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- HERE A LITTLE, THERE A LITTLE...
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- DESCRIPTION:
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- A challenging word game that combines Bible verses
- with the action of the popular Tetris arcade game. The
- user must piece together an important Bible verse from
- random words that steadily descend from above before
- time runs out. Each word that descends must be fitted
- into a verse "skeleton" that consists of dashes and
- punctuation marks.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- For this program to operate properly, it will
- require an IBM PC or true compatible with DOS 3.0 or
- greater, and a VGA graphics card.
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- LOADING THE PROGRAM:
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- Insert the program diskette into a drive. Set your
- working drive to the same drive where the diskette is
- located. For instance, if the "Here A Little..." disk
- is located in drive A:, then type: A: [press ENTER] at
- the DOS prompt. Then to load the program simply type
- HAL [press ENTER]. The program will load automatically.
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- OPERATION:
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- The user will be prompted to enter his/her name.
- This name will be displayed on the game score board, and
- in the top ten score board at the end of the program.
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- After entering one's name, the user has the option
- of two skill levels: [B] Beginner, and [A] Advanced.
- The skill level affects the amount of time that is
- allotted to each game. Beginners are allocated more
- time, whereas Advanced users are given less time to
- solve each frame.
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- A randomly chosen Bible verse will be displayed at
- the bottom left of your screen with all letters removed.
- The "skeleton" that remains will consist of dashes and
- punctuation marks. Each dash represents a missing
- letter. Once you begin, the goal of the game is to
- restore/reveal the Bible verse before the scoreboard
- timer runs out. The Bible verse can be restored by
- positioning the falling words in their correct position
- in the "skeleton".
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- To maneuver the falling words, use the cursor
- control keys on your keyboard. The cursor control keys
- are the keys with the four directional arrows, and the
- HOME, PG UP, END, and PG DN keys. Here is what each of
- these keys does during the course of the game.
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- LEFT ARROW - As the word drops from above, the
- LEFT ARROW key moves the word one column to the left.
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- RIGHT ARROW - As the word drops from above, the
- RIGHT ARROW key moves the word one column to the right.
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- CTRL + LEFT ARROW - As the word drops from above,
- holding down both the CONTROL key and LEFT ARROW key will
- move the word five columns to the left.
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- CTRL + RIGHT ARROW - As the word drops from above,
- holding down both the CONTROL key and RIGHT ARROW key
- will move the word five columns to the right.
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- UP/DOWN ARROWS - Lets you discard the current
- falling word for another word in the verse. The
- previous and next words appear on the scoreboard, and
- can be accessed by using the UP/DOWN ARROW keys.
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- HOME - Moves the falling word to the far left
- (column #1).
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- END - Moves the falling word to the far right (last
- column).
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- PG UP - Similar to UP ARROW but places a new word at
- the top row position.
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- In addition to the keys described above, the
- [ENTER] key can also be used, and SHOULD BE USED to gain
- a higher score. When you feel confident that the
- falling word is over the appropriate dashes in the
- "skeleton", you do not have to wait for the word to fall
- into place by itself. You can cause the falling word to
- drop into a "free fall" by pressing the [ENTER] key.
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- When you hit the [ENTER] key, the word will drop like a
- rock towards the bottom of the screen. If you had the
- falling word in the proper column when you pressed the
- [ENTER] key, the word will snap into the skeleton. But
- if you were off, even by just 1 column, the word will
- fall through the skeleton and increase the number of
- errors on the score board.
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- Game play will continue until either: 1) Time runs
- out; 2) The user wants to quit early by pressing the
- [ESC] key; or 3) When the Bible verse has been restored
- in its entirety.
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- SCOREBOARD:
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- If your scores are new high records, they will
- be recorded and displayed when you finish each round.
- If you find names on the score chart that do not belong
- to you, or you wish to wipe the score board "clean",
- simply delete the "HAL.SCB" file. A new one will be
- generated next time you use the program. The "HAL.SCB"
- retains the top scores.
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- DISCLAIMER:
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- We shall not assume any direct or indirect
- responsibility for losses incurred from the use of "Here
- A Little..." If you received a defective copy of this
- program, or if any files are missing from this disk,
- contact the source from which you obtained it. If you
- must contact the author, enclose a 4" x 9" envelope,
- self-addressed, with 1 U.S.A. first class postage stamp
- affixed. Do not mail us defective disks unless you
- enclose sufficient return postage and a cardboard mailer.
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- SHAREWARE AND DISTRIBUTION:
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- "Here A Little..." is copyrighted shareware
- software. It is NOT public domain nor free. If
- you enjoy using this program, and continue to use the
- program on a continuous basis, you are obligated to
- support the author for his work.
-
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- VENDORS/DISTRIBUTORS:
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- Shareware/public domain vendors, BBS sysops and
- CD-ROM publishers can only distribute this program under
- the following conditions:
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- 1) Fees for services rendered (materials,
- copying, etc.) for a copy of "Here A Little..." must not
- exceed US $6.00 per program.
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- 2) Written approval from the program author must
- be obtained before public distribution of this program
- IF the file date stamp on HAL.EXE reveals a date older
- than 2 years.
-
- 3) No changes to any file in this package are
- allowed (including the documentation).
-
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- OTHER AVAILABLE SOFTWARE:
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- "Here A Little..." is just one of our many
- software products. If you are interested in additional
- Bible related software at very affordable prices, then
- send a note of inquiry and self-addressed stamped
- envelope (with 2 U.S.A. first class postage stamps
- affixed) to the author below for more details. (In
- Canada or overseas, submit 6 International Postal
- Coupons instead). Some of the current programs include
- "A Bible Companion," "Hebrew Flashcards," "Memory
- Verse," "Proverbs," "The King James Bible," "The Grape
- Vine," "Acts of the Apostles," "Israel - The Land of
- Promise," "Scripture Quest," "Gospel Parallels,"
- "CommenText Commentaries," "KJVocabulary", "Bible
- Crossword Puzzles," "Puzzling Passages" and "Frontlets".
- Most of these programs can be evaluated for free by
- downloading them from The Mustard Seed BBS at 540
- 372-9680, 24 hours a day (1200-14.4k baud) or by using a
- Web browser pointed to: http://www.jcsm.com/religius/
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- CLOSING COMMENTS:
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- "Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your
- heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon
- your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your
- eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking
- of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when
- thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and
- when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the
- door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: that
- your days may be multiplied, and the days of your
- children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your
- fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the
- earth" (Deuteronomy 11:18-21).
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- The purpose behind our writing and distributing
- "Here A Little..." was and is to increase one's
- knowledge and familiarity with the Bible. Our desire was
- not to commercialize God's Word, nor to use it in a
- casual or disrespectful manner. A serious attempt has
- been made to treat the subject matter with all due
- respect, while at the same time hoping to make learning
- of the Bible more enjoyable. We hope that no one has
- been offended in the process. Your comments are
- welcome.
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- We welcome all feedback. Drop us a note if you
- have any suggestions to improve the program, or if you
- find any bugs, possible errors, misspelled words, etc.
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- AUTHOR:
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- Philip Kapusta, 406 Monroe Ave., Falmouth, Va. 22405
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- You can contact us at the address above or call our 24-
- hour BBS - The Mustard Seed - at (540) 372-9680. Email
- can be sent via Internet to: 74170.3550@compuserve.com
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