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TOMMY'S TEXT MODE TOY SHOPPE (C) COPYRIGHT 1994 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #94-9999-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXECUTIVE SHELL FOR ALL OF TOMMY'S TEXT MODE TOYS.
USE IT TO EASILY PICK A TOMMY'S TOY OUT OF YOUR TOY CHEST AND RUN IT.
JUST HAVE ALL TOYS ON THE SAME SUBDIR AS THIS PROGRAM.
JUST USE THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO SHOW ALL
THE DIFFERENT PAGES OF TOYS. THEN TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE TOY YOU WANT
TO PLAY (1, 2, ETC.).
THEN HIT THE SPACE BAR TO VIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS, OR THE ENTER KEY TO RUN
THE TOY.
WHEN YOU HIT THE ENTER KEY, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR AN OPTIONAL COMMAND-LINE
PARAMETER TO THE TOY, SUCH AS M OR S. YOU CAN HIT ESC TO ABORT RUNNING THE
TOY.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT! IF THE TOY YOU REQUESTED ISN'T ON THE CURRENT
SUBDIR OF YOUR DISK, THEN A REMINDER WILL BE DISPLAYED THAT YOU NEED TO GET
A COPY OF THAT TOY.
NOTE: FOR COMPATIBILITY WITH THE TOY PAKS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO RENAME HWORDS.EXE
INTO HWORDS1.EXE, AND WHEEL.EXE INTO WHEEL1.EXE BEFORE THIS SHELL WILL FIND
THEM.
FUNCTION KEYS:
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F1 SOUND TOGGLE
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
F7 QUIT
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE SCREEN BORDER COLOR
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >TOMSHOP MS
HAVE FUN!