Havard's Blog

[Dave L]

Hey Havard, I can't comment on your blog using my Blogger.com profile anymore.

Is there a reason for this?

I wanted to ask if Larry Bond in the list of Blackmoor players was THE Larry Bond, creator of the Harpoon game/naval simulation?

[Havard]

Hey Havard, I can't comment on your blog using my Blogger.com profile anymore.

Is there a reason for this?

Hmmm... I've been trying to find a good setting for who can comment, since there's been a bit of spam comments lately. However, I don't want you guys not to be able to comment!

Alright, now it has been opened so that everyone can comment again.

Thanks for bringing up the issue. It is possible that others have had the same problem.

I wanted to ask if Larry Bond in the list of Blackmoor players was THE Larry Bond, creator of the Harpoon game/naval simulation?

Not sure, but let's see:

Graduating from St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1973 with a degree in Quantitative Methods, Larry worked first as a computer programmer for two years before being selected for Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.

Having studied in St. Paul MN makes it very likely that this is the same person. Great catch Dave!

I'm not familiar with the game. What else can you tell me about it?

-Havard

[Dave L]

Having studied in St. Paul MN makes it very likely that this is the same person. Great catch Dave!

I'm not familiar with the game. What else can you tell me about it?

-Havard

Oh my!
The computerised version of the game is basically a declassified version of the US Navy's tactical simulator - or at least it was 15 years or so ago.
I played it for years in its different iterations, but could never cope with it on "full reality".

I still have the CD somewhere - I think the 2000 edition even featured mid-air refueling capabilities.

Larry was Tom Clancy's advisor on the naval combat portion of The Hunt For Red October.

NB: Just done a check online - look here.

It seems they still have their Defense department links, and there's an updated commercial version too.

[Havard]

Oh my!
The computerised version of the game is basically a declassified version of the US Navy's tactical simulator - or at least it was 15 years or so ago.
I played it for years in its different iterations, but could never cope with it on "full reality".

I still have the CD somewhere - I think the 2000 edition even featured mid-air refueling capabilities.

Larry was Tom Clancy's advisor on the naval combat portion of The Hunt For Red October.

NB: Just done a check online - look here.

It seems they still have their Defense department links, and there's an updated commercial version too.

Very interesting!

I managed to find an email adress for mr Bond at one of the sites and send him an email. Now, lets see if he answers...

Havard

[Rafael]

You could simply close the comments and ask the visitors to comment here, because of the spam problem.

Would help you and increase traffic here.