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TOMMY'S TELEWORDS (C) COPYRIGHT 1993 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-143-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
HAVE FUN WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF TV SHOWS WITH THIS NEAT TOY! GUESS A TV
ACTOR'S NAME FROM A CLUE BASED ON THE INITIALS, AND THE NAME OF THE TV SHOW.
FOR EXAMPLE:
FATHER GHOUL - THE MUNSTERS
ANSWER: FRED GWYNNE
SCORING:
YOU START WITH 1000 POINTS AND THEN 1 POINT IS DEDUCTED FOR EVERY SECOND OF
TIME TAKEN. IF YOU WANT A HINT, HIT THE ESC KEY AND THE PROGRAM WILL SHOW
YOU A SKELETON OF THE ANSWER WITH THE CORRECT NUMBER OF LETTERS AND SPACES;
HALF YOUR REMAINING SCORE WILL BE DEDUCTED THOUGH!
MULTI-PLAYER MODE:
THE GAME CAN BE PLAYED SOLO, OR 2-6 PLAYERS OR TEAMS OF PLAYERS MAY SQUARE
OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER. FIRST TEAM TO WIN 3 ROUNDS WINS THE GAME REGARDLESS
OF TOTAL SCURES. NOW, EACH TIME A TEAM IS UP, IT GETS 30 SECONDS TO SOLVE
THE PUZZLE OR CONTROL PASSES TO THE NEXT TEAM. THE F9 KEY MAY BE PRESSED
TO GIVE UP AND PASS CONTROL TO THE NEXT TEAM. IF ALL TEAMS AGREE, THE
PUZZLE MAY BE GIVEN UP COMPLETELY: HIT THE F4 KEY.
BONUS ROUND:
IN MULTI-PLAYER MODE, THE WINNING TEAM GETS 60 SECONDS TO SOLVE ONE MORE
PUZZLE FOR 1000 POINTS. THE ESC KEY CANNOT BE USED HERE!
HIGH SCORE FILE:
FOR 1-PLAYER MODE, HIGH SCORES ARE KEPT ON FILE TELEWRDS.SCR.
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER
RUNS THROUGH THE PUZZLES BUT DOESN'T ANSWER THEM. NOTE: TO KEEP YOU FROM
RAISING THE SCORE BY MENUING THE QUESTIONS, THE GAME IS RESTARTED EVERY TIME
F2 IS PRESSED.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7 THEN "Y".
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
FOR MONO MONITORS ONLY: F10 CHANGES THE PSEUDO-COLOR OF THE PUZZLE ENTRIES.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TELEWORDS DATA FILES:
TOMMY'S TELEWORDS OPERATES ON UP TO 100 MODULAR DATA FILES, WHICH MEANS
THAT ANY ONE OR MORE OF THEM CAN BE PRESENT AND THE PROGRAM WILL PICK AND
CHOOSE PUZZLES AT ITS WHIM FROM THOSE THAT ARE; THE CURRENT DATA FILE
NUMBER (0..99) IN USE IS SHOWN IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN
WHILE PLAYING.
ALL TELEWORD DATA FILES HAVE THE NAMES "TELEDAT.n", WHERE n=0... THE PROGRAM
KEEPS AUXILIARY FILES "TELEAUX.n" TO RECORD WHICH QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN USED SO
FAR; THE SIZE OF EACH TELEAUX.n FILE IS 10+2*m, WHERE m=MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
PUZZLES ALLOWED PER TELEDAT.n FILE; CURRENTLY m=3000 (IF THERE ARE ANY MORE
PUZZLES THAN THAT IN A FILE, THEY ARE IGNORED).
DOS PATHS:
THE PROGRAM FIRST ASSUMES THAT THE TELEDAT.n FILES ARE ON THE DEFAULT DOS
PATH (THE ONE YOU GET WITH THE PATH COMMAND). IF IT CAN'T FIND ANY FILES
THERE, IT ASKS YOU FOR ANOTHER PATH. YOU CAN THEN ENTER, FOR EXAMPLE,
D:\TELE\ OR C:\. UPON EXITING, THE PROGRAM STORES THE TELEAUX FILES ON
THAT PATH, NOT THE DEFAULT PATH; THAT WAY, THE DATA AND ITS USAGE RESIDE ON
THE SAME PATH, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE TELEDAT.3 FILE ON ONE
SUBDIRECTORY AND ANOTHER TELEDAT.3 ON ANOTHER SUBDIRECTORY, WITH NO CONFLICT.
THE HIGH SCORE FILE, HOWEVER, IS HELD ON THE DEFAULT DOS PATH, SINCE IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THE DATA CAME FROM WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HIGH SCORES.
FILE PARAMETER DISPLAY:
AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE GAME SCREEN THERE ARE SOME NUMBERS DISPLAYED. HERE
IS WHAT THEY MEAN:
1. NUMBER OF PUZZLES IN CURRENT DATA FILE (THE ONE LISTED ON THE BOTTOM
RIGHT OF THE SCREEN) THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED UP. INITIALLY, WHEN THERE'S
NO AUX FILE FOR THAT DATA FILE AND THE PROGRAM HASN'T SCANNED THROUGH
THE FILE YET TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF PUZZLES, THIS NUMBER IF 3000 (THE
MAXIMUM FILE CAPACITY m); WHEN THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED END-OF-FILE ON
THAT DATA FILE, IT FINALLY KNOWS THE TRUE NUMBER OF PUZZLES IN THE FILE
AND ADJUSTS ACCORDINGLY -- HENCE THE SECOND TIME IT STARTS THROUGH THIS
FILE THE NUMBER OF 'UNUSED' PUZZLES MAY JUMP DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
2. THE NUMBER OF THE LAST PUZZLE USED: A DEMO MODE QUESTION IS NOT USED SO
IT DOESN'T COUNT.
3. THE CURRENT PUZZLE BEING EXAMINED BY THE PROGRAM: WATCH IT SKIP
THROUGH TO WHAT IT WANTS.
4. THE NEXT PUZZLE IT PLANS TO GO TO (IT HOPS THROUGH THE DATA FILE IN
RANDOM SIZE HOPS SO IF YOU DELETE THE AUX FILE AND RUN THE PROGRAM
AGAIN, THE PUZZLES WILL COME OUT IN A DIFFERENT ORDER).
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND EFFECTS OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >TELEWRDS MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. WE ARE WAITING TO SEND YOU OUR 5.25 INCH (360KB) OR
3.5 INCH (720KB) DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC CATALOG AND OTHER
GOODIES, FOR ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. DOLLARS ONLY).
P.S. HELP TOMMY!
DON'T FORGET TO REPORT ANY BUGS OR DEFECTS IN THE PROGRAM OR DATA AT ONCE:
WE OFTEN SEND FREE TOYS AND GAMES TO BUG HUNTERS, SO HURRY AND GET YOURS!
JUST LIST THE INFO. IN A POSTCARD OR LETTER AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS. SEND TO TOMMY'S BUG HUNT C/O TOMMY'S TOYS.
ENJOY!
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.