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| CLAUDE version 1.10 (c) 1991 |
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| by Brian McLaughlin |
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WHAT IS CLAUDE?
CLAUDE is a program that lets you to hold a conversation with your computer. Of
course, CLAUDE isn't very smart compared to a you, but it spells well!
STARTING CLAUDE
I assume you already know how to start a program at the DOS prompt and how to
make a backup copy. Aside from that, CLAUDE is very simple to use. Just type
your answers and press <ENTER> when your answer is complete. If you need help,
press the <F1> key.
STOPPING CLAUDE
Press the <F10> key and CLAUDE will stop at once. Or type "goodbye" and press
<ENTER>. When you do, CLAUDE says goodbye to you and ends.
THE HELP WINDOWS
Pressing the <F1> key displays a help menu. Choose any item on this menu by
pressing the <UP/DOWN ARROW> keys until that item is highlighted. Press <ENTER>
and help appears. To remove the help window, press a key. The menu will appear
with EXIT HELP already highlighted.
TALKING TO CLAUDE
Talk to CLAUDE by typing what you want to say. CLAUDE waits until you press the
<ENTER> key before it responds. This allows you to go back and change your
answer before you <ENTER> it, and to correct any errors.
Press the <DEL> key to erase the letter directly under the cursor. Press the
<BACKSPACE> key to erase what is in the space immediately to the left of the
cursor.
You may also move the cursor without erasing anything. Press the <RIGHT/LEFT
ARROW> keys to move one space, or press the <HOME> key to jump the cursor to the
very start of your answer. Pressing the <END> key jumps the cursor to the end of
your answer.
After you press <ENTER> CLAUDE forms a response. During this time CLAUDE won't
react to any keys you press. After CLAUDE has printed an answer it will respond
once more to your key-presses.
PRINTING YOUR CONVERSATION
If you want to start CLAUDE with the printing option ON, start CLAUDE this way:
C:> CLAUDE /p (or -p)
You may also start a printout at any time by pressing <F5>. Pressing <F5> is
like flipping a light switch. If printing was ON it will be turned OFF, and vice
versa. A square appears in the status box when the printing option is turned ON.
Whenever you start a printout, ALWAYS make sure your printer is turned on and
has paper in it. Otherwise, CLAUDE freezes up and nothing happens. To help
avoid this problem, CLAUDE tests the printer when you turn the printing option
ON and beeps at you if it gets a not-ready signal. Check to see if the printer
is busy, off-line, powered off, or is out of paper.
THE /QUIET OPTION
To disable CLAUDE's sound effects start it with a /q (or -q).
THE /MONOCHROME AND /CHANGECOLOR OPTIONS
If you use a laptop computer you may wish to force CLAUDE to use a
black-and-white screen. You may do this by starting CLAUDE with the /m option.
If you have a color monitor and dislike the colors CLAUDE uses you may start
CLAUDE with the /c option. This brings up a screen that prompts you to select
new colors for CLAUDE, by number. You will need to make six selections in all,
for the foreground and background colors of the main screen, the menu and the
help windows. If you mistakenly choose the same colors for both foreground and
background, CLAUDE will beep and re-prompt you.
If you start CLAUDE with both the /c and the /m option, CLAUDE will ignore the
/c option. Also, if CLAUDE detects a monochrome monitor, it will ignore the /c
option. I am not certain how this will affect users with both kinds of monitors
on their machines, as I haven't been able to test this combination.
PAYING FOR CLAUDE
CLAUDE is shareware, which means you can try CLAUDE for free. If you like it
you pay for it by sending me a registration fee. One month should be enough
time to decide if you want CLAUDE. The registration fee is only $5.00 (US funds
only). When CLAUDE is used inside a school building, it's free.
Registered users can order a copy of the QuickBASIC 4.5 source code for CLAUDE.
The package includes some minor documentation, as well. However, I wouldn't
recommend this package to anyone who doesn't have an interest in QuickBASIC
programming. The source code package costs an additional $5.00 (US funds only),
not including your registration fee. I can put it on 5.25 or 3.5 inch DS-DD
disks, if you tell me which you want.
Registration payments or orders for source code should be sent to:
Brian McLaughlin
15500 SW Twin Fir Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
CLAUDE'S FUTURE
I have no plans to upgrade CLAUDE. If I hear about bugs (assuming I can squash
them) I will release bug-fix versions. By the way, users can always write me
with their comments about CLAUDE. I will enjoy reading them. I plan to release
all my rights to CLAUDE and place it into the public domain, on Jan. 1, 1994.
YOUR LICENSE TO COPY CLAUDE
The author hereby grants to the holder a license to copy, distribute or
electronically transfer CLAUDE, subject to the following terms. For the purposes
of this license CLAUDE is considered to be a single entity, made up of this text
file (README.DOC) and the program file named CLAUDE.EXE. These two files,
together, make up the only legal form in which CLAUDE may be copied, distributed
or electronically transferred. CLAUDARC.EXE, since it contains both of these
files in compressed form, may also be distributed as a legal copy of CLAUDE. It
shall be a violation of this license for the holder to copy or transmit CLAUDE
in any but its legal form. It shall be a violation of the terms of this license
to make any change or alteration to the files CLAUDE.EXE, README.DOC or
CLAUDARC.EXE. The author assumes no liability for damages resulting from the
use or misuse of CLAUDE, or from a failure to meet the terms of this license.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CLAUDARC.EXE was created using the excellent program LHA.EXE v.2.10, written and
generously made available by Harayasu Yoshizaki.
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