Finding TADS for handhelds
(first off, if any of these links are broken just go to the executables directory in the IF archive - it's likely that a binary was updated and I haven't got around to updating this list yet.)

Unfortunately, TADS does not run on the most popular handheld platform - the Palm. This is for technical reasons. The PalmOS memory model isn't able to accommodate the standard TADS memory model, and re-engineering TADS for compatibility would be a Herculean task. Hopefully the upcoming T3 system will be ported to Palms, but unfortunately for the time being we're out of luck. There are actually three different TADS interpreters that run on the Mac. Two of them are text-only and one is graphical.

Simon Quinn has, however, ported TADS to the EPOC/Psion handheld.

http://ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/tads-epoc-255.zip (WUSTL mirror)

Downloading TADS for handhelds
To download the file you need a program that can serve as an FTP client. Most modern Web browsers (Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.) can access FTP sites, so you should be able simply to select one of the links above. Note that some Web browsers won't handle binary downloads properly if they aren't configured correctly. Sometimes dragging the link to your desktop (or shift-clicking the link) will work when simply clicking on it won't. Otherwise you may need to configure the helper applications for your Web browser. Consult the documentation that came with your browser.

Have fun!

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