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  2.  
  3. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WELCOME TO PUBLIC DOMAIN  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. !!!!!!!!!!!          SOFTWARE PREPARED FOR MICOBEES           !!!!!!!!!!!
  5.      BY JAN ROBERTS OF IMPAC╘ MEDI┴ PRODUCTIONS¼ P.O Box 234, FAIRFIEL─ ì
  6.                                 VIC. 3078
  7.                                                            September 1985
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  9. DIS╦áá TWO.*****á OVE╥áá 380╦á O╞á UTLITIES¼áá GAME╙á AN─áá TH┼áá WORLD'╙ 
  10. GREATEST,BIGGEST ADVENTURE GAME - "COLOSSAL CAVES" IN ITS LATEST VERSION.
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  12.  
  13.                                 CONTENTS.
  14.                               ============
  15. NOTE«á ┴á SPECIA╠á HEL╨ FIL┼ FO╥ WORDSTA╥ USER╙ I╙ INCLUDE─ A╙ TH┼á FINA╠ ì
  16.                            PART OF THIS FILE.
  17.  
  18.  
  19. Thi≤á disδ i≤ a≤ stuffeΣ witΦ goodie≤ a≤ thσ firs⌠ IMPAC╘ MEDI┴ Disk«á I⌠ ì
  20. i≤ especiall∙ prepareΣ fo≥ thosσ wh∩ usσ thei≥ disδ Microbeσ seriousl∙ a≤ ì
  21. ßá worΣá processo≥á ..«á anΣá wh∩ als∩ occasionall∙á likσá usinτá i⌠á fo≥ ì
  22. relaxation..(or whose machine is sometimes invaded by children!)
  23.  
  24. I⌠á thu≤ contain≤ ß selectioε oµ program≤ tha⌠ ruε alongsidσ WORDSTA╥á t∩ ì
  25. increaseá it≤á versitilit∙á anΣ power...«á one≤ tha⌠á ╔á alread∙á finΣá oµ ì
  26. practical value as a journalist and author.
  27.  
  28. ╔ havσ writteε ß specia∞ hel≡ prograφ (seσ WORDSTA╥ HEL╨ a⌠ enΣ oµ thi≤ ì
  29. document⌐  detailinτ ho≈ bes⌠ t∩ se⌠ u≡ you≥ Wordsta≥ disk(s)¼ usinτ thesσ ì
  30. ne≈ program≤ anΣ Microbee-provideΣ CP/═ utilities« Als∩ seσ m∙ article≤ iε ì
  31. "Online", November 1985 on.
  32.  
  33. Thesσá program≤á arσ complementar∙ t∩ thosσ provideΣ oε thσ firs⌠á IMPAC╘ ì
  34. MEDI┴á DISK.¿á Iµ yo⌡ haven'⌠ go⌠ ß copy¼á i⌠ contain≤ amonτá man∙á othe≥ ì
  35. program≤á ß full∙ documenteΣ anΣ Microbeσ-adapteΣ eas∙ wa∙ oµ cataloguinτ ì
  36. anΣá searchinτ you≥ wordsta≥ file≤ anΣ disks¼á ß chequσ accoun⌠á manager¼ ì
  37. extrß facilite≤ fo≥ mas≤ organizinτ you≥ files¼ educationa∞ game≤ anΣ onσ ì
  38. of the very best Adventure games we've seen.)
  39.  
  40. This disk contains:-
  41. EIGHTEEN WOR─ PROCESSIN╟ AN─ PROGRAMIN╟ UTILITIES.
  42. ¬* SCROL╠ (SC,SC╫ ª SCW.HLP⌐ T∩ reaΣ al∞ you≥ document≤ backward≤ anΣ ì
  43.    forwards¼ jum≡ froφ onσ filσ t∩ thσ nex⌠ anΣ bacδ again¼ usσ (witΦ SCW⌐ ì
  44.    wilΣ cards« (Yo⌡ shoulΣ kee≡ SC.COM, SCW.COM ª SCW.HLP on all work disks)ì
  45. ¬  ZIP« Movσ you≥ files¼ take≤ wild-cards¼ Zi≡ -÷ filenamσ wil∞ verif∙ you≥ 
  46.    transfer« Tell≤ yo⌡ wha⌠ i⌠ i≤ doinτ (unlikσ CP.Com)« Move≤ man∙ a⌠ ß ì
  47.    time so faster than Transfer.com. Very Useful.
  48. *  ZAP. Erases, takes wild-cards but verifies each delete with you. 
  49. *  ZAP-DISK - swiftly erases all files on named disk, but warns you first. 
  50. ** COUN╘ ª LINES..tel∞ ho≈ man∙ words¼ byte≤ anΣ line≤ iε an∙ file.
  51. ¬  FIND...wil∞ finΣ an∙ grou≡ oµ character≤ (n∩ matte≥ iµ uppe≥ o≥á lowe≥ ì
  52.    case⌐ anΣ givσ thσ linσ 
  53. ¬  LIST.« caε theε givσ thσ contex⌠ -o≥ thσ file. 
  54. ¬  STATUS..ß quicδ summer∙ oµ ke∙ memor∙ addresses
  55. ¬  LINKASM..mucΦ morσ powerfu∞ thaε Microbee'≤ ASM謠 POW.« aε interestinτ printinτ utility¼ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ file≤ full∙ centreΣ ì
  56.    witΦ   onσ commanΣ (no⌠ linσ b∙ linσ a≤ Wordstar⌐ etc.
  57. ¬  CONVERT.BA╙ ..decima∞ t∩ he° t∩ oct∩ anΣ s∩ on.
  58. *  TYPEL  types out Library files and others.
  59. ¬  PAI╥   check≤ you≥ document≤ t∩ makσ surσ al∞ contro∞ character≤ fo≥ BolΣ ì
  60.    print, underlining etc are entered in pairs. Prevents mistakes.
  61. *  TEXTCOM - To compare two similar documents to see where they differ.
  62. ** UNLOAD & DDUMP  Two useful programer's utilities.
  63.                            PLU╙ MUC╚ DOCUMENTATION« (als∩ seσ note≤ a⌠ enΣ )
  64.  
  65. AND A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF GAMES
  66. Thσá sta≥á oµ thσ piecσ i≤ thσ latest¼á twicσ a≤á big¼á "COLOSSA╠á CAVESó 
  67. Adventurσ - nearl∙ 200δ - witΦ maze-riddeε caves¼á emerald≤ anΣ diamonds¼ 
  68. pirates¼áá volcanoes¼áá magic¼áá beanstalk≤áá anΣáá fearsomσáá serpents¼ 
  69. endlessl∙ oε anΣ oε - o≥ s∩ i⌠ seemsíá Onσ hint¼á don'⌠ le⌠ thσ bea≥ walδ ì
  70. behind you over the narrow bridge!
  71.  
  72. Iµá yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ an∙ part¼á contro∞ ╨ toggle≤ thσ printe≥ oε anΣ 
  73. off..«á anΣ yo⌡ caε savσ anΣ resumσ a⌠ an∙ point.(Yo⌡ neeΣ CCP.SY╙ oε thσ 
  74. same disk for this.)
  75.  
  76. WitΦá thi≤á i≤ includσd thσ infamou≤ CHEAT.ADV - bu⌠ it'≤ no⌠ s∩á eas∙á t∩ 
  77. chea⌠ fo≥ thσ clue≤ arσ iε codσ -seσ it≤ doπ file« Thσ Scramble.Coφ i≤ oε 
  78. Disk One...for unscrambling it -  once you have its magical password!
  79.  
  80. AN─á  yo⌡ caε als∩ enjo∙ yourselµ witΦ variou≤ othe≥ well-writteεá Micro
  81. worlΣá Basiπá (mwb⌐ anΣ Microsof⌠ Basiπ GAMES oε thi≤á disδá includinτá ß 
  82. nicel∙á donσá Skiinτ prograφ (be⌠ yo⌡ knocδ dowε thσá flags!)¼á ßá hungr∙ 
  83. Termite¼ Master-MinΣ fo≥ thσ brainy¼ Grooblσ fo≥ thσ young-at-hear⌠ anΣ ß 
  84. Tradinτ gamσ fo≥ thσ up-and-cominτ inter-galactiπ merchant.
  85.  
  86. Iεá addition¼áá especiall∙á prepareΣá fo≥á thesσá disks¼áá i≤á ßá specia∞ 
  87. PRINTPUZ.MW┬á Filσ tha⌠ wil∞ enablσ yo⌡ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ you≥ owε worΣ games« 
  88. Why should you always stare at a screen?
  89.  
  90. In a brief summary - this disk is too full to allow much more:-
  91.  
  92. There are four (at least) excellent educational games....
  93. ááááááááááKING.BAS...ßá morσá advanceΣ forφ oµ thσá widel∙á popula≥á gamσ 
  94. ááááááááááHamabrie(provideΣá oεá Disδ One)«á Rulinτ ß kingdoφá get≤á eveε 
  95. ááááááááááharder« The game allows for Queens too!
  96. áááááááááá
  97. ááááááááááWUMP.BAS...demand≤á ß grea⌠ knowledgσ oµ geometr∙ iε thσ deadl∙ 
  98. ááááááááááhunt for the Wump!
  99.  
  100. ááááááááááMASTER-M.MWB...thσ olΣ favouritσ - Master-Mind« Severa∞ levals.
  101.  
  102. ááááááááááPRINTPUZ.BAS...prints out word puzzles as mentioned above.
  103.  
  104. Therσá arσ stil∞ morσ game≤ - al∞ oµ whicΦ ╔ aφ surσ ßá teache≥ 
  105. coulΣá cal∞ educational..«á eveε iµ onl∙ fo≥ hanΣ anΣ eyσá co-ordination« ì
  106. But they are mostly just for fun.
  107.           GROOBL┼ anΣ TERMIT┼ arσ excellen⌠ game≤ witΦ graphic≤ fo≥ thσ ì
  108.           young¿ at heart). CLOCK is what it says...TIMER is an alarm-clock.
  109. ááááááááááBOMB-UGH is something I wrote for a child's birthday.èááááááááááBIO-RHYM does what it says for those with faith in such things.
  110. ááááááááááSKIIN╟ i≤ excellent. Hint-t∩ turε thσ skier¼ repeatedl∙ ta≡ thσ 
  111. áááááááááákeys.....anΣ finally¼á thσ 13tΦ gamσ oε thi≤ disk¼á TRADE╥ i≤ ß 
  112. ááááááááááquite demanding game of strategy.
  113. HAVE FUN!!
  114.  
  115. MICROBE┼ i≤ ß trademarδ oµ ApplieΣ Technology¼á Wordsta≥ oµ MicroPr∩ Int« 
  116. and CP/M of Digital Research. This disk is prepared by IMPACT MEDIA PROD.
  117. oµ P.O. BOX 234,  Fairfield¼á Vic« 307╕ ¼ Australia« Thi≤ help-filσ i≤ 
  118. copyright but permission is given to copy it for non-commercial use.
  119.  
  120. Wσá acknowledgσ witΦ thank≤ thσ man∙ peoplσ wh∩ workeΣ oε thesσá program≤ 
  121. anΣ madσ theφ freel∙ available«á Thσ chargσ madσ fo≥ thi≤ disδ i≤á solel∙ 
  122. fo≥ thσ selection¼ testinτ anΣ distributioε oµ thi≤ material.
  123.  
  124.  
  125.                        ---------------------------
  126.                       | HINTS FOR WORDSTAR DISKS  |
  127.                       | ON A MICROBEE DISK-DRIVE. |
  128.                        ===========================
  129.  
  130. FIRS╘ pu⌠ Wordsta≥ oε it≤ owε disδ (WS.COM¼ WSOVLY1.OV╥ ª WSMSGS.OVR).
  131.  
  132. (If a 128k Microbee, useful to have TRANSFER, USR and INIT.COM. as well.)
  133.  
  134. US┼ INIT.CO═ t∩ se⌠ thσ disδ t∩ automaticall∙ star⌠ oε USR.CO═ anΣ ente≥ ì
  135. you≥ owε selection≤ oµ program≤ iε USR.COM« Notσ eacΦ numbe≥ iε USR.Coφ caε ì
  136. cal∞ u≡ ß serie≤ oµ programs« E.g« Yo⌡ caε makσ Wordsta≥ star⌠ usinτ thσ ì
  137. Memor∙ Drive¼ anΣ havσ al∞ file≤ oε thi≤ drivσ automaticall∙ saveΣ t∩ disδ ì
  138. wheε yo⌡ finish¼ usσ ß commanΣ linσ likσ thi≤ M:;WS;za≡ *.bak;zi≡ -v *.¬ b║; ì
  139. Thi≤ als∩ removeΣ Baδ file≤ anΣ verifie≤ thσ transfe≥ t∩ thσ disδ iε B:
  140. Yo⌡ woulΣ havσ t∩ properl∙ exi⌠ froφ Wordsta≥ usinτ thσ ╪ commanΣ fo≥ thi≤ ì
  141. t∩ work« I⌠ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ usσ thσ speeΣ oµ thσ Memor∙ drivσ witΦ ver∙ littlσ ì
  142. risk of forgetting to save the files. 
  143.  
  144. Also put on your Wordstar Disk, the following:-
  145.      SC.Com,SCW.Coφ anΣ SC.HLP« Thesσ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ easil∙ reaΣ you≥ files« ì
  146. Star⌠ al∞ file≤ oε certaiε subject≤ witΦ thσ samσ letter(s)« Theε yo⌡ caε ì
  147. cal∞ theφ al∞ u≡ witΦ thi≤ lette≥ plu≤ wildcard≤ eτ SH*.¬ fo≥ al∞ file≤ ì
  148. startinτ witΦ SH« Thi≤ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ pagσ u≡ anΣ down¼ shoo⌠ t∩ thσ enΣ o≥ ì
  149. the start, go to the next file and back again.
  150.  
  151.      Als∩ pu⌠ oε ZA╨ anΣ ZIP« Thesσ als∩ caε bσ calleΣ u≡ froφ thσ Wordsta≥ ì
  152. opening menu to do swift file movements.(See above & Zap.doc)
  153.  
  154.      Pu⌠ oε D.Coφ t∩ tel∞ yo⌡ thσ size≤ oµ file≤ anΣ thσ rooφ lef⌠ oε thσ ì
  155. disk¼ ver∙ usefu∞ t∩ checδ thi≤ wheε usinτ Memor∙ Drivσ anΣ quitσ ful∞ worδ ì
  156. disks (You should keep your documents on a disk in B:)
  157.  
  158.      Pu⌠ oε Coun⌠ t∩ tel∞ yo⌡ ho≈ man∙ word≤ iε ß document and Pair fo≥ ì
  159. checkinτ thσ contro∞ character≤ fo≥ Bold¼ Underlininτ etπ havσ beeε ì
  160. correctly entered. 
  161.  
  162.      And from Impact Public Media disk One, put on -Sweep and Unerase.
  163.      Othe≥ Utilitie≤ caε bσ addeΣ accordinτ t∩ you≥ tastσ - anΣ purchases« ìèBu⌠ thesσ arσ somσ oµ thσ mos⌠ usefu∞ oµ thσ Publiπ Domaiε program≤ fo≥ ì
  164. word-processing«      
  165. You may also like to have the following on your Wordstar disk:
  166.  
  167. *   LINES filename - will give you how many lines in the file.
  168.  
  169. ¬á  FIND...wil∞ enablσ yo⌡ t∩ finΣ an∙ worΣ iε an∙ file.«á iµ yo⌡ asδ fo≥ ì
  170. i⌠ iε lowe≥ case¼á i⌠ wil∞ rapidl∙ finΣ al∞ occurance≤ oµ thi≤ worΣ (eveε ì
  171. iµ embeddeΣ iε othe≥ files⌐ n∩ matte≥ iµ lowe≥ casσ o≥ uppe≥ case.
  172. Fo≥á example:- FIN─ READ-ME.DO├ adventure.....wil∞ finΣ ever∙ "adventureó ì
  173. in READ-ME.DOC with its line number AND  nearby words.
  174. Thi≤á i≤á als∩ ß valuablσ too∞ fo≥ usσ oεá Wordsta≥á non-documen⌠á files¼ ì
  175. asm.files etc. It can, of course, be used without entering Wordstar.
  176. NOTE..iµ n∩ filσ namσ i≤ given¼ FIN─ look≤ fo≥ MAST.CA╘ t∩ searcΦ it.(Seσ ì
  177. disk A for how to set up a MASTER.CATALOGUE.)
  178. ¬  LIS╘ (optiona∞ linσ numbers⌐ list≤ thσ wholσ o≥ par⌠ oµ ß file«á Pausσ ì
  179. thσ listinτ witΦ ^╙ (Contro∞ S)« Yo⌡ caε cal∞ u≡ thσ line≤ rounΣ word≤ o≥ ì
  180. strings located with FIND.
  181. NOTE:THES┼ ALS╧ WOR╦ I╞ TH┼ WORDSTA╥ FILE╙ BEIN╟ USE─ AR┼ MOVE─ T╧ M║ FO╥ ì
  182.                                   SPEED
  183.                                              ........HAPPY COMPUTING!!!
  184.