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VGAWHEEL Documentation
V.1.00 (1-22-90)
Requires VGA Card and Monitor
Start the game by typing VGAWHEEL at the DOS prompt.
Instructions are included in the game. VGAWHEEL has been
play tested by friends and secretaries at my workplace
and their homes. It has been found to run on all PC/XT/ATs clones
(work-alikes to my friends in England) equipped with various
VGA cards and monitors, so far. Shareware distribution begins
with Version 1.00. It may run slowly on some '386 computers due to
timing problems on some motherboards.
An editor is included to facilitate adding new clues
to your game. When adding new puzzles, the database is checked
to prevent duplication. The ability to edit previously added
clues is included in the event of mispellings. However, be careful
not to change a puzzle into a duplicate since duplicate
checking is not done at this point. The version submitted for
SHAREWARE distribution contains 200 game puzzles.
The full version is available for $10.00 (at the address below)
with over 7000 clues from various sources. The program and data
file with 4300 puzzles will fill a 360K disk. A hard drive with
550 Kbytes available is required for the full data base. Both
versions will be included with your order.
I have not examined the memory needs of the program as most
people with VGA also have the full 640K memory. The data file
is limited only by the size of the storage disk. The clues
have a maximum of 20 characters and the puzzles are limited
to 40 characters.
Any suggestions for improvements are, of course,
welcome. I do not have the resources to rewrite the game
for other computers. For those who absolutely must have
Vanna in their game program, I suggest buying the Official
Wheel of Fortune computer games from Share Data (which
supports CGA, but not VGA). Despite their name, Share Data is
NOT SHAREWARE nor PUBLIC DOMAIN. The name "Wheel of Fortune" is
not used so as to avoid infringing the copyrights of Califon
Productions, hence the name VGAWHEEL.
Beware, younger children may not fully understand the
rules and are prone to fighting when one player monopolizes
the Wheel.
EGA Computer users:
EGAWHEEL V10.2 is available from the author in two versions:
Shareware Version (200 Puzzles) for $ 3.00
Full Version (7000 Puzzles) for $10.00
Enjoy!-- Russell Mueller
507 Washington Gardens
Washington, NJ 07882
VGAWHEEL CHANGE.TXT by Russell R. Mueller
Version 1.00
1) Modified EGAWHEEL Copyright 1987 by Russell R. Mueller.
Uses 16 color mode SCREEN 12. The puzzle file from
EGAWHEEL may be used by renaming the file EGAWHEEL.DAT
to VGAWHEEL.DAT.