject: StarMaps
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humm..I'm a novice djgpp'er, and need some help on somethin'

i want to make a StarMap, uh, like so--

     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
   A * * * * * * * * * * 
   B * * * * * * * * * * 
   C * * # * * * * * * *
   D * * * * * * * * * * 
   E * * * * * * * * * *
   F * * * * * * * * * *
   G * * * * * * * * * * 
   H * * * * * * # * * *
   I * * * * * * * * * * 
   J * * * * * * * * * *


        This is a game i want to make, i want to have it so that ppl can
move a ship from
	say  C3 to  H7  but, how do i make a thing to calculate distance, and
maybe even a path?
	say the distance would be  5, and the path would be C3-D4-E5-F6-G7-H7, so,
please help
	on this one..all help is deeply apreciated..