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TOMMY'S CHANNEL 3 (C) COPYRIGHT 1990 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #90-128-1A

INSTRUCTIONS:

FROM OUR ALIEN PC-TV STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY ...
TEST YOUR WITS AND YOUR REFLEXES WITH TOMMY'S CHANNEL 3, THE GAME OF MATCHING
CATEGORIES TO STATEMENTS.

PLAYERS:
ONE PERSON MAY PLAY AGAINST THE HIGH SCORE FILE (AUTOMATICALLY KEPT BY THE
COMPUTER ON DISK), OR TWO PERSONS MAY PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER.

CHIMING KEYS:
SINGLE PLAYER MODE: EVERY KEY IS A CHIMING KEY.

TWO PLAYER MODE:
EACH PLAYER CHOOSES A CHIMING KEY ON THE KEYBOARD FOR USE DURING THE GAME;
THE DEFAULTS ARE \ FOR PLAYER 1 AND / FOR PLAYER 2.  PRESSING F3 WILL ALLOW
THE CHIMING KEYS TO BE CHANGED.

THE CATEGORIES:
THREE CATEGORIES ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, FOR EXAMPLE, MOE-POE-BO.  A BUNCH
OF STATEMENTS ARE THEN SHOWN WHILE THE 3 CATEGORIES ALTERNATELY LIGHT UP IN
A CYCLICAL MANNER.

A RANDOM STATEMENT IS THEN HILITED.  WHEN THE CATEGORY APPROPRIATE TO THE
STATEMENT LIGHTS UP, THE FIRST PLAYER TO CHIME IN SCORES 10 POINTS FOR THAT
STATEMENT.  IF A PLAYER CHIMES IN AT THE WRONG TIME, HE IS PENALIZED 10
POINTS AND THE OTHER PLAYER (IF ANY) GETS 10 POINTS.

IF NO PLAYER CHIMES IN WITHIN 10 SECONDS THEN THE STATEMENT IS FORFEITED.

NOTE THAT SCORES ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO GO NEGATIVE, HENCE ZERO IS THE MINIMUM
SCORE ATTAINABLE.

GAME MODES:
GAMES CAN BE PLAYED IN THE FOLLOWING MODES:

      1. TIMED.  GAME LASTS M MINUTES, HIGHEST SCORE WINS; M IS USER-
         SELECTABLE (1..9).  NOTE: IN 1-PLAYER MODE THE HIGH SCORES ARE KEPT
         SEPARATE FOR EACH M: IN THE HIGH SCORE DISPLAY, LEVEL 1 MEANS THE 1
         MINUTE GAME, LEVEL 2 MEANS THE 2 MINUTE GAME, ETC.

      2. THRESHOLD (2-PLAYER MODE ONLY).  FIRST PLAYER TO N POINTS WINS;
         N IS USER-SELECTABLE (100..999).

GAME DATA FILE FORMAT:
THE GAME DATA IS HELD ON FILE CHANNEL3.DAT.  YOU MAY ADD YOUR OWN CATEGORY-
STATEMENT SETS TO THE FILE, OBSERVING THE FOLLOWING FORMAT REQUIREMENTS.

   1. EACH CATEGORY TRIPLET IS LISTED FIRST, WITH COMMAS SEPARATED THE
      CATEGORIES, NO EMBEDDED BLANKS PLEASE.  MAX STRING LENGTH FOR EACH
      OF THE 3 CATEGORIES IS 20 CHARACTERS.  THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC
      CAPITALIZATION OF DATA SET TEXT, SO YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT.
   2. THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 6 STATEMENTS FOR EACH CATEGORY TRIPLET, AND ANY
      MORE THAN 16 WILL BE IGNORED.
   3. EACH STATEMENT MUST COME ON A SEPARATE LINE, AND IS TERMINATED WITH
      A COMMA AND EITHER A 1, 2, OR 3, INDICATING THE CATEGORY IT GOES WITH.
      THE MAX LENGTH OF THE STATEMENT ITSELF IS 76 CHARACTERS.
   4. AFTER THE LAST STATEMENT FOR A GIVEN CATEGORY TRIPLET, THERE MUST BE
      A "-1" ON A LINE OF ITS OWN, STARTING IN COL. 1.
   5. THE END OF ALL DATA IS SIGNALLED BY A "-2" ON A LINE OF ITS OWN,
      STARTING IN COL. 1.
   6. A LINE STARTING WITH A "." IN COL. 1 IS TAKEN AS A NOTE TO YOURSELF
      FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES AND IS IGNORED BY THE PROGRAM.

SAMPLE FILE:

   COL. 1
   .THIS IS A SAMPLE FILE.
   BATS,RATS,CATS
   CAN FLY,1
   ARE CHASED BY CATS,2
   ARE CHASED BY DOGS,3
   HAVE RADAR,1
   ARE ASSOCIATED WITH VAMPIRES,1
   A HIT BROADWAY COSTUME PLAY,3
   -1
   BING,PING,DING
   FAMOUS CROONER,1
   GOES WITH DONG,3
   POPULAR GAME IN CHINA,2
   WHAT A SONAR ECHO DOES,2
   TYPE OF CHERRY,1
   GOES WITH BAT,3
   -1
   -2

DATA FILE MARKER FILE:
THE FILE CHANNEL3.TMP IS USED BY THE PROGRAM TO HOLD ITS DATA FILE MARKER,
THAT IS, THE NUMBER OF THE DATA SET IT WILL SHOW ON THE SCREEN NEXT.  THE
PROGRAM GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE DATA SETS IN THE DATA FILE IN ORDER, HENCE
IF YOU LEAVE THE PROGRAM AND REENTER, IT WILL TAKE UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF.  IF
YOU CHANGE THE DATA FILE THEN ERASE CHANNEL3.TMP TO RESET THE MARKER TO 0.

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SPECIAL CONTROLS:

SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE:
   FUNCTION KEY F1 WILL TOGGLE THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.

DEMO MODE TOGGLE:
   FUNCTION KEY F2 WILL TOGGLE THE DEMO MODE.  IN DEMO MODE, THE
   COMPUTER TAKES OVER ALL PLAYERS' TURNS.

TO QUIT:
   FUNCTION KEY F7.

TO RESTART A GAME:
   FUNCTION KEY F9.

TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY):
   FUNCTION KEY F10.

TO CHANGE THE CHIMING KEYS:
   FUNCTION KEY F3.

TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.

TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
RUNNING THE PROGRAM FROM DOS, OR USE THE * COMMAND LINE PARAMETER.

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
   S    START UP WITH SOUND OFF
   M    FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
   C    FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
   N    TRY IT AND SEE IF YOU LIKE IT
   R    DON'T MIX UP STATEMENTS EACH TIME YOU DISPLAY A DATA SET
   *    SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW

EXAMPLE: >CHANNEL3 MS*

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