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- KDLog
- KDLogic Version 2.0 - May 1989
- A Product of KD Ranch Enterprises (c)
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-
- GENERAL:
-
- KDLog is a collection of five fairly standard PC games that have been
- around for quite a while. These five are of the "brain teaser" variety
- requiring logic instead of shoot-em-up dexterity. As such, the name --
- KDLogic or just KDLog for short.
-
- I thought it would be nice to accumulate these five games into one
- package, in a fairly small pop-up type window that can be made memory
- resident (TSR) for quick exit and recall.
-
-
- The five games are:
- Towers of Hanoi - Move a stack of blocks from one area to another
- without ever putting a larger block on top of a
- smaller block.
-
- Yogo - Sometimes called HiQ (for High IQ). Jump pegs
- to remove them, attempting to end with only one
- peg in the very center of the pattern.
-
- Fifteen Squares - Probably the easiest of the five. The old plastic
- (or if you are very old -- wooden) puzzle where you
- move random numbered squares into a 1 to 15 sequence.
-
- Mine Field - Have also seen this called Relentless Logic. Move
- across a grid from one position to the next using
- a number clue at each position to avoid hitting any
- of a selected number of hidden mines.
-
- MasterMind - Deduce a 3 to 5 digit number based on clues telling
- which digits are correct and/or correctly placed
- after each guess.
-
- KDLog was written in Turbo Pascal 5.0 with the TSR code courtesy of
- my brother-in-law (true), Ken Pottebaum.
-
-
- HISTORY:
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- Versions 1.0 - Written in Turbo 3.0 - November 1987
- Versions 2.0 - Written in Turbo 5.0 - minor upgrades - May 1989
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- COMMAND SYNTAX:
-
- >KDLog [/M] [/C] [/A] [/L] [/R] [/"x"]
-
- All of the parameters deal with memory residency and are optional.
-
- To make KDCalc memory resident, use the "/M". Without the /M, the
- other parameters are worthless.
-
- Assuming that "/M" was used, the remaining parameters allow you to
- define the ACTIVATION KEY Combination (Hot-Key).
- C = Cntl; A = Alt; R = Right Shift; L = Left Shift and "x" = any
- NORMAL key (a-z,0-9). You must use the double quotes ("") around the NORMAL
- key. Any combination of Cntl/Alt/Left Shift/Right Shift plus a NORMAL
- key is OK as long as you use only one of each. EXAMPLES:
-
- >KDLog /M /C /"C" Hot-Key is [Cntl][C]
- >KDLog /a /L /R /"z" /m Hot-Key is [R Sft][L Sft][Alt][Z]
- >KDLog /l /c /"3" No Hot-Key -- you forgot the /M !!!
-
- Hot-Key means press the ACTIVATION KEY combination simultaneously.
- The order and case of these parameters makes no difference, but they
- must be separated by a space. [Cntl][K] is the default Hot-Key.
-
- Without the /m parameter, KDLog will execute from DOS like any normal
- program.
-
-
- USAGE:
-
- Upon execution, a window will pop up in the center of the screen
- displaying a menu for game selection. Select your choice. A short
- game description will then be shown. In Mine Field and MasterMind, you
- will be asked to enter a number to start the game.
-
- KDLog will automatically turn your NumLock and CapsLock on for
- Towers, Mine Field and MasterMind and return them to their original
- state when you exit. The other two games should have NumLock and
- CapsLock off. If for some reason, the settings are not properly
- activated for each game, please do so manually.
-
- One of the menu options will only be displayed in the memory resident
- mode -- R. The R option restores the last game you were playing before
- the boss rudely interrupted you and forced you to quickly pop down the
- program with the Esc key.
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- FUNCTIONS:
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- Specific instructions for each game will be displayed after the menu
- item is selected.
-
- Most of the game activity is controlled from the numeric keypad (sometimes
- as numbers and sometimes as directional keys). It should be fairly obvious
- with each game.
-
- The Esc key always takes you completely out of the program. Handy for
- quick retreat. The M key takes you to the Menu. These two keys can be
- used anywhere, anytime. In TSR mode, your current game position can be
- restored after using one of these keys. In non TSR mode, that is not
- possible.
-
- The only game in which you could possibly "cheat" is Mine Field. An S
- option has been added to allow you to show the positions of the mines.
- This was included because some people had a hard time trying to figure
- out the meaning of the numbers on the current position. S allows you to
- get the "feel" of the game. H will hide the mines again.
-
-
-
- REQUISITE DISCLAIMER and OTHER STUFF:
-
- Every reasonable attempt has been made to offer a fun product that
- may be of some use and be "bug" free. I (the author) can, however,
- offer no guarantees as to the suitability or use of this program.
- Therefore (here we go)...
-
- THIS PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
- THE USER ASSUMES ALL RISK ASSOCIATED
- WITH THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM.
-
- You may copy and distribute this program freely. Please don't
- charge for it and please provide this DOC file with it.
-
- Anyone who is interested, can send the author (me) $5.00 or so.
- (Mainly, I'm curious to see if anyone is interested!)
-
- David A. Befort
- KD Ranch Enterprises (c)
- Rt.3, Box 8080
- Bartlesville, Ok. 74003
-
-
-
- P.S. While I'm not a programmer by profession, I have written a few
- other things -- usually because I can't find or buy precisely
- what I'm looking for. You may see some of these floating around.
-
- [All of my programs begin with KD].
-
- KDQwik - a small, easy word processor. Extremely straight
- forward for a beginner or an executive. (not under
- general release as of 4/26/89).
-
- KDGraph - a pull-down menu driven graphics package for EGA/VGA.
- It's fast and does some 3D stuff along with your basic
- bars,lines and pies.
-
- KDCalcG - an EGA/VGA graphics implementation of a hand held
- calculator. It has list, print, and does some neat
- stuff with its nine memory registers.
-
- KDCalc - a non-graphics version of KDCG. Has a few more
- functions and can be made memory resident for
- pop-up capability.
-
- KDPoker - There are a lot of good blackjack games, but I couldn't
- find a good, true rendition of the Video Poker machines
- that are now extremely popular in Las Vegas, Reno, etc.
- Two commercial versions I bought were awful. This plays
- pretty much like the real thing.
-
- KDPokanl- This is kind of a companion program to KDPoker. It has
- two modes - one, a PLAY mode which will play much like
- the games included in KDPoker. The other - ANALYSIS mode
- which allows you to set up any hand, hold the cards you
- want and draw to it repeatedly to help determine the best
- strategies to play video poker.
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