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  1.  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  2.  │                                                        │
  3.  │                                                        └┐
  4.  │          S e m i o t i c   S e m b l a n c e            │
  5.  │                                                         │
  6.  │           - a 64kB intro for Abduction'95 -            ┌┘
  7.  │                                                       ┌┘
  8.  │                     by Yzi / Fit                      │
  9.  │                                                       └──┐
  10.  │                                                          └┐
  11.  │                                                           │
  12.  │  System Requirements                                      │
  13.  │  ===================                                      └┐
  14.  │                                                            │
  15.  │   - 80386 processor or better (486/66 recommended)         │
  16.  │   - VGA (local bus recommended)                           ┌┘
  17.  │   - Gravis UltraSound for music                           │
  18.  │   - about 500kB free conventional memory                  │
  19.  │   - 64kB free XMS memory                                  │
  20.  │                                                         ┌─┘
  21.  │                                                         │
  22.  │                                                         └──┐
  23.  │  Words of Wisdom                                           └┐
  24.  │  ===============                                            └─┐
  25.  │                                                               └┐
  26.  │  Don't run SS under Windows or anything alike. SS uses the     │
  27.  │  timer interrupt to facilitate a VBI, so Windows will screw    │
  28.  │  it up. But I don't have to worry about that, because only ┌┐ ┌┘
  29.  │  real morons use Windows...                                ││ │
  30.  │                                                            │└─┘
  31.  │  Don't even try to run SS on a slow 386! SS was made for   └──┐
  32.  │  486+ computers with local bus VGA, and the music will be     └───┐
  33.  │  bad for your ears if you have too little processing power.       └┐
  34.  │  It is highly recommended to destroy all computers with an         │
  35.  │  80386 processor when encountered. Perhaps, maybe. That            │
  36.  │  was a joke. Boing.                                                │
  37.  │                                                               ┌────┘
  38.  │  Do NOT run SS with MegaEm! MegaEm makes your GUS go         ┌┘
  39.  │  crazy, it becomes schizophrenic. GUS doesn't know, what     │
  40.  │  card it is... poor GUS! (In other words, SS may sometimes   └───┐
  41.  │  crash with MegaEm. I have no idea why, but, on the other        └─┐
  42.  │  hand, don't even care. So: no MegaEm, please...)                  │
  43.  │                                                                  ┌─┘
  44.  │                                                                  │
  45.  │                                                                  └┐
  46.  │  Is It Slow?                                                    ┌─┘
  47.  │  ===========                                                    │
  48.  │                                                                ┌┘
  49.  │  If you think SS is too heavy for your computer, you can       │
  50.  │  try running it without the wobbling background. It looks      └┐
  51.  │  bad that way, but runs almost two times faster. My goal        │
  52.  │  was to make the intro run 70 fps on my 486/66, and I           │
  53.  │  succeeded in it. Then I added the background, which slowed    ┌┘
  54.  │  down everything, but gave a significant design-boost.         │
  55.  │                                                              ┌─┘
  56.  │                To ruin the design, type                      │
  57.  │                      SEMBLA /0                               └─┐
  58.  │                                                                └┐
  59.  │                                                                 │
  60.  │                                                                 │
  61.  │  The Credits                                                    └─┐
  62.  │  ===========                                                      └┐
  63.  │                                                             ┌──┐   │
  64.  │  Made by Yzi.                                             ┌─┘  └───┘
  65.  │                                                           │
  66.  │                                                           └─┐
  67.  │                                                             └──┐
  68.  │  How to Contact Fit                                            └┐
  69.  │  ==================                                           ┌─┘
  70.  │                                                              ┌┘
  71.  │  here's the address:                                        ┌┘
  72.  │                                                             └┐
  73.  │   ┌────────────────┐                                         │
  74.  │   │ Fit            │                                         │
  75.  │   │ Poste Restante │                                         │
  76.  │   └────────────────┘                                         └┐
  77.  │                                                               │
  78.  │  There may be another address in the intro.                   │
  79.  │  Who knows. Nobody knows. Whatever boing.                     │
  80.  │                                                               │
  81.  │                                                               └┐
  82.  │                                                                └─┐
  83.  │  A Frequently Asked Question                                     │
  84.  │  ===========================                                     │
  85.  │                                                                  └┐
  86.  │   Q: What does Fit stand for? (=What does it mean?)               │
  87.  │   A: Fit is nothing but a syntax error. It means                  │
  88.  │      nothing. Just three letters. A name!                         └┐
  89.  │                                                                 ┌──┘
  90.  │                                                                ┌┘
  91.  │                                                                │
  92.  │  I Did Some Work Here                                          │
  93.  │  ====================                                          │
  94.  │                                                                └┐
  95.  │  Although it would be "cool" to underestimate the effort        │
  96.  │  of making the intro, I don't do that. I spent several          │
  97.  │  weeks with this project, and I'm very disappointed, if         └┐
  98.  │  I don't do well in the competition. Anyhow, thanks for          │
  99.  │  getting familiar with my work!                                  │
  100.  │                                                                  │
  101.  │                                                                  │
  102.  │                                                                  │
  103.  │  June 1995, Yzi/Fit                                             ┌┘
  104.  │                                                                ┌┘
  105.  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  106.