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TANGAROOs (TM) version 1.0 Copyright (C) 1993 Stephen A. Deskevich
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Welcome to TANGAROOSs. Thank you for evaluating this program. I hope that
you find TANGAROOs fun and easy to use. Don't forget to read the files
LICENSE.DOC and ORDER.DOC for information on how to obtain a registered
version of TANGAROOs. The TANGAROOs package includes the following files:
README.TAN Introductory information
LICENSE.DOC License agreement/Warrenty disclaimer
ORDER.DOC Order form
TANGAROO.EXE Required executable
TANGAROO.HLP Complete documentation in online hypertext help format
TANGAROO.TAN Sample TANGAROOs picture file
SND1.WAV Required sound file
SND2.WAV Required sound file
SND3.WAV Required sound file
SND4.WAV Required sound file
SND5.WAV Required sound file
SND6.WAV Required sound file
SND7.WAV Required sound file
SNDCCW.WAV Required sound file
SNDCW.WAV Required sound file
SNDRPL.WAV Required sound file
SNDSNAP.WAV Required sound file
If you did not receive all these files, please contact the author via E-
mail to 71021,625 on Compuserve (internet 71021.625@compuserve.com) to
Steve Deskevich, or by U.S. mail to TANgible Software, 721 Freeman Dr.,
Concord, NC 28025.
PURPOSE
TANGAROOs is an educational tool to help build skills in problem solving
and spatial orientation. This tool is based on the concept of tangram
shapes. The goal of this tool is to present you with a picture that you
have to duplicate using the seven tangram shapes that are provided. In
addition, there is a Save Mode option that allows you to create your own
pictures. Please see "How to Use TANGAROOs" in the online help for
additional information.
THE MOUSE
In order to use TANGAROOs, it is NECESSARY to learn how to use the mouse.
Although the menu items can be obtained from the keyboard, the shapes can
only be manipulated with the mouse. The following is a key to using the
mouse within TANGAROOs (double clicking is not used):
Mouse Button Action
------------ ------
Click Left Button over shapebar Selects shape from pallet
Click Left Button over shape Rotates shape counter-clockwise
Click Right Button over shape Rotates shape clockwise
Click and Hold Left Button down Drags shape around the screen
over shape and move
Click Right Button w/ shift key Erases a single shape from the
down over the shape screen
Click Right Button w/ Ctrl key Erases all shapes from the screen
down
Click Left Button w/ shift key Colors all shpes on the screen to
down black
(Same action to restore colors)
See the sections "Using the Mouse" and "Quick Reference" in the online help
for more information on how to use the mouse.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1) You must be running Windows 3.1.
2) You must use at least VGA mode (TANGAROOs has been tested to work well
in VGA, SuperVGA and XGA resolutions).
The above are the only requiremnets to use TANGAROOs. In addition, you may
want to load a Windows 3.1 sound driver to use the sounds within TANGAROOs.
However, sound is NOT a requirement to using this program.
INSTALLATION
You should have received TANGAROOs in a PKZIP archive file
(TANGROO1.ZIP). To install the files on your computer, perform the
following:
1) At the DOS prompt, create a directory to hold the TANGAROO files.
For example: MKDIR TANGAROO
2) Change directories so that you are in the new directory.
For example: CD \TANGAROO
3) Extract the files from the archive file for TANGAROOs.
For example: PKUNZIP TANGROO1 *.*
At this point, the files listed earlier should be copied onto your
harddisk.
4) Start Windows
For example: WIN
5) To run TANGAROOs, pull down the File menu within Program Manager.
Select Run... and type in the name of the program.
For example: TANGAROO.EXE
If Windows reports that it cannot find the program, repeat step 5 and
add
the name of the directory in front of the executable name.
For example: C:\TANGAROO\TANGAROO.EXE
See you Window's documentation on how to create an icon to run TANGAROOs.
That's all there is to installing TANGAROOs. Remember that while TANGAROOs
is running, you can get access to the online help by pressing the F1 key or
using the Help menu.
*** Shareware Evaluation Version ***
TANGAROOs is distributed as Shareware software. This means that users are
encouraged, subject to the restrictions described in the License Agreement,
to share copies of this program with friends, associates, and bulletin
boards. Please remember that if you use TANGAROOs beyond the 30-day
evaluation, you are required to pay the registration fee of $20 as
described in LICENSE.DOC and ORDER.DOC.
Thanks again for trying TANGAROOs. HAVE FUN!