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- Textris 3.2 (C) Copyright 1996 Charon Software, All Rights Reserved
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- Textris requires an EGA or better color display and roughly 256k
- of available conventional memory.
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- Textris is a twist on the familiar Tetris game. Rather than
- blocks of varying shapes, it has falling letters from which you
- can make words. Words must be from 3-7 letters long, and must
- not be capitalized names or trademarks.
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- Spelling counts! You may find that playing Textris helps improve
- your spelling. It'll help polish up those Scrabble (or Scramble)
- skills, too.
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- Of course, the main point is to have fun!
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- You can make words either horizontally or vertically. Textris
- will take the longest word it can find. If it finds two words of
- the same length, it will pick the first it comes across. In this
- context, it may help to know that Textris scans from left to
- right before checking top to bottom.
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- You move using the arrow keys. Either the spacebar or down arrow
- can be used to make a letter drop faster. The keys are shown on
- the screen, so you can refer to them as needed.
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- If you prefer to have the spacebar and down arrow drop a letter
- immediately, you can toggle that on with the F4 function key.
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- If you'd like to have a preview of the next letter, you can
- toggle that on with the F6 function key.
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- Sounds can be toggled off and on with the F8 function key.
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- Oh-- one more thing! On occasion, a blank tile will appear. You
- can turn this into the letter of your choice by hitting the
- corresponding key on the keyboard. Be quick, though! If the tile
- touches down before you press a key, it will turn into a random
- letter.
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- Added something resembling mouse handling, for 3-button mice
- only. The left and right buttons function as left and right
- arrow keys, and the middle button functions as a down arrow.
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- Suggestions, comments, and registrations will be appreciated.
- Yes, Textris is shareware. If you like it, please register!
- See the ORDER.FRM file for details.
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