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Series-3 Information:
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Current Version: 3.2a
Files Included:
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SERIES-3.EXE Main Series-3 Executable
SERIES-3.DOC Tutorial On Using Series-3
README.DOC Quick Reference For Series-3
BNU.COM FOSSIL Driver REQUIRED By Series-3
RUNME.BAT Batch File To Run Series-3 (If No FOSSIL Is Installed)
Installation instructions:
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Place S3-32A.EXE in your Series-3 directory and type:
S3-32A.EXE
(Type 'Y' When It Asks To Overwrite Files)
If you do not have a FOSSIL driver installed, type RUNME whenever you
want to run Series-3. Otherwise, just run SERIES-3.
Use the /E switch to force 43 or 50 line mode.
New Features/Changes: (Completely Listing From Version 3.2a)
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Version 3.2a
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- EGA/VGA 43/50 Line Variable Screen Lengths (28, 33, 44 And 66 As
Well).
- 4 Target Slots (Instead Of 3).
- Variable Dimension Galaxy Setting.
- Additional Macros (Shift-F1 To Shift-F10).
- Numeric Keypad Can Be Switched From Navigation To Macro Mode.
- Alt-1 To Alt-10 Toggle As Macros With The Numeric Keypad.
- The F1 To F10 System Commands Are Now In Alt-F1 To Alt-F10,
Conversely, The Alt-F1 To Alt-F10 Macros Are Now In F1 To F10.
- Alt-L To Edit Keypad Macros And Alt-1 To Alt-10.
- *1, *2, *3, and *4 Can Be Used In The Macros For Ship's Letter.
- *5, *6, *7, and *8 Can Be Used In The Macros For Ship's Bearing.
- *A, *B, *C, and *D Can Be Used In The Macros For Ship's Cloak Bearing.
- *E Can Be Used In The Macros For Your Bearing
- *F Can Be Used In The Macros For Your Ship's Letter.
- *G Can Be Used In The Macros For Your Ship's Name.
- Bearings Within The Macros Now Adjust When Your Ship Rotates. Thus
If You Turned -10 Degrees, All Of The Bearings Stored Would Adjust +10
Degrees.
- Global Scanning Of RA 9.
- RA <n> Phaser Weapon Now Available. First Press Will Select The Weapon
And Additional Presses Will Increase The Range (Wrap At 9). This Weapon
Is Accurate Depending On The Distance Of The Ship. You'll Have To Toy
With It To Get It Working Properly.
- Automatic Transition From Warp To Impulse (With Keypad Navigation ON).
- When The Cloaking System Goes Down Due To Flux Drainage, A Flux Pod.
Will Be Loaded And Cloak Will Raise Again Automatically.
- Countdown ETA Clock On Alt-N Navigation System When Moving.
- Ctrl-F10 Displays A Status Window (Puts It In The Buffer, Too).
- Alt-F4, The Dialing Facility, Now Re-Dials The Number Until A
Connection Is Made.
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- The Biggest Change, You May Have Already Noticed Is That I Have
Changed The Name Of The System To Series-3. No Special Reason For
This. Just Thought I'd Give The System Its Own Identity.
-Tom (Wiz)