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- VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 20-Apr-1997
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: Ditto Repeat after me
- Version: 1.0
- Version Date: 21-Apr-1997
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: This is a game where a good short-term
- memorywill take you far. The object is to
- repeat the sequence of button selections that
- are shown to you. The sound effects and
- animation add a bit of entertainment to this
- mind stimulating game for all ages.
- Reason for version: First Release
-
- Category: Games; Logic & brain games
- Keywords: Sage Software Ditto Mind Repeat Memory
- Required Packages: DITTO10
- This Package: DITTO10
- Registration Fee: 5.00 (U.S. $)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
- Minimum OS: Windows 3.1
- Standard RAM: 1000K
- Hard Drive Space: 1200K
-
- Orders:
- Address: Sage Software
- PO Box 7223
- Huntsville, AL 35807
- Phone: (205)830-9364
- CompuServe: 102225,2363
- Internet: 102225.2363@compuserve.com
-
- Support:
- Address: Sage Software
- PO Box 7223
- Huntsville, AL 35807
- Phone: (205)830-9364
- CompuServe: 102225,2363
- Internet: 102225.2363@compuserve.com
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- 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.
-
- o 2.0 megabyte (MB) of free disk space.
-
- o A mouse.
-
- Installation Procedures
-
- Installing Ditto on your computer is simple. To install, follow these
- steps:
-
- 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:
-
- 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.
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
-
- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
- following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
-
- Filename Size Date Time CRC32
- FILE_ID.DIZ 258 21-Apr-1997 01:00a 95B3FF0F
- BWCC.DLL 57492 10-Jun-1992 03:10a B63D2D16
- DITTO.EXE 338080 18-Apr-1997 06:51p 507DEDA7
- SETUP.EXE 28833 19-Apr-1997 01:45a 5E29CAB9
- DITOHELP.HLP 13395 18-Apr-1997 08:31p C3E57DCA
- PACKING.LST 948 18-Apr-1997 10:47p DC2F95FD
- HISTORY.TXT 133 18-Apr-1997 10:32p 15FB19E0
- ORDERFM.TXT 1451 18-Apr-1997 10:37p 793AC1F5
- OTHERORD.TXT 1771 18-Apr-1997 10:41p 875DDCDC
- PRODUCTS.TXT 8847 18-Apr-1997 11:39p B367259D
- README.TXT 7099 18-Apr-1997 11:43p 6F27BD15
- REGISTER.TXT 3405 19-Apr-1997 12:01a 456DFBC1
- SHR_WARE.TXT 2102 1-Mar-1997 12:34a 72BF428C
- VENDOR.TXT 2081 19-Apr-1997 01:33a 4DC0DE12
- WARRANTY.TXT 1630 19-Apr-1997 01:25a ECCE3F6A
-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- Installing Ditto on your computer is simple. To install, follow these
- step:
-
- 1. Start the Windows application and select the Program Manager.
- 2. Select the run entry from the File menu item.
- 3. Keyin the directory path which contains the Ditto files followed by
- "\setup" in the command line field. For example: "a:\setup".
- Next, select the OK button on the dialog box. This will cause
- Ditto's setup executable to start running.
- 4. The setup executable will display a dialog box with a default
- directory specified in the field. If you want to install the files
- into another directory, key it in in this field.
- 5. 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.
- 6. If no errors have occurred during distallation, 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.
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
- works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
- with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
- help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
- ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
- 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via
- CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536."
-
- Users of Ditto must accept this disclaimer of warranty: Ditto is
- supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties expressed or implied,
- including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
- fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages,
- direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Ditto.
-
-
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