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- AstroSoft Trivia Game, Version 1.2
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- ASTROSOFT TRIVIA GAME - SCIENCE AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITION
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- Version 1.2
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- A Trivia Game
- Featuring Questions of Science and Entertainment
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- For the IBM Personal Computer and True Compatibles
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- Copyright 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 AstroSoft, Inc.
- Post Office Box 4451, Hayward, CA 94540-4451
- All Rights Reserved.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- INTRODUCTION
- THE CONFIGURATIONS SUPPORTED
- THE ASTROSOFT TRIVIA GAME FILES
- HOW TO PLAY THE ASTROSOFT TRIVIA GAME
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- APPENDIX A: The User-Supported Software Concept
- APPENDIX B: How to Register Your Copy
- APPENDIX C: Limited License
- APPENDIX D: Disclaimer
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Welcome to the AstroSoft Trivia Game - Science and Entertainment
- Edition for the IBM Personal Computer and true compatibles. It
- is truly a trivia game to tempt the science genius, with a few
- entertainment categories included for good measure.
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- Now, to tell you a little about ourselves. AstroSoft is a
- nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and scientific organization,
- which includes among its activities the offering of software
- intended primarily for educational and scientific institutions.
- We are two dedicated amateur astronomers and computer
- professionals (a software engineer and a senior systems analyst)
- who devote our spare time to this effort.
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- We encourage your reports of problems that you may have
- encountered, as this will help us improve future versions of our
- software. We especially welcome your suggestions for
- improvements and recommendations for additional features in
- future releases.
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- We are pleased to offer to you what we believe is a most
- challenging science trivia game.
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- Martin Morrison
- Jerry Gardner
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- AstroSoft, Inc.
- Post Office Box 4451
- Hayward, CA 94540-4451
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- CONFIGURATIONS SUPPORTED
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- The AstroSoft Trivia Game runs on any IBM Personal Computer (PC,
- XT, or AT) or true compatible with the following minimum
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- 128 kilobytes of Random Access Memory (RAM)
- 1 double-sided floppy diskette drive
- Monochrome monitor with monchrome display adapter (MDA)
- or color monitor with color graphics adapter (CGA)
- PC-DOS version 2.10 or above
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- The AstroSoft Trivia Game may run on other configurations of IBM
- Personal Computers and compatibles, but we have not tested it
- thoroughly on any other configurations.
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- THE ASTROSOFT TRIVIA GAME FILES
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- The AstroSoft Trivia Game is distributed on one double-sided,
- double-density diskette as follows:
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- ASTRO.DAT the astronomy questions
- CATEGO.DAT the categories of questions
- GRABBAG.DAT the grab-bag questions
- SCIENCE.DAT the science questions
- STARTREK.DAT the Star Trek questions
- STARWARS.DAT the Star Wars questions
- TRIVIA.DOC this documentation file
- TRIVIA.EXE the executable file
- TVSHOWS.DAT the television-show questions
- WORDS.DAT the word questions
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- HOW TO PLAY THE ASTROSOFT TRIVIA GAME
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- The program is menu-driven. You select a category and the number
- of questions you want. The program displays a question with four
- possible answers and waits for your answer. The program also
- keeps track of your score, displays the correct answer when you
- are wrong, gives you musical encouragement (or discouragement),
- and displays your final score.
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- APPENDIX A
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- The User-Supported Software Concept
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- User-Supported Software is a concept in distributing computer
- programs, based on three principles:
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- (1) that the value and utility of software is best assessed by
- the user on his own system. Only after using a program can the
- user really determine whether it serves his personal
- applications, needs, and tastes;
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- (2) that the creation of independent personal-computer software
- can and should be supported by the computing community;
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- (3) that the copying of programs should be encouraged, rather
- than restricted, as the ease with which software can be
- distributed outside traditional commercial channels reflects the
- strength, rather than the weakness, of electronic information.
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- The software carries a notice suggesting a donation for the
- software. Making the suggested donation is voluntary on the part
- of each user.
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- Regardless of whether the suggested donation is made, the user is
- encouraged to make copies of this software and to distribute them
- to other users, within the terms of the Limited License.
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- PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE USER-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE CONCEPT
- BY MAKING THE SUGGESTED DONATION AND ABIDING BY THE TERMS OF THE
- LIMITED LICENSE.
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- How to Register Your Copy
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- When you make the suggested donation, your name and address will
- be registered to notify you of enhancements to this software or
- of other software that AstroSoft may offer and to send you
- information from time to time about the software.
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- Limited License
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- This Limited License is granted to users of the AstroSoft
- Trivia Game - Scientific and Entertainment Edition, Version 1.2,
- to use this software on a private, non-commercial basis and to
- make copies of this software and distribute them to other users,
- on the following conditions:
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- (1) Copies are to comprise all files on both disks.
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- (2) No "disc fee" or other consideration is to be charged for
- copying or distributing the software, except a small fee for
- shipping and materials.
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- (3) The notices displayed at program start-up are not to be by-
- passed, altered, or removed.
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- (4) This software is not to be distributed in modified form or in
- connection with any other product.
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- (5) Copies may be posted for access via telecommunications, but
- only on these same conditions.
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- This Limited License is not granted to members of the Eastbay
- Astronomical Society, Inc., of Oakland, California. Such members
- are specifically prohibited from any use, copying, or
- distribution of this software, except with prior written
- permission of AstroSoft, Inc., after written application for such
- permission.
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- Any use, copying, or distribution of this software indicates the
- user's acceptance of these terms and conditions. This software
- may not be used, copied, or distributed in any manner not
- provided for in the Limited License, except with prior written
- authorization of AstroSoft, Inc. Any breach of one or more of
- these conditions constitutes an infringement of copyright and
- theft of trade secrets and confidential proprietary property,
- which is punishable under state and federal law.
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- Disclaimer
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- This software, comprising computer programs, datafiles, and
- documentation, has been furnished on an "as is" basis.
- AstroSoft, Inc., makes no representations or warranties with
- respect to this software and specifically disclaims any implied
- warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
- purpose.
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- AstroSoft, Inc., reserves the right to make changes to the
- content of this software without obligation to notify any user of
- such changes and makes no commitment to maintain, update, or
- otherwise provide support for the software.
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