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- W A R R A N T Y
-
- MASH TRIVIA is provided AS IS without any warranty - period!
-
- To keep this legal stuff simple -- I am not responsible in any way
- shape or form for anything this program may or may not do to you or
- yours! Now how's that for boiling it all down?
-
- You should find the following files in the M_TRIV10.ZIP distribution:
- README.1ST (this file)
- MASHTRIV.EXE (the program)
- MASHTRIV.DAT (the data file)
-
- When posting on bulletin boards, please post only the complete ZIP
- file as M_TRIV##.ZIP where ## is the revision (M_TRIV10=rev 1.0)
-
- Program requirements:
- IBM PC or compatible with 512K of memory (286 or better
- recommended - it will run on XT class machines only slower).
- ANSI.SYS or equivalent must be loaded by the CONFIG.SYS file.
- CGA, EGA or VGA compatible display adapter. (EGA/VGA recommended).
- I've only tested this program on CGA/EGA & VGA adaptors/monitors.
- FILES=20, BUFFERS=10 (or better) should be in CONFIG.SYS.
-
- If you have a problem running MASH TRIVIA please write and describe
- the situation. Please include a description of your operating
- environment.
-
- Mash Trivia was written originally in Clipper S'87 during 90 & 91
- but I decided to re-write it in Clipper 5.01 before releasing it. I
- hope you have as much fun playing this game as I did writing it.
-
- I consider myself somewhat of a MASH expert. I have every episode
- on video tape as well as the sound tracks on audio tape. I would
- guess that we either listen to or watch at least 15 episodes a
- week. My entire household is constantly quoting lines and
- referencing different scenerios (exciting lifestyle - huh?).
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- Planned Enhancements (any suggestions? --- PLEASE !):
-
- Add ability to save score (rank). / High scores list.
-
- Add ability to save a game for continuing later.
-
- Add option to allow displaying of the correct answer.
-
- Display rank on screen with graphics (I better get out the "C" manuals).
-
- Timed game.
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- M * A * S * H is a registered trademark of Twentieth Century-Fox.
- IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
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- Mash Trivia is Copyright (c) 1992 by Bob Rogers and is distributed as
- shareware. If you find this program entertaining - a registration fee of
- $10.00 would be in order. In addition to my undying gratitude, you'll
- get the latest registered version of Mash Trivia which, among other
- things, will allow you to select the question category -AND- an
- additional 216 questions. I will have alot more questions (800+) during
- '92. All registered users will be notified when available.
-
- If you don't want to register Mash Trivia, at least drop me a postcard
- and let me know where you obtained your copy and what you think of it.
- I'd like to track how far this program goes.
-
- Mail registration fee or comments (appreciated) to:
-
- Bob Rogers
- P.O. Box 1111
- Attleboro, MA 02703-1111
-
- SPECIFY DISK FORMAT
- (please say 5-1/4" as the 3-1/2" takes a little more effort on my part).
-
- Mash Trivia is a game of trivia based on the television series M*A*S*H.
- Each question has 4 possible answers from which to choose. Game play is
- straight forward with the necessary commands/instructions shown in a box
- at the bottom of the screen.
-
- The questions fall into 6 different categories (Early episodes, Quotes,
- Love & War, Personnel, Mixed up MASH, Closing seasons). With the shareware
- version the questions are all mixed up so you cannot select which category.
- The registered version will allow you to select a specific category or
- "General Knowledge" (all 6 mixed up) at the beginning of play. There will
- be more than 200 questions per category by the end of '92.
-
- Questions are tracked as they are answered and won't repeat until all have
- been viewed and answered. Regardless of how many times you play the game
- you should not get the same question twice until you have answered all of
- them. If you exit the game "<Esc>" before answering the displayed question,
- that question is put back into the available pool. A "Resetting Data
- Library...." message will appear letting you know that all questions have
- been answered and will now be recycled.
-
- Scoring: You will be awarded a military rank (how appropriate) from
- Private to General based not only on how many answers you got right
- but also by how many questions you attempted to answer (i.e. 25 out of 25
- won't make you a General).
-
- A minimum of 25 questions must be answered to be considered for a rank.
-
- # Questions Highest Rank Possible
- -------------------------------------
- less than 20 No Rank (Civilian)
- 25 Private
- 30 Corporal
- 40 Sergeant
- 50 Lieutenant
- 60 Major
- 70 Colonel
- more than 70 General
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