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- Ditto Version 1.0
-
- Copyright (c) 1997 by Sage Software.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- Sage Software
- P.O. Box 7223
- Huntsville, AL 35807
- (205) 830-9364
-
-
- About Your Ditto User's Guide
-
- This manual is only one part of Ditto's documentation set.
- The second is the Online Help system.
-
- This manual is arranged as follows:
-
- o "About Your Ditto User's Guide"
- An overview of this manual
-
- o "System Requirements"
- A list of system requirements.
-
- o "Installation Procedures"
- Instructions for setting up Ditto on your computer.
-
- o "Online Help"
- Instructions on how to use online Help to find information about
- tasks and features.
-
- o "Start Playing"
- Instructions on how to start playing Ditto.
-
- o "Rules of the Game"
- A description of the rules of this game.
-
-
- System Requirements
-
- The minimum software and hardware requirements your computer system needs
- to run Ditto successfully are shown in the following list.
-
- o Windows version 3.1 or later. This program should run with all Windows
- based operating systems including Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT,
- and Windows 95.
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- o 2.0 megabyte (MB) of free disk space.
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- o A mouse.
-
- Installation Procedures
-
- Installing Ditto on your computer is simple. To install, follow these
- steps:
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- 1. Start the Windows application and select the Program Manager.
-
- 2. Select the run entry from the File menu item.
-
- 3. Insert the Ditto disk into the disk drive.
-
- 4. Keyin the letter of the drive that you inserted the disk into followed
- by ":\setup" in the command line field. For example, if the disk is in
- drive "a" you would type:
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- a:\setup
-
- Next, select the OK button on the dialog box. This will cause Ditto's
- setup executable to start running.
-
- Note: Instead of running setup from the run menu entry, you also can
- simply double click setup.exe from the Program Manager or Windows
- Explorer.
-
- 5. The setup executable will display a dialog box with a default
- directory specified in the field. If you want to install the files in
- another directory, key it in in this field.
-
- 6. Select the Install button on the dialog box and the files will be
- installed. If the specified directory does not exist, it will be
- created for you.
-
- 7. If no errors have occurred during installation, a dialog box claiming
- successful completion will be displayed when all files have been
- copied and expanded.
-
- If the installation was successful, a Sage program group will be created
- in the Program Manager. This will contain the Ditto program item. When
- you double click on this, Ditto will begin execution.
-
- Online Help
-
- Ditto's Online Help can be accessed in two different ways once it is
- running:
-
- By selecting the Help entry under the Help menu item.
- By selecting the F1 key from the keyboard.
-
- The Online Help contains information that explains all aspects of this
- game and describes how to use all its functionality. This should be the
- user's main source of help.
-
- Once the Help window is displayed, the buttons near the top help you find
- the information you need. The Contents button displays a list of Help
- topics that Ditto provides. The Search button displays a dialog box where
- you specify a topic to search for. The Back button displays the
- previously viewed topic. The History button displays a chronological list
- of all Help topics viewed during your current game session.
-
- If you need to learn how to use Help, press the F1 key on the keyboard
- while the Help window is open.
-
- Start Playing
-
- Once Ditto is installed, start the game by double clicking the left mouse
- button on the Ditto program item that was created by the setup
- executable. After doing this, Ditto will begin execution by displaying
- the introduction screen. To stop this introduction and go to the main
- screen simply click the left mouse button.
-
- To begin playing, select the Start entry under the Game menu item. You
- can also simply select the F2 key on your keyboard. Once this is done
- buttons will appear in the window and play begins.
-
- Rules of the Game
-
- Object of the Game
- The object of the game is to score as many points as you can by repeating
- the button sequence that is shown to you.
-
- How points are scored
- Each time you select the correct button in sequence you are rewarded
- points. As the sequence of button selections gets longer, the amount of
- points rewarded for a correct button selection increases. Also, the more
- buttons that are present on the screen increases the rewarded points.
-
- How to play
- To start the game, select the Start entry under the Game menu item. You
- can also simply select the F2 key on your keyboard. Once this is done
- buttons will appear in the window. After a short pause one of the buttons
- will light up and the message "YOUR TURN" will appear at the top of the
- window. This means that it is time for you to select the same button that
- was just shown to you. If you make the correct selection the sequence of
- button selections shown to you will increase by one and you will once
- again be required to repeat the button sequence just shown to you.
-
- Types of games
- There are four different types of games to choose from. These different
- games can be selected under the Game Definition entry under the Game menu
- item. When the 3 Buttons, 4 Buttons, or 6 Buttons game is selected, the
- specified number of buttons will remain throughout the game. As you play
- these games, the sequence of button selections will continue to increase
- by one until you make an incorrect selection. Once you make a mistake the
- sequence will start back at one and increase by one again until your next
- mistake. The Progressive game is a little different. There are goals that
- enable you to advance to higher levels. The goal represents the length of
- a sequence that you must complete successfully to advance to the next
- level. The next level represents a different button configuration which
- contains one more button then the previous level. Once you complete one
- goal, the number of buttons on your screen will increase by one and the
- sequence length will reset to one. When you make a mistake, the game will
- reset to level one, sequence one, no matter what level or sequence you
- are presently on.
-
- Game over
- Once you have made three incorrect selections the game is over. If you
- have scored enough points to make the high score, the High Score dialog
- box will automatically display to allow you to enter your name.
-
-
- You are welcome to visit our Web site at:
- http://www.best.com/~mcintyre/sage/
- where you can download other great shareware games.
-