ADL has a long history, and both the source and compilied bytecode formats have changed several times in incompatible ways. This package includes 3 versions of ADL: adl93: The version found in the Interactive Fiction Archive. This is mainly included for historical interest. Confusingly enough, even though this version dates from 1993, adlcomp93's banner reports "Version 3.2 - June 7, 1987". adl03: The only sourceforge.net release done by the author. Most Windows users will be using this version, since it's the only version released as a Windows executable. If you want to share games with Windows users, this is the version to use. Banner reports "Version 4.1 - January 25, 2002. This package installs these in /usr/games as adlcomp, adlrun, adldebug. adl11: Last development version by the author, from sourceforge CVS. This version has more and better documentation than the earlier versions, and might be a good choice for a new game if Windows compatibility isn't an issue. Banner reports "Version 5.0 - May 1, 2004".