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DOCUMENTATION FOR `KNOW IT? DOS 5.0'
Know It? DOS 5.0 is a learning game for individuals who desire to
increase their knowledge of DOS 5.0. The program allows the user
to test and improve their DOS skills. The level of the questions
in Know It? DOS 5.0 is aimed at beginning and intermediate users.
There is another volume of Know It? DOS 5.0 which is aimed for
intermediate and advanced users. Know It? DOS 5.0 Volume 2 is not
shareware. Registered users can purchase Know It? DOS Volume 2
at a discount.
WHAT `KNOW IT? DOS 5.0' DOES
Know It? DOS 5.0 is organized as a multiple choice game which from
one (1) to six (6) players can play. Know It? DOS 5.0 is written
so that when answering a question, a player can request additional
information from a help display. The display contains information
about the subject addressed in the question. The interactive help
format was chosen to make Know It? DOS 5.0 an informative learning
tool! The questions, hints, and answers were all written with the
intended goal of increasing the player's knowledge of DOS 5.0, no
matter what the level of computer knowledge and the sophistication
the user possesses.
Know It? DOS 5.0, Volume 1
Shareware Learning Version
Copyright 1993, Silver & Sage Software
This program is distributed as shareware. It may be freely copied
and distributed as long as this file is included. If you find this
program useful, you are requested to register your program. Those
who register will receive the latest updates to this program, a
typeset manual, and information on other products by available
from Silver & Sage Software.
The registration fee is $12.00. For a total of $20.00, we will
include a licensed copy of Know It? DOS Volume 2. Please send your
name, address, and any comments today. Registrations should be
sent to:
Silver & Sage Software
P.O. Box 43800
Las Vegas, NV 89116
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS".SILVER & SAGE SOFTWARE MAKES NO WARRANTY
OF PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SILVER & SAGE SOFTWARE MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY
OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND
OF THE REGISTRATION FEE.
SILVER & SAGE SOFTWARE HAS MADE THE BEST EFFORT POSSIBLE TO GIVE ACCURATE
INFORMATION IN THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER, AS WITH ANY RESEARCH, WE HAVE FOUND
CONFLICTING INFORMATION WITHIN IN THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE. SILVER & SAGE
SOFTWARE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INACCURACIES WITHIN. IF AN
INACCURACY IS DISCOVERED, PLEASE CONTACT THE AUTHORS. PLEASE INCLUDE IN
YOUR STATEMENT WHAT THE INACCURACY IS AND ALSO PROVIDE US WITH TWO SOURCES
WHICH PROVIDE AN ACCURATE STATEMENT.
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|___|___| MEMBER
Silver & Sage Software is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon,
MI 49442-9427 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail
to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
WHAT IS SHAREWARE
Shareware is software that allows you to examine before you spend.
Shareware authors can get their product to a broad market spectrum
with few costs. Since the costs associated with product promotion
and distribution are minimized, the shareware customer gets more
"bang for his buck". This product would cost much more if it were
marketed using standard commercial practices. There are no fancy
bubble wrapped packages, distribution costs or retail store profit
to be added to the cost of software. Shareware authors place their
trust in their product. Unlike commerical packages, if you do not
like the product after you run it, you don't buy it. Those users
who decide to keep shareware software after trying it are asked to
register their product with the authors. You register by sending
your name, address and a modest fee to the shareware author of the
product. Registered owners of shareware often get additional value
when they register.Silver & Sage Software will send you the latest
version of this program, a typeset manual and information on some
of the other fine products from Silver & Sage Software.
WHAT IS SHAREWARE (Cont)
The printed manuals, version updates, and additional support which
are sent to all registered owners may provide additional incentive
to register. If you enjoy the product then the shareware author
deserves to be compensated. The only way that the author can be
compensated is if you register. When you support the concept of
shareware by registering, you encourage the authors to continue to
develop useful and affordable shareware products. The additional
incentive provided by Silver & Sage Software to encourage users to
register include a typeset manual and a reduced price for the next
program in your training, Know It? DOS 5.0 Volume 2.
There are several companies that distribute shareware for a small
fee. This fee covers their costs and profits. None of the money
paid to a shareware distributor goes to the authors. The shareware
concept only works if enough of you register your products.
DESCRIPTION
Know It? DOS 5.0 is a learning game in which up to six players can
test and improve their knowledge of DOS 5.0. While this program
is scored like a game, the primary objective is to increase the
player's knowledge and provide a fun method to learn.
During the game, each player will answer a question in turn. There
are five possible answers to each question. If the player is not
sure, or does not know the answer, they can view the help display
on the question. Sufficient information to answer the question is
provided in the help. While it is recommended that a copy of the
DOS 5.0 User Manual be used to supplement the help information, a
player should find enough information in the help display to fully
understand the question. Should the player view the help before
answering, then the player will receive no credit for a subsequent
correct answer to the question.
The scoring of the game is simple. Each player receives one point
for each correctly answered question. If the player read the help
before answering, no point will be awarded.
REQUIREMENTS
The disk should contain the following files:
README.
KDOS.DOC
KDOS.EXE
KDOS.FRM
In order to play the game you must have the following:
- An IBM Personal Computer XT or AT or compatible computer.
- The computer must have 256K of RAM.
- Your computer must run the PC-DOS or MS-DOS operating
system at version 2.0 or higher.
- Monochrome monitor with graphics or a color monitor.
WHAT'S IN EACH FILE?
README - This should be the first file you read!
KDOS.EXE - This is Know IT? DOS 5.0. Type `KDOS' in the
directory with this file to execute the program.
KDOS.DOC - This is the on-line manual for Know It? DOS 5.0.
This is the file that you are reading currently.
All information you need to know is in this file.
KDOS.FRM - This is a one page comment and REGISTRATION form.
Please register by returning this completed form
and $12.00 to Silver & Sage Software. This comment
and registration form can be printed on almost any
printer. KDOS.FRM is a text file. KDOS.FRM doesn't
contain any special symbols or format characters.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
Before installation or playing the game, it is recommended that you
make a backup of the original disk that you received. Instructions
for the DOS command "DISKCOPY" are displayed on the next page.
If you need to make a bootable copy do the following:
- Format a blank disk with the /s option.
- Copy README and WORD.* to that disk.
- DO NOT enable the write protect on the disk.
The program maintains a history of which questions were asked, when
they were asked and whether they were answered correctly. The KDOS
program has a finite number of questions. This question history is
maintained in a file named KDOS.HST. This program will create a
file if it is not found in the current directory. Since KDOS.HST
is updated after every round, you must not write protect the disk.
USING DISKCOPY
The procedure to use to make a backup disk is as follows. If your
diskette works in drive A:, then enter the following command:
DISKCOPY A: A:
If your diskette works in Drive B:, enter the following command:
DISKCOPY B: B:
You will need one blank floppy disk for this operation. The disk
can be unformatted. The DISKCOPY command will tell you what to do.
HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION:
If you wish to install Know It? DOS 5.0 program on your hard drive,
use your experience, follow these instructions, or some combination
of the two.
- Place the diskette into your floppy drive.
- Select the drive which you which to install the software.
In this example, we will assume that the drive is C>.
- Change to the C> drive by entering: C:
- Change to the root directory by entering: CD \
- Make a directory for Know It? DOS 5.0: MD KDOS
- Change to the KDOS directory by entering: CD KDOS
- Copy the diskette to your new KDOS directory. If the floppy
with the Know It? DOS 5.0 is located in the `A:' drive, type
in the following command: COPY A:*.*
CONVENTIONS
The keys on the keyboard are referred to in this document within
< >. For example, the Escape key is <Escape> and return key is
<Return>. The function keys on the top OR along the left side
of your keyboard are referred to in this document and within the
program by <Fn>, where n is the number of the function key. For
example, function key number one is referred to as <F1>.
PLAYING THE GAME
The game can be played by up to six players. Begin the game by
selecting the drive and directory where the game is installed.
Then type: KDOS
After the initial copyright screens, a screen will be displayed
which requests that you "Enter the number of Players:" Please
enter the number of players (range: 1 to 6) by typing the number
followed by the <ENTER> or <RETURN> key.
The names of each player are asked for next. One by one, each
player can enter his or her name. Please note: The order that
these names are entered is the order in which the questions will
be asked.
WELCOME SCREEN
The next screen welcomes the players to the game. There is a
menu at the bottom of the screen which displays what key options
are available. The screen shows:
<ESC> = Exit, <F1> = Play Game, <F2> = Options
If at this time, the player(s) want to exit the game, the <ESC>
key can be used.
Hitting function key number one <F1> will begin the game.
Hitting function key number two <F2> will allow you to customize
the game.
OPTIONS IN KNOW IT? DOS 5.0
KDOS has some options that can be set before the game is played.
Hit Function key number 2 <F2> to display the options menu. The
options screen that is displayed defaults as shown below:
Music Yes
Sound Yes
Nice Comments Yes
Caustic Comments No
Use History Yes
Display Correct Answer No
Limit time per Question No
Seconds per Question 30
The bottom menu bar of the screen displays the `valid' input for
this screen. It appears as:
<Enter> to toggle, <Esc> to exit, ^ - Up, ^ - Down
Most of these options are either enabled (Yes) or disabled (No).
The initial settings of these options is shown above.
MUSIC OPTION # 1
Music - When this option is set to Yes, a little tune will
be played when the question is answered. No tune
is played when this option is set to No.
SOUND OPTION # 2
Sound - When this option is set to Yes, a Beep sound will
be heard when an incorrect key is hit. This just
means that one of the correct keys must be entered
before the program can continue. When this option
is set to No, no beeps will be heard, however, the
program will still not continue, until a valid key
is entered.
NICE COMMENTS OPTIONS # 3
Nice Comments - This option, when set to "Yes", will display
friendly praise-type comment when a question
is answered correctly. If set to "No", the
generic "you got it right" is displayed.
CAUSTIC COMMENTS OPTION # 4
Caustic Comments - Those players who love insults should set
the Caustic Comments option to "Yes". If
set to yes, an insulting comment will be
displayed at random intervals when player
gets the answer incorrect. If set to "No"
the generic "you got it wrong" comment is
displayed.
USE HISTORY OPTION # 5
Use History - The questions appearing in each game are chosen
in one of two ways. The first way is by random
choice. The second keeps a history of all the
questions that the players have been asked and
"ages" them. The program then selects heavily
from the "older" questions. There is randomness
in this feature, so questions will not be asked
in the same order. If set to "Yes", the history
of questions asked will be used. If set to "No"
the random question selection strategy will be
used. Option is set to "Yes" by default.
DISPLAY CORRECT ANSWER OPTION # 6
Display Answer - When this option is set to "Yes" the program
will display the correct answer whenever the
player misses the question. If set to "No"
this information will not be displayed.
LIMIT TIME PER QUESTION OPTION # 7
Limit time - This option selects whether players must respond
within a time limit set for the game. When on,
each question must be answered before the limit,
or the player will get the question wrong. When
this option is set to "NO", each player can take
as much time as they want. The amount of time
can be set in option number 8.
SECONDS PER QUESTION OPTION # 8
Seconds - This option provides the time limit (in seconds) by
which the question must be answered. This option
can be set in the range from 10 to 600 seconds. A
time limit is only used if the option number 6, the
"Limit time per Question" option, is set to "Yes".
PLAYING THE GAME
When the game is started, each player will in turn be asked a five
answer multiple choice question. The question may be answered by
hitting the letter corresponding to the correct answer. Players
can also exit the game, start a new game, or select a help display
for information on the current question. The game can be exited
by hitting the <ESC> key. A new game will be started by hitting
the <F1> key. The help display is selected by hitting the <F2>
key. An informative help screen will be displayed.
HOW TO CHANGE OPTIONS
To change the options, use the up and down cursor keys to position
the cursor on the option you wish to change. The current option
will be displayed in inverse colors. Once positioned, to change a
"Yes" or "No", simply hit the <Enter> or <Return> key.
To change the `seconds per question' option, just type in the new
time limit desired, then press the <Enter> or <Return> key.
To exit the options menu, press the <Escape> key. The options that
are displayed on the screen will be valid.
KNOW IT? DOS 5.0 DISTRIBUTION AND LICENSING AGREEMENT
This disk may be freely copied and distributed. However, if you wish to
charge a minimal fee for a copy of Know It? DOS 5.0, you must have the
written permission of Silver & Sage Software. Applications should include
your statement of consent to the terms below in exchange for authorization
to distribute Know It? DOS 5.0 as shareware. Send an application to:
Silver & Sage Software
P.O. Box 43800
Las Vegas, NV 89116.
Authorization will be granted upon your meeting the following conditions.
1.) The distributor's advertising must explain that the program
is shareware. Advertising must state that the software is
copyrighted and that the shareware distributor is providing
the program for evaluation purposes. It must explain that
further use of the program DOES requires registration.
2.) The authors maintain the right to withdraw the program from
distribution.
SUPPORT
Silver & Sage Software is an undertaking by two programmers who
work full time jobs. We pledge fast replies to any question sent
us by mail. Silver & Sage Software regret that at this time there
is no way we can offer phone support. If you should write us for
assistance, please include all of the following information about
your system: brand, memory, speed, processor type, version of
DOS, video adapter card, monitor, and as complete and detailed
a description of the problem as possible. Those who have already
registered, please include your registration number. All queries
and comments should be directed to this address:
Silver & Sage Software
P.O. Box 43800
Las Vegas, NV 89116.
Those that question our pledge of support as too general and less
than specific will appreciate the following. Silver & Sage
will provide 180 days of support via the U.S. Postal Service. The
period of support begins the day we process your registration. If
you, like us, detest legaleeze, then you have our honest pledge
of support!
FINAL PLEA TO REGISTER
This program is distributed as shareware. If you decide to keep
this program, you have a moral obligation to send us money. The
only way that the shareware concept and continued quality and low
cost software will be available is if a fair portion of the users
meet this obligation. A portion, smaller than it should be, will
always register shareware they use. This plea is to the rest of
you!
You liked the program, you have decided to keep it around. There
will come a time when it will be handy. You'll dazzle Uncle Fred
by playing him a game of Know It? DOS 5.0. You can play till you
master every question. You knowledge of DOS has increased. You
will prey upon any other computer user who happens by. You will
use this program to trade with to your friend for other programs.
You are requested to register your program, BUT, nobody is making
you register so you decide to save the $12.00. This plea's for U.
THIS PLEA'S FOR U!
When you register you will receive the very latest updated version
of this program. You will also receive information on additional
products offered by Silver & Sage Software.You will receive a hard
copy manual for Know It? DOS 5.0. You receive an additional super
DOS 5.0 learning game. You can learn even more.
The registration fee is only $12.00. We ask you to print the file
QUIZ.FRM on your printer. Please fill in the form with your name,
address, system configuration, and any comments.
Mail your registration to:
Silver & Sage Software
P.O. Box 43800
Las Vegas, NV 89116