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| S Q U A R E S |
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| Version 1.2 |
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| Copyright (C) 1993, Geoff Friesen B.Sc. |
| All rights reserved. |
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| Introduction |
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| SQUARES is a memory resident computer game that occupies just shy of |
| 18.5 kilobytes of conventional memory. |
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| SQUARES is played on a 3x3 tic-tac-toe-like game board. Some of the |
| nine squares are colored while others remain BLACK. The object is |
| to make all squares BLACK by pressing a key on the numeric key pad. |
| However, this is not an easy task. Pressing a key causes a pattern |
| of squares to flip their states. Those which were BLACK become col- |
| ored while the colored squares become BLACK. Each number key causes |
| a different pattern of squares to toggle their states. To make life |
| interesting, I have included an optional timer which can be setup to |
| count down from any starting value ranging from 30 seconds through 4 |
| minutes and 30 seconds in 30 second increments. You must beat this |
| timer to win! A complete list of instructions for playing this game |
| can be found in the popup help screen which is activated by pressing |
| the F1 function key. |
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| SQUARES consists of two files: SQUARES.COM (program) and SQUARES.DOC |
| (documentation). To make SQUARES resident in memory, type "SQUARES" |
| (don't type the "" characters). To remove SQUARES from memory, pro- |
| vided that it is the most recently installed memory resident pro- |
| gram, type "SQUARES /U". The U stands for uninstall. |
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| Version 1.2 offers the following improvements over version 1.1. |
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| - mouse support |
| - improved sound support (SQUARES plays Stars and Stripes Forever |
| when you win and Funeral March of a Marionette when you lose) |
| - improved help |
| - color customization from within the program |
| - better documentation |
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| SQUARES requires DOS 3.30 or higher. |
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| Registration |
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| SQUARES is a shareware product. What is shareware? Shareware is a |
| method of "try before you buy" software distribution. You can eval- |
| uate SQUARES to see if it meets your needs. If it does then you are |
| requested to register your copy. Otherwise, don't use SQUARES. The |
| registration process is simple. Send a cheque or money order in the |
| amount of $10 to myself at the address shown below. Why register? |
| Not only are you telling me that you approve of my product but I can |
| keep track of those using SQUARES and issue updates as they occur. |
| You are encouraged to distribute this product. However, please make |
| sure that all files are distributed in an unmodified form. Thankyou.|
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| SQUARES was built with a TSR development package called TSR TOOLKIT. |
| This toolkit takes the sting out of writing TSRs. If you have the |
| Borland C++ or Turbo C++ development package (compiler, assembler, |
| and linker), you can use this toolkit. TSR applications are written |
| in C. A standard library of functions has been included. Video, |
| keyboard, file, string, conversion including sprintf (), and other |
| functions are available. An extended memory API (application pro- |
| gram interface) has been made available so TSRs can access extended |
| memory in a safe manner. Numerous examples including mouse handling |
| are provided. There are many other features as well. |
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| If you would like a copy of TSR TOOLKIT version 1.5, please indicate |
| when registering. |
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| Please specify the type of disk you would like. |
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| 3-1/2 inch 720K |
| 3-1/2 inch 1.44 Meg |
| 5-1/4 inch 1.2 Meg |
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| Geoff Friesen |
| Box 94 |
| Dauphin, MB |
| Canada |
| R7N 2T9 |
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| Compuserve ID: 71203,332 |
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| *** IMPORTANT |
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| You must uninstall this TSR before running Windows 3.1. This TSR |
| may not work properly with DOSSHELL, Desqview, or any other multi- |
| tasker/task switcher product. |
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