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COMPASS SYSTEMS P.O. Box 84 Hatboro, PA 19040
WHAT IS IT - Readme file
This file contains the following pertinent information:
o ShareWare legalize
o How to unarchive WHAT IS IT
o What is in this distribution
o General program information
o Program update history
o Description about other Compass System software
SHAREWARE
WHAT IS IT is being distributed by COMPASS SYSTEMS as ShareWare. WHAT IS IT
may be copied and distributed freely with the following provisions:
1. All WHAT IS IT files must be included in any distribution. These
are: WHAT.EXE
WHAT1.DAT
WHAT2.DAT
WHAT3.DAT
WHAT4.DAT
RULES
VIEWWHAT.EXE
WHT001.PIX
WHT002.PIX
ORDER.DOC
2. A fee no larger than $10.00 (US dollars) per copy may be charged
for duplicating WHAT IS IT.
3. You must try to distribute the latest version of WHAT IS IT.
4. No warranty is expressed or given.
UNARCHIVING WHAT IS IT
A directory of the distribution should reveal the following files:
file name date file size
------------- ------- ---------
README.1ST 2/15/90 8448
WHATARC1.EXE 2/15/90 158690
WHATARC2.EXE 2/15/90 113059
WHATARC3.EXE 2/15/90 75967
If you see any discrepancy in your distribution or in the above file sizes, DO
NOT, repeat DO NOT use the files. They may have been corrupted! Contact
COMPASS SYSTEMS at P.O. BOX 84, Hatboro, Pa 19040 for a good copy.
To unarchive WHAT IS IT with one floppy disk drive:
Contact COMPASS SYSTEMS for unarchived WHAT IS IT program files.
To unarchive WHAT IS IT with two 360K floppy disk drives and no hard drive:
At A:> place a formatted disk in drive A and the distribution in drive B.
Then type ==> B:WHATARC1 <cr>
Label the disk in drive A WHAT PROGRAM DISK 1.
At A:> place a formatted disk in drive A and the distribution in drive B.
Then type ==> B:WHATARC2 <cr>
Label the disk in drive A WHAT PROGRAM DISK 2.
At A:> place a formatted disk in drive A and the distribution in drive B.
Then type ==> B:WHATARC3 <cr>
Label the disk in drive A WHAT PICTURE DISK 1.
To unarchive WHAT IS IT with a Hard drive:
Make a subdirectory with the name WHATISIT. At the C:> type:
MKDIR WHATISIT <cr>
Go to the subdirectory. At the C:> type:
CD \WHATISIT <cr>
Unarchive the distribution. Put the distribution in drive A and type:
WHATARC1 <cr>
WHATARC2 <cr>
WHATARC3 <cr>
WHAT IS IT will require 630K of disk space. WHAT PICTURES volume 1 will
require an additional 1.8 Meg of disk space.
THE DISTRIBUTION FILES
After successfully unarchiving the distribution, you should have the WHAT IS IT
program files. These are:
WHAT.EXE 2/15/90 92400 The WHAT IS IT program
WHAT1.DAT 2/15/90 30681 Sound data file
WHAT2.DAT 2/15/90 532 Sprite data file
WHAT3.DAT 2/15/90 151683 Sprite data file
WHAT4.DAT 2/15/90 184723 Sprite data file
RULES 2/15/90 8192 ASCII file describing game play
VIEWWHAT.EXE 2/15/90 42544 Viewing program for WHAT picture files
WHT001.PIX 2/15/90 57344 WHAT picture file
WHT002.PIX 2/15/90 57344 WHAT picture file
ORDER.DOC 2/15/90 2304 Order form for additional picture files
If you see any discrepancy in your program files or in the above file sizes,
DO NOT, repeat DO NOT use the files. They may have been corrupted! Contact
COMPASS SYSTEMS at P.O. BOX 84, Hatboro, Pa 19040 for a good copy.
If you are a two floppy drive system. The three program disks will contain
the following files:
WHAT PROGRAM DISK 1 WHAT PROGRAM DISK 2 WHAT PICTURE DISK 1
WHAT.EXE WHAT4.DAT WHT001.PIX
WHAT1.DAT VIEWWHAT.EXE WHT002.PIX
WHAT2.DAT
WHAT3.DAT
RULES
ORDER.DOC
GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
If you are running from floppies, place the WHAT PROGRAM DISK 1 in the logged
drive and type WHAT <cr>. From a hard drive, go to the WHATISIT subdirectory
and type WHAT <cr>. If you are running from floppies, WHAT IS IT will ask
for the other two disks as they are required.
Do not WRITE PROTECT the program or picture diskettes! WHAT IS IT updates
files as required by the program. Rely on backups of the distribution to keep
the files in a pristine state.
PLEASE NOTE: Unless you have all fifty of the WHAT picture files, WHAT IS IT
will ask you for a disk you do not have. DO NOT despair, simply type X as
directed and the program will continue on its merry way. This is the
program's method of determining how many pictures you have in your library.
If you do not touch the keyboard during the first "Please Wait" screen, the
program will go through the full blown opening. If you want to skip this part
of the program, just type any key and the program will do a brief opening and
move right to the options screen.
If you have a setup saved, you can skip most of the opening by typing
==> WHAT S <cr> at the prompt. This will load the setup and skip
the options screen.
READ the RULES before playing!! WHAT IS IT is not a complicated game. But,
to get all that we programmed into it please READ the RULES.
PROGRAM UPDATE HISTORY
WHAT IS IT version 1.0 release 2/15/90.
COMPASS SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
We at COMPASS SYSTEMS are dedicated to producing Commercial Quality ShareWare.
We hope you'll enjoy WHAT IS IT and want more puzzle pictures to solve.
As of this release, we have completed 25 additional WHAT pictures. To get
them, use the order form in ORDER.DOC. Presently, we are working on even more
pictures. The second batch of 25 should be available after June 1990.
COMPASS SYSTEMS has also written a software package especially for children,
called KID PAINT. KID PAINT is designed to give children a positive first
computer experience. COMPASS SYSTEMS took an activity loved by all kids,
coloring a picture, and turned it into a great program. Children quickly
learn to use the mouse, keyboard or joystick to color line art stored on disk.
Kids can color their pictures from a palette of thirty colors! (We dithered
EGA's basic 16 colors to get 30). While they are busy coloring, the program
plays music and occasionally performs an animated sequence.
If you want a copy of KID PAINT, and you are a registered owner of WHAT IS IT,
COMPASS SYSTEMS will send you KID PAINT version 3.004 at no cost. If you
are not a registered owner of any of our software, but still want KID PAINT,
use the order form in ORDER.DOC to get your copy.
KID PAINT version 3.004 contains two line art pictures, version 4.1 is a "six-
pack" and contains six different pictures.
We are also working on other programs, you'll see in 1990. Look for a program
that will let children compose Hi-Res EGA scenes from canned clip-art.
When the child has the scene looking the way he or she wants, they will be
able to dump the picture to a printer in a line art format. (So, they can
color their picture with crayons to match the computer screen.)
Also look for an animated flash card type program that will teach children the
200 most often used words.
Registered owners of any COMPASS SYSTEMS software will be kept abreast of all
COMPASS SYSTEMS releases and updates for one year. We want to keep producing
ShareWare, so we will do everything we can to support our users. Of course,
this works two ways. So if you find WHAT IS IT enjoyable, please support us.
Thank you.
Also, special thanks to Jeff Pilant, a software guru extraordinaire.
WHAT IS IT owes its graphic prowlness to his primitives and graphic tools.
If you are trying to develop ShareWare, Jeff can be an invaluable resource.
He may be reached through COMPASS SYSTEMS.