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- Version 1.0
- 04/90:
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- Crude and buggy first release. Works only with mono monitor. Entered words
- checked only for constructability. Countup timer makes play awkward. It was
- compiled under the Tiny(!) model of an early version of Mix C (tm).
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- New to version 2.0
- 05/17/93:
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- Numerous bugs fixed. Vastly improved user interface. Timer now works cor-
- rectly as countdown timer. Words entered now checked "on the fly" if valid.
- Versions for both color and mono monitors included. Valid word SEARCH util-
- ity included.
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- New to version 2.5
- 09/04/94:
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- Now included is a stand-alone ANAGRAM utility that allows finding all "valid"
- words that can be constructed from any given set of letters. With C source.
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- New to version 2.6
- 09/09/94:
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- A stand-alone word-pattern matching utility, XFIND, is now also part of the
- WORDY package. It lets crossword puzzle solvers "fill in the blanks". Regis-
- tration is still $2.00 for the entire package.
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- New to version 2.62
- 09/24/94:
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- Added UNSCRAMBLE utility for solving the "Jumble" or "Scramblegram" puzzles
- in newspapers and magazines.
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- Added an INSET utility for finding all words in list *containing* letterset,
- in exact order. Useful for constructing study lists for competitive word
- game players.
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- Added an XTRACT utility for making word lists containing a given letterset in
- any particular order, with the option of excluding letters. Ditto above.
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- New to version 2.63
- 01/10/95
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- Utilities tweaked to be able to lookup words up to 15 letters long, in
- anticipation of update to 2nd ed. of OSPD (tm).
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- New to version 2.9
- 01/27/95:
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- This is actually a preview of ver. 3.0. Beta-test.
-
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Updated WORD LIST to be compatible with the 2nd edition of the OSPD (tm). *
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Made XTRACT utility more flexible, able to use different input files.
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- Added Reformat utility to enable pattern-matched word files to print
- 5-across, for convenience in hard-copy printout. Eliminated ANAGRAM2
- utility, which is now unnecessary.
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- Minor display and cosmetic bugs in utility files corrected.
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- New to version 2.91
- 02/05/95:
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- Prefix and suffix extraction utilities added. Also minor bug fixes.
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- New to version 3.0
- 02/06/95
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- More bug fixes. Finally ready for the "Big Time" as Version 3.
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- New to version 3.01
- 02/25/95
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- Fixed some typos in DOC files.
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- New to version 3.10
- 02/26/95
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- Updated ANAGRAM utility to be able to use "wild cards" or "blank tiles"
- Added BINGO utility to anagram out only 7-letter "bingos".
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- New to version 3.11
- 03/06/95
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- Swatted a couple of bugs in the BINGO utility and altered BINGO to anagram
- out bingos of 7 or *more* letters.
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- New to version 3.12
- 03/14/95
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- Gave the RF file reformat utility additional "intelligence" to be able to
- determine automatically the optimal number of columns in the target file.
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- New to version 3.13
- 04/29/95
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- Speeded up the utilities approximately 20% by adding extra file buffering.
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- New to version 3.15
- 08/06/95
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- More bugfixes. Gave the WORDY game a cosmetic facelift.
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- New to version 3.16
- 08/29/95
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- Did some clean up in the master word list (WORD.LST).
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- New to version 3.50
- 10/12/95
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- Major cleanup of the master word list (WORD.LST), which is now estimated to
- be 99.98% "clean" (maximum of maybe 10 "errors" total in entire list).
- Master word list, WORD.LST released to Public Domain.
- List of words new to OSPD2 removed as unnecessary (now in freeware version of
- SCRABLST by same author).
- Offering *registered* WORDY users list of words over 8 letters, LONGWORD.LST.
- Fixed SEARCH, XFIND, and UNSCRamble utilities to be able to search different
- word files besides master file (making them usable on the LONGWORD.LST).
- Minor bug fixes in PREFIX and SUFFIX utilities.
- Recompiled utilities in 80386 code to speed them up approx. 10%. Utilities no
- longer will run on 286 or earlier machine.
-
- New to version 3.51
- 10/24/95
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- Maintenance release.
- Fixed 7 errors in WORD.LST reported by a registered user in Baltimore.
-
- New to version 3.60
- 10/27/95
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- Increased flexibility of RF utility, allowing "filtering" of ReFormatted
- files to words of *less than*, *greater than*, or *equal to* a specified
- length. Also fixed a couple of intermittent bugs in RF.
- Fixed minor error in ANAGRAM utility (gave wrong count of words anagrammed).
- Fixed bug in UNSCR utility (when invoked without arguments, froze up).
- Patched INSET utility to work with LONGWORD.LST and other lists.
- Patched PREFIX utility to work with LONGWORD.LST and other lists.
- Patched SUFFIX utility to work with LONGWORD.LST and other lists.
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- New to version 3.70
- 12/03/95
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- More fixes to master WORD.LST.
- Added letter-occurrence PATTERN finder utility.
- Added OFSET utility to generate lists of words containing at least a
- specified number of letters from a designated letter pool.
- Rules & description of an exciting new Scrabble (tm) variant, 1DIF.
- Added 1DIF word list generator as support for 1DIFfers.
- Placed the master word list, WORD.LST, in the Public Domain as a present to
- the word gaming community.
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- New to version 4.00
- 12/16/95
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- Updated the master WORD.LST to reflect changes in third edition of OSPD (tm).
- Note: WORD.LST has *not* been "expurgated".
- Fixed minor bug in XTRACT utility (word count lists o.k. at file end now).
- Minor re-edits of "working message" in utilities.
- Minor re-edits of .doc files.
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- New to version 4.01
- 12/18/95
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- Fixed a subtle little bug in the XTRACT utility that misinterpeted letter set
- under repeat use.
-
- New to version 4.02
- 12/21/95
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- Patched BINGO utility to work with alternate word lists besides WORD.LST.
- Fixed a minor bug in the RF utility that gave a wrong word count.
- Corrected a misspelling in one of the .doc files (oh, embarrassment).
- Changed colors in WORDY practice game for easier visibility.
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- Still only $2.00 to register the whole ball of wax (hint, hint). Additional
- contributions get free update, support, and additional software. Registered
- users receive, as a bonus, a 133,284 word list of words over 8 letters long
- that the WORDY utilities work on.
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- Note that there are frequent "bug fixes" in the WORDY software. Any complex
- computer program contains bugs (ask Microsoft!), the testing / fixing process
- literally never ends. User feedback is extremely helpful in catching bugs.
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- Scrabble (tm) and OSPD (tm) are trademarks of the Milton Bradley Co, Inc., a
- subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
- Mix C (tm) is a trademark of Mix Software.
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- WORDY and 1DIF are *not* trademarks and *are* in the Public Domain for free
- and unrestricted use. WORDY is not copyrighted.
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