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General Addendum and Correcting Notes for STELLAR EXPLORER
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Copyright (c)1992 by Stephen J. Bigelow -- Dynamic Learning Systems
P.O. Box 805, Marlboro, MA 01752
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* Thanks to my Beta-Test Sites: *
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* Mr. David Reader (Massachusetts) *
* Mr. David Pais (Massachusetts) *
* Mr. Russel Brown (Massachusetts) *
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* And my special thanks to Mr. Steven Hodell (KA1RCI) *
* (Rhode Island) *
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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STELLAR EXPLORER:The Drosi Encounter
(c)1992 by Stephen J. Bigelow
A mysterious alien vessel is trapped in a decaying orbit. Your mission to
rescue the crippled spacecraft becomes a desperate race to discover their
sinister secret -- STELLAR EXPLORER is an intelligent, highly interactive
science-fiction role-playing experience combining action, mystery, and
adventure with a rich, intriguing plot that will keep you spellbound for
many hours. Talk to alien crew members, pickup and use various items and
equipment, review clues, buy and sell items, and so much more ! An intuitive
keyboard user interface, high-quality, full-color graphics compatible with EGA/
VGA systems. Hard drive required.
INSTALLING THE GAME
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* If you have not yet registered this product and received a complete
manual, these notes will help you to install the game on your computer.
Please remember to register your product immediately !!
STELLAR EXPLORER must be installed on a hard drive. It requires 640
k of RAM, EGA or VGA graphics, and will work with IBM or 100% IBM
compatible machines using MS-DOS 3.2 or later.
STELLAR EXPLORER comes with a complete installation system called
INSTALL.EXE which is located on the Environment Generator disk. This
system checks your graphics hardware before installation, provides
shareware credits and information, then performs a full installation
from your specified floppy drive to your specified hard drive. You can
even specify the desired game directory.
To install the adventure, be sure the Environment Generator disk
is secured in floppy drive A, then type
A: then <ENTER>
If you are using floppy drive B, then type
B: then <ENTER>
After your floppy drive is selected, type
INSTALL then <ENTER>
The installation procedure should load and execute automatically.
Read ALL information CAREFULLY, and follow the installation prompts to
guide your way. When installation is complete, the game should be
ready to play !
Environment Generator UPGRADE TO V.1.10:
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The original software release for the Environment Generator (v.1.00)
has been replaced with an updated revision (v.1.10) in January, 1992. This
will now be the standard release issue of STELLAR EXPLORER.
It was updated primarily to correct an oversite which caused very long text
delays in the Main Overhead View Box, and the Text Que Box. This correction
also gave us the opportunity to polish several other minor points (see the
Index of Engineering Revisions below).
Since the software has been revised so soon after initial release, all
registered units currently in the field will be upgraded immediately
instead of waiting for the release of a new adventure database. This disk
set should contain the v.1.10 Environment Generator.
* If you know any non-registered players who have not been upgraded to v.1.10,
they may return their old version disks with their registration fee to receive
a new set of disks, and a complete, illustrated manual. This will register
their software, and place them on the list for any such upgrades in the
future.
Trademarks and Servicemarks:
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IBM (R) is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Microsoft (R) and MS-DOS (R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
NEC (R) and PowerMate (R), are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation.
MultiSync (R) is a registered trademark of NEC Technologies, Inc.
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INDEX OF ENGINEERING REVISIONS:
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v.1.00 -- original release version of STELLAR EXPLORER dated 11-91.
Developed on an NEC PowerMate SX/20 386, 20 MHz system
with MS-DOS 3.3, and using an NEC JC-1401P3A MultiSync Monitor.
v.1.10 -- upgraded release dated 1-2-92.
a) The Environment Generator was adjusted to correct a terribly
long delay in the text generator routines. This flaw surfaced
on slower, non-NEC machines, and appeared as if the program had
hung-up. Adjustments appeared to correct the problem nicely.
b) A minor correction was made to the .TIL loading routine to skip
an unused image block.
c) Removed unused math.h include file.
d) Revised version header text to reflect v.1.10.
e) Added text to indicate program is loading...intended to guide
owners of slow machines. Complete loading can still take up to
60 sec on an IBM XT running at 4.77 MHz.
f) Added epilog text to thank player, remind registration, and
provide an on-line address for Dynamic Learning Systems.
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