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- T H E D A I L Y C R O S S W O R D
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- Version 1.0
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- D E S C R I P T I O N A N D
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- A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Last updated: October, 1993
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- This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
- THE DAILY CROSSWORD package.
-
- Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
- file.
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- Sysops please refer to the SYSOP.DOC text file.
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- Program Information:
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- File Name for BBSs:
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- For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the
- following file name:
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- XWORD10.ZIP The Daily Crossword Version 1.0
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- If the program is compressed using some other file compression
- method, then please use the name "XWORD10" with the appropriate
- extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
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- Keywords:
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- Crossword
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- Category:
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- Games, Word games, Crossword puzzles.
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- Short Description:
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- Generate professional quality crossword puzzles with a single
- keystroke. A random search process thru the 7000+ dictionary
- (words and clues) ensures that you get a different puzzle every
- time. Solve "on screen" or print out for later use. Extend the
- dictionary with your own words, or make new dictionaries on any
- subject (movies, sport, history etc). Includes a unique feature
- which allows you to include a single "special" word which could
- be a personal greeting or advertising slogan.
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- Long Description:
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- WELCOME TO "THE DAILY CROSSWORD".
- YOUR PASSPORT TO THE WORLD OF TOTALLY AUTOMATED CROSSWORD CONSTRUCTION.
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- Forget about searching through piles of dictionaries to find just the
- right word to complete your crossword. THE DAILY CROSSWORD will do all
- of the searching for you, and if there is no "right" word, it will auto-
- matically back-track, remove a word and continue on from there until the
- crossword is completed. All you have to do is select a dictionary and a
- lattice, and then tell THE DAILY CROSSWORD to go to work. In just a few
- minutes you will have a brand new puzzle to print out or to solve "on
- screen".
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- If you enjoy solving crosswords on paper, then you will enjoy solving
- them "on screen" even more. No longer will you need to search through a
- list of clues. THE DAILY CROSSWORD knows all clues, and it will display
- the ACROSS and DOWN clues as you move your focus from square to square.
- There is even a "cheat" key which allows you to peek at the answer, one
- letter at a time if the going gets too hard, and if you run out of time,
- you can save your partial solution and come back to it later.
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- If you are creating crosswords for publication, then you will want a
- printed copy. THE DAILY CROSSWORD allows you to print a blank lattice,
- a list of clues and a solution. It provides fine control over the format
- of the clues, in terms of the number of columns per page, the number of
- character positions per column, and the number of lines per page. Any
- printer able to emulate the EPSON 8 pin graphics mode will produce crisp
- clear printouts suitable for publication.
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- THE DAILY CROSSWORD comes complete with a selection of ready to use
- lattice designs. Select the lattice you want to use from this pool, or
- design your own. As well as creating new lattice designs, you can amend
- existing designs, and even delete designs which you do not like. A
- lattice may be any square or rectangle up to 47 x 47 squares.
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- The shareware version of THE DAILY CROSSWORD comes with a dictionary
- of almost 8000 words, while the registered version has a dictionary of
- over 30000 words. It is currently possible to select from up to seventy
- dictionaries, and this feature will be put to good use as a greater
- selection dictionaries on a number of subjects becomes available.
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- A comprehensive set of facilities is included to permit a library of
- dictionaries to be maintained:-
- : Creating a new dictionary is as simple as thinking up a suitable name
- and typing it in. THE DAILY CROSSWORD takes care of all of the house-
- keeping for you.
- : Additional words and clues can easily be added to any new or existing
- dictionary.
- : Existing words may have their clues altered, or multiple clues may be
- entered for each word. Alternatively, an existing word may be removed
- entirely by deleting its clue.
- : Complete Backup and Restore facilities allow the transfer of a copy
- of the currently selected dictionary to or from one or more diskettes
- in either drive A or B.
- : Using the Dictionary Statistics function allows you to see the total
- number of words in the dictionary, the number having each of the 26
- starting letters, and the total for each word length from 3 to 15.
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- After a crossword design is completed, the words used are marked in
- the dictionary in a way which reduces the chance of them being reused in
- subsequent designs. This makes it most unlikely that THE DAILY CROSSWORD
- will ever produce the same result twice.
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- Perhaps the most unique feature of THE DAILY CROSSWORD is its ability
- to embed a message (Personal greeting or advertising slogan) into the
- puzzle. If a lattice is designed so that it has just one word with more
- than the normal maximum of 15 letters, then the program will insert a
- "special word". This word must be entered using the SPECIAL WORD feature
- before using the MAKE function, and may contain any group of words
- desired. (no spaces please).
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- Author/Publisher Information:
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- AUS-PC-SOFT is a small software business owned and operated by
- John Stevens.
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- Please feel free to contact me (John Stevens) at any time if you have
- any questions, comments or suggestions. I can be reached by mail at
- the following address:
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- G. John Stevens
- AUS-PC-SOFT Shareware
- Onkaparinga Valley Road
- VERDUN, South Australia
- 5245
- Australia.
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- I can also be reached electronically as follows:
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- CompuServe: 100032,2650
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