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TOMMY'S TOWERS OF HANOI (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-065-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS IS THE FAMOUS PUZZLE KNOWN AS TOWERS OF HANOI OR PHARAOH'S NEEDLE.
THE OBJECT IS TO MOVE ALL THE DISKS ONE AT A TIME FROM THE INITIAL TOWER
TO ANY OTHER, THE ONLY RESTRICTION BEING THAT A LARGER DISK CANNOT REST
ON A SMALLER AT ANY TIME (IN TOMMY'S TOWERS OF HANOI, YOU MUST MOVE FROM
TOWER 2 TO EITHER TOWER 1 OR TOWER 3).
DEMO MODE: ON STARTING UP, YOU CAN REQUEST THE COMPUTER TO SHOW YOU HOW EASY
IT IS TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE.
SAVING AND RESTORING GAMES:
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE PROGRAM BEFORE YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME,
AND THE PROGRAM IS PROMPTING YOU FOR A MOVE, HIT THE S KEY INSTEAD.
YOU WILL THEN BE PROMPTED FOR A FILE NAME.
SIMILARLY, TO RESTORE A PREVIOUSLY-SAVED GAME, HIT THE R KEY.
NOTE THAT YOU CAN'T RESTORE A GAME UNTIL YOU HAVE FIRST RESPONDED TO THE
STARTUP QUESTIONS, AND REQUESTED MANUAL MODE.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TO CHANGE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
GAME SPEED CONTROL: THE UP ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) DECREASES, AND
THE DOWN ARROW INCREASES, THE TIME PAD BETWEEN MOVES.
MOVE BUFFER: WHEN IN MANUAL MODE, THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE MOVE BUFFER
POINTER (MBP), AND THE MAX AMOUNT OF SPACE IN THE MOVE BUFFER (MAX) ARE
DISPLAYED; IF YOU TAKE MORE THAN MAX MOVES, THE PROGRAM CAN'T REMEMBER
WHAT THEY WERE.
TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
RUNNING THE PROGRAM FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >HANOI MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!