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- WELCOME to WORD BLAST
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-
- Thank you for choosing WORD BLAST. LeMonds Software hopes that
- you have many hours of enjoyment playing the game and learning
- new words.
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- WHAT is WORD BLAST?
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-
- WORD BLAST is an educational program designed to help
- children enhance their vocabulary and spelling skills in
- a fun computer game setting (adults enjoy the game too).
- In WORD BLAST, the player tries to guess a word
- letter-by-letter, as in the game of hangman. When a
- letter is correctly guessed, it is displayed in its
- position(s) in the word. Otherwise, a segment of the
- fuse leading to a bundle of dynamite "burns". If the
- word is completed before 10 incorrect guesses, then the
- player wins the game and receives an audio complement.
- If not, then the dynamite "explodes". Children rarely
- lose a game since the definition of the word may be
- viewed before the fuse burns completely.
-
- The game may be played either in the blast mode
- (described above), or in the vocabulary-builder mode, in
- which the definition of the word is displayed from the
- outset. The latter playing mode makes the game easier
- for young children, and makes WORD BLAST the ideal
- medium for helping to teach children the meanings of the
- words on their weekly vocabulary lists from school.
-
- New words and their definitions may be added in WORD
- BLAST via easy-to-use menus for the creation and editing
- of word lists. In addition, points are awarded when a
- word is correctly identified, and the names of the top
- ten scorers appear on a scoreboard with trophies.
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- With WORD BLAST, learning vocabulary and spelling is a
- "blast".
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for RUNNING WORD BLAST
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- o) WINDOWS 95 Operating System
- o) 3 MB of free space on your hard drive.
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- INSTALLING WORD BLAST is EASY
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-
- The procedure for installing WORD BLAST on your computer is very
- straightforward. If you have received WORD BLAST on a 3.5"
- diskette, then there is a setup program on the diskette which
- will guide you through the installation. If you obtained WORD
- BLAST via an Internet download, then the installation is manual,
- but is still very easy. Complete instructions for installing WORD
- BLAST are given below for both cases.
-
- A setup program is not provided in the ZIP file obtained over the
- Internet since the size of the setup program is about twice as large
- as the size of the compressed WORD BLAST files in the ZIP file.
- Accordingly, the Internet download proceeds much faster without the
- setup program.
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- WORD BLAST FOLDER
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- The installation instructions assume that WORD BLAST is to be
- installed in the following folder:
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- C:\Program Files\Word Blast
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- However, you are free to install the program in any new folder of
- your choice.
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- INSTALLING WORD BLAST from a ZIP FILE
- OBTAINED from an INTERNET DOWNLOAD
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- 1) Unzip (decompress) the ZIP file wdblst10.zip using any standard
- file unzipping software (available on the Internet).
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- Unzip the WORD BLAST files into the folder
- C:\Program Files\Word Blast.
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- If the unzipping utility has the option to "Use Folder Names",
- make sure that option is activated (checked) so that the correct
- sub-folders will be created within the WORD BLAST folder.
-
- 2) Check to see that the WORD BLAST files which are in your new
- folder C:\Program Files\Word Blast match those shown in the
- "Packing List" below. In order for the program to work properly,
- the directory structure shown in the Packing List must be
- maintained, i.e. the folders "res" and "Word Lists" must be
- located in the folder in which you installed WORD BLAST, along
- with the WORD BLAST executable file WordBlast.exe.
-
- WORD BLAST is essentially installed at this point, and is ready
- to run. However, you should probably will want to create a
- short cut to the WORD BLAST executable on the Start menu or
- on the Desktop, as explained in the next step.
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- 3) You may create a short-cut to the WORD BLAST executable in the
- Windows95 Start menu, enabling you to launch WORD BLAST from the
- Start menu when you wish to play the game.
-
- One way to do this is as follows: Open the folder
- C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
- Then, open the folder
- C:\Program Files\Word Blast
- Next, left-click on the WORD BLAST executable WordBlast.exe
- (the file with the "dynamite" icon), then with the cursor on the
- highlighted file, right-click and while holding the right mouse
- button, drag the file WordBlast.exe into the other folder (the
- start menu folder). Next, release the right mouse button, and a
- small menu will pop up. Left-click on "Create Shortcut Here" in
- that menu.
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- Now, in order to run WORD BLAST, simply left-click on the Start menu,
- then left-click on Programs, then left-click on WordBlast (you
- should also see the dynamite icon in the start menu).
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- INSTALLING WORD BLAST from a 3.5" Diskette
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- The SETUP PROGRAM
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-
- Installation of WORD BLAST from a 3.5" diskette is very easy.
- A complete SETUP program has been prepared to install the program
- on your computer. The setup program guides you through the installation
- process, and performs the following functions via on-screen displays
- and menus:
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- 1) Shows a WELCOME message.
-
- 2) Displays the license agreement and registration
- information (for users of the shareware version
- of the program).
-
- 3) Allows you to specify the name of the folder
- (directory) in which to install the WORD BLAST files
- (the default is C:\Program Files\Word Blast).
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- 4) Installs the WORD BLAST files.
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- 5) Enters a "short-cut" to the WORD BLAST executable
- in your Start menu, under Start->Programs.
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- HOW to RUN the SETUP PROGRAM from a 3.5" DISKETTE
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-
- To install WORD BLAST from a 3.5" diskette, execute the
- setup program A:\SETUP.EXE (this assumes that your floppy
- disk drive is labeled "A") and follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- For example, one way to invoke the setup program is as follows:
-
- 1) Left-click on the Start Button in the taskbar
- 2) Left-click on Run
- 3) Enter A:\SETUP.EXE in the "Open" text field in the
- Run menu
- 4) Press OK in the Run Menu
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- The WORD BLAST setup program will begin to run. Follow the simple
- on-screen instructions. The entire installation process takes only
- a few minutes on most machines.
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- None of the files on the diskette need to be manually copied to your
- drive. The setup program will copy all the files which are required
- in order to run WORD BLAST on your computer.
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- HOW to RUN WORD BLAST
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- You can start WORD BLAST using the short-cut in your Start menu if
- you created one, or using the one which was created for you if you
- installed WORD BLAST via the setup program on the 3.5" diskette.
-
- To run WORD BLAST, left-click Start, then left-click Programs, then
- left-click Word Blast.
-
- You can also run WORD BLAST by double-left-clicking directly on the
- icon for the WORD BLAST executable,
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- C:\Program Files\Word Blast\WordBlast.exe
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- PACKING LIST
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- Following installation, you should find the following files on
- your hard drive. Please note that while the name of the WORD BLAST
- folder is your choice, the following directory structure must be
- maintained so that WORD BLAST knows where to find the files it needs
- in order to operate properly.
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- Assuming that you installed WORD BLAST in the folder
- C:\Program Files\Word Blast,
- you should have the following files on your hard drive:
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- In C:\Program Files\Word Blast:
- (or look in which you installed WORD BLAST if you chose a folder
- name other than the default)
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- C:\Program Files\Word Blast\WordBlast.exe (WORD BLAST executable)
- \WdBlast.cnt (Help Contents File)
- \WordBlast.hlp (Help File)
- \README.txt (this file)
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- C:\Program Files\Word Blast\Word Lists\Words.wds (Default Word List)
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- C:\Program Files\Word Blast\res\Blast.wav (Sound File)
- Congrats.wav (Sound File)
- Correct Answer.wav (Sound File)
- Excellent.wav (Sound File)
- Fabulous.wav (Sound File)
- Good Job.wav (Sound File)
- Great Job.wav (Sound File)
- Nice Job.wav (Sound File)
- Outstanding.wav (Sound File)
- Right.wav (Sound File)
- Super.wav (Sound File)
- Teriffic.wav (Sound File)
- You're Right.wav (Sound File)
- First.wav (Sound File)
- Second.wav (Sound File)
- Third.wav (Sound File)
- Wonderful.wav (Sound File)
- WordBlast.ico (Icon File)
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- LOCATION of WORD LISTS
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- The word lists for WORD BLAST are stored in the folder named
- "Word Lists", which is in the WORD BLAST folder. Assuming that you
- used the default WORD BLAST folder, the word lists are in:
- C:\Program Files\Word Blast\Word Lists.
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- WORD BLAST comes with the word list "Words.wds", which contains
- over 1700 words and their definitions.
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- If you reinstall WORD BLAST from an Internet download, make sure
- that you make a back-up copy of any word lists which you created,
- and then restore the word lists in the "Word Lists" folder after
- the reinstallation.
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- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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- WORD BLAST is protected by copyright law; it is not public
- domain software.
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- SHAREWARE VERSION of WORD BLAST
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- This is the shareware version of WORD BLAST.
-
- LeMonds Software is happy to grant you a limited license to
- use the program for a period of up to 30 days in order to
- evaluate the program before purchasing it. The shareware
- version is a fully functional version of the program, in
- which all features are operational. However, the shareware
- version of WORD BLAST will run on your computer for only 30
- days following installation.
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- REGISTER WORD BLAST
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- Your shareware copy of WORD BLAST may be registered by
- obtaining a registration code and entering it via the
- Registration Information command in the Register menu.
-
- Registration of WORD BLAST affords you continued, unlimited
- use of the program beyond the 30-day evaluation period on
- the computer(s) on which you register the program. Please
- submit payment for the appropriate registration fee for
- WORD BLAST to LeMonds Software (the cost for registering
- WORD BLAST is listed below). Upon receipt of the
- registration fee, LeMonds Software will promptly send you
- a registration code which will enable WORD BLAST to run
- beyond the 30-day evaluation period on your computer(s).
-
- To register WORD BLAST, press the Enter Registration Code
- button in the Registration Information menu, enter the
- registration code in the text field in the menu, the press
- Enter. Your copy of WORD BLAST will then be registered and
- will work beyond the 30-day evaluation period.
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- SINGLE COMPUTER LICENSE
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- A single computer license grants the licensee the right to
- install and use the program on a single computer. The
- license may be transferred to another computer which is owned
- by the licensee at any time as long as the WORD BLAST program
- is completely uninstalled from the computer on which it was
- previously licensed.
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- The cost of a single computer license is:
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- $10.00 for a registration code via U.S. mail or e-mail
- $12.00 for a 3.5" diskette sent via U.S. mail
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- SCHOOL LICENSE
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- A school license grants a single school the right to use
- WORD BLAST on any of the computers in the school, as long
- as the school is part of a local school district, as
- opposed to a statewide or nationwide group of schools.
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- The cost of a school license is $50.00.
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- SCHOOL DISTRICT LICENSE
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- A special license may be obtained for a school district.
- That license permits WORD BLAST to be used on any computer
- in any school within the school district. A representative
- of a school district should contact LeMonds Software at
- the address shown below to negotiate a fee for such a
- license. The fee, which will depend on the size of the
- district, provides a low-cost method for using WORD BLAST
- in all of the schools throughout the district.
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- HOW to REGISTER WORD BLAST
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- Please send a check or money order for the appropriate
- amount for the type(s) of license(s) which you request to
- LeMonds Software at:
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- LeMonds Software
- 1 Fox Glen Ct.
- Clifton Park, NY 12065
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- Upon receipt of your remittance, LeMonds Software will send
- a registration code for each license type, and any diskettes
- ordered.
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- DISTRIBUTION of WORD BLAST
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-
- Please feel free to distribute your shareware copy of
- WORD BLAST for the purpose of EVALUATION only, as long as you
- have not modified any of the WORD BLAST files in any way.
-
- You may NOT give or sell your WORD BLAST registration code to any
- other party.
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- LEGAL NOTICE
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- LeMonds Software has gone to great lengths to design
- WORD BLAST so that it will operate in a proper, safe, and
- robust manner on the computer(s) on which it is intended to
- operate. However, LeMonds Software is not responsible for any
- damage which the WORD BLAST program may do to any software
- or hardware on any computer system.
-
- LeMonds Software disclaims all warranties relating to this
- software whether express or implied, including but not
- limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and
- fitness for a particular purpose, and all such warranties
- are expressly and specifically disclaimed. Neither LeMonds
- Software nor anyone else who has been involved in the
- creation, production, or delivery of this software shall
- be liable for any indirect, consequential, or incidental
- damages arising out of the use or inability to use such
- software even if the author has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages or claims. In no event shall
- the author's liability for any damages ever exceed the
- price paid for the license to use the software, regardless
- of the form of claim, the person using the software bears
- all risks as to the quality and performance of the software.
- Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of
- liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the
- above limitation may not apply to you.
-
- Use of this product for any period of time constitutes
- your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its
- contents.
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- HOW to CONTACT LeMONDS SOFTWARE
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- Please feel free to send comments about WORD BLAST, including
- suggestions for improving the game, to:
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- LeMonds Software
- 1 Fox Glen Ct.
- Clifton Park, NY 12065
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- or send e-mail to:
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- lemonds@worldnet.att.net
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- Thank you for choosing WORD BLAST. Enjoy the game!
-
- Sincerely,
-
- LeMonds Software
-