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DOCUMENTATION FOR
SPELL GAMES
(C) Alan C. Elliott, 1984-1993
TexaSoft
P.O. Box 1169
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
214-291-2115
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
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SPELL GAMES is a SHAREWARE program. This means that you
may copy it and give it to friends, and that user groups
and bulletin boards may distribute it (as long as no files
have been altered). This gives you a chance to try the
program without having to spend a lot of money up front for
something that may not meet your needs. If SPELL GAMES is
useful to you, please become a registered user by sending in
the registration form. You become a registered user by
paying the registration fee directly to TexaSoft. Thank
you.
SPELL GAMES is a game to help you practice spelling. The
game displays a word on the screen for an instant, then you
must spell the word by typing it on the keyboard.
The game pits your country against an opponent. Each time
you spell a word correctly, your team wins a point. If
you make a mistake, your opponent gains a point. A board
containing nine flags must be filled for one team to win.
SPELL GAMES requires CGA graphics, which mean that it will
run on most composite graphics, CGA, RGB, EGA, PGA, MCGA and
VGA type monitors. It will not work on "Hercules" type
monochrome graphics monitors unless you are using a CGA
simulator.
When you begin SPELL GAMES, you will choose your country
(your team), and your opponent. Next, you will choose the
level of difficulty of words to spell. Typically, your
choices will be:
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1) Very easy words
2) Easy words
3) Moderately difficult words
4) Difficult words
After you choose one of these options, you must then
choose the speed at which the words will be flashed on the
screen, a value between 1 and 100. The number 1 is the
SLOWEST, and 100 is the fastest. Try about 50 to begin
with, and adjust the speed later to your expertise.
The program will warn you that the spelling word is about
to flash on the screen. When you press the Enter key, a
word will appear in the lower left corner of the screen.
The word will flash off quickly, and you will hear a short
beep. Now the program is ready for you to type the word.
If you make a mistake while entering the word, your
opponent gets the point. The scoreboard on the screen
will keep track of who is winning. Remember, it takes 9
points (flags) to win.
If you miss one or more words, you will be given an
opportunity to review those words at the end of the game.
HOW TO RUN SPELL GAMES
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Running the program from a floppy disk:
Place the program disk in the A: disk drive. Make sure
the DOS prompt is A>. If it is not, enter the command
"A:" (no quotes). At the A> prompt, enter SPELL
A>SPELL
This will begin the program. Follow directions on the
screen.
Running the program from a hard disk:
Copy all of the SPELL GAME files to a directory on the hard
disk. Be sure the files SPELL.ACE, SPELL1.ACE, SPELL2.ACE,
SPELL3.ACE, SPELL4.ACE, SPELL.ORD, SPELL.FLA, and SPELL.EXE
are copied to the hard disk. From the C> prompt, enter the
command:
C>SPELL
This will begin the program. Following directions on the
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screen.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SPELL GAMES
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Spelling words for this game have been carefully selected.
Please do not alter the files SPELL1.ACE to SPELL4.ACE.
ADDING YOUR OWN WORDS TO THE GAME
If you wish to add spelling words, you may do so with the
following procedure: When you first begin the game, you are
prompted to Continue or Edit File. Press E to choose Edit.
If you choose edit, you will begin the edit program. In this
program, a menu will appear similar to the following:
-----Choose file to EDIT or ADD----------
|spell1.ace Very easy words |
|spell2.ace Easy words |
|spell3.ace Moderately difficult words |
|spell4.ace Difficult words |
|ADD NEW SPELL FILE |
|Delete a SPELL file |
|End this procedure |
-----Highlight Option, Press Enter-------
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight an option,
then press Enter to select that option. For example, to edit
a current file, highlight that file name and press Enter. To
create or delete a file, choose the appropriate option. If
you choose to create or delete a file, you will be asked to
specify a name. Enter a valid DOS file name with no
extension. (Examples: MYWORDS or 1STGRADE or FEB10, etc).
You will also be asked to enter a brief description of the
file. (Example: William's Words for Feb10.)
When you choose to add or edit a file, you will be placed in
a text editor program where you can edit current words or
add new words. Enter each word ONE WORD PER LINE. To exit
the editor:
Esc - WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES
F7 - EXIT AND SAVE
Other Commands you can use while in the editor include:
Ctrl-Y - Delete a line
Ctrl-S - Search
F2 - Delete a number of lines from cursor down
F3 - Go to top page of a long file
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F4 - Go to bottom page of a long file
Maximum words per one file is 1000. If you have added a new
file, it should now appear on the menu. Choose the "End This
Procedure" option to re-begin the game program.
ORDER/REGISTRATION FORM FOR SPELL GAMES
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To print the order form for TexaSoft games, enter the
command
COPY SORDER.TXT LPT1:
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