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- Chess instructions
- ==================
-
- Chess is written in hand coded assembler
- for speed and I have spent a lot of
- time doing graphics on the HP95LX.
-
- On level 1 you can expect moves to be
- made in less than 10 seconds. Level 2
- in less than a minute. Each level the
- time take is multiplied by about 6.
- Each level is two move plies of
- searching. Level 2 plays a good fast
- game.
-
- CHESS.EXE must be executed from the
- filer, or from DOS.
-
- To move your pieces, you can use the
- space or enter key to select pieces.
- The cursor keys or the numeric keypad
- move your pointer around the board.
-
- When it is your turn, the computer will
- flash your kings piece.
- Before you have selected a piece on
- your turn you may press 'N' for a new
- game, or 'S' to swap sides with the
- computer.
-
- If ESC is pressed at any time, the
- current board will be saved into a
- file called C:\_DAT\CHESS.CNF.
- when chess is next run you will be asked
- New Game (Y/N)? if you press N the game
- will continue from where it was saved.
-
- Please let me know of any bugs, or how
- many times you beat it and any silly
- mistakes it makes.
-
- =======================================
-
-
- Invaders Instructions
- =====================
-
- For people who like less 'serious'
- games I have included a version of
- space invaders for the HP. This is
- also coded in assembler specifically
- for the HP.
-
- You may find batteries not lasting
- long with this game as the processor
- is working so hard. The display contrast
- may also have to be increased (ON +)
- so you can see the aliens bullets.
-
- Invaders has a high score table that is
- stored in the file C:\_DAT\INVADERS.CNF
-
- Basically you must shoot all the aliens
- before they reach your level. Each
- alien in worth 75 points. Motherships
- sometimes fly across the top of the
- screen, these are worth 250 points.
- You have a 50% chance of killing an
- aliens bullet by shooting it.
- I have found the display less useable
- when a power adaptor is installed as
- when the refresh rate increases and it
- gets more 'muddy'.
-
- Extra lives come at every 10000 points.
- The highest I have got is about 30000!
-
- I have been playing this for some time
- now and have not 'broken' my keyboard
- yet, these HP keys can take a lot of
- punishment!
-
- Move/fire keys for both left and right
- handed people have been included.
-
- =======================================
-
-
- These programs were written mostly ON
- the HP using the MEMO built-in editor
- and assembled with OPTASM and OPTLNK
- which are the fastest, smallest and
- most reliable assemblers I know of.
- A86 is much smaller and faster, but
- it corrupted my drive C the first
- time I ran it...Beware!
-
- Please support hand coded assembler
- programs written only for the HP95LX!
-
- I hope you find either of these
- programs entertaining. These versions
- have been made shareware. This means
- that I have worked on these programs
- in my spare time, in the hope that
- people will find the HP95LX a more
- powerful machine than they thought, and
- encourage other people to buy one.
-
- To register your copy of these programs
- please send a check or money order for
- $25.00 to Andrew Glaister at:
-
- 1391 S. Old Wilke Rd,
- Arlington Hts. IL.
- 60005
-
- If you have any comments or suggestions
- please contact me on Compuserve as
- Andy_G, or at home at 708-670-8331.
-
- I will be working on additions to the
- chess program, such as faster speed,
- hints, take back, setup board, SYSMGR
- compliancy etc...This version will only
- be available to registered users.
-
- If you would like this next update on
- a 720k IBM format 3.5" floppy then
- please enclose another $5.00 for the
- disk and postage. Otherwise I will
- upload the file in a passworded ZIP
- and EMAIL registered users the password.
-
- This information is correct as of
- October 91.
-
- If you do copy these file to friends,
- or upload them to another BB, please
- copy this file as well.
-
- These programs may not be resold or used
- for anything other than personal use.
- These programs may not be modified in
- any way without my permission.
-
- Obviously if your HP blows-up/dies
- turns green/ speaks etc... I will
- not be held responsible. I have tried
- to ensure there are no errors in the
- software, but I am human....
-
- I am working on a number of commercial
- programs (and maybe a games card). I
- made these shareware to see if it is
- possible to distribute programs by
- peoples good will. I wrote these by
- reverse engineering the HP and
- information on Compuserve.
-
-
- Many thanks,
-
- Andrew Glaister.
-