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- SPELL GAMES
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- (C) Alan C. Elliott, 1984-1989
- TexaSoft
- P.O. Box 1169
- Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
- 214-291-2115
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- DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
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- SPELL GAMES is a SHAREWARE program. This means that you
- may copy it and give it to friends, and that user groups
- and bulletin boards may distribute it (as long as no files
- have been altered). This gives you a chance to try the
- program without having to spend a lot of money up front for
- something that may not meet your needs. If SPELL GAMES is
- useful to you, please become a registered user by sending in
- the registration form. You become a registered user by
- paying the registration fee directly to TexaSoft. Thank
- you.
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- SPELL GAMES is a game to help you practice spelling. The
- game displays a word on the screen for an instant, then you
- must spell the word by typing it on the keyboard.
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- The game pits your country against an opponent. Each time
- you spell a word correctly, your team wins a point. If
- you make a mistake, your opponent gains a point. A board
- containing nine flags must be filled for one team to win.
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- SPELL GAMES requires CGA graphics, which mean that it will
- run on most composite graphics, CGA, RGB, EGA, PGA, MCGA and
- VGA type monitors. It will not work on "Hercules" type
- monochrome graphics monitors unless you are using a CGA
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- When you begin SPELL GAMES, you will choose your country
- (your team), and your opponent. Next, you will choose the
- level of difficulty of words to spell. Typically, your
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- 1) Very easy words
- 2) Easy words
- 3) Moderately difficult words
- 4) Difficult words
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- After you choose one of these options, you must then
- choose the speed at which the words will be flashed on the
- screen, a value between 1 and 100. The number 1 is the
- SLOWEST, and 100 is the fastest. Try about 50 to begin
- with, and adjust the speed later to your expertise.
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- The program will warn you that the spelling word is about
- to flash on the screen. When you press the Enter key, a
- word will appear in the lower left corner of the screen.
- The word will flash off quickly, and you will hear a short
- beep. Now the program is ready for you to type the word.
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- If you make a mistake while entering the word, your
- opponent gets the point. The scoreboard on the screen
- will keep track of who is winning. Remember, it takes 9
- points (flags) to win.
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- If you miss one or more words, you will be given an
- opportunity to review those words at the end of the game.
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- HOW TO RUN SPELL GAMES
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- Running the program from a floppy disk:
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- Place the program disk in the A: disk drive. Make sure
- the DOS prompt is A>. If it is not, enter the command
- "A:" (no quotes). At the A> prompt, enter SPELL
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- A>SPELL
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- This will begin the program. Following directions on the
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- Running the program from a hard disk:
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- Copy all of the SPELL GAME files to a directory on the hard
- disk. Be sure the files SPELL.ACE, SPELL1.ACE, SPELL2.ACE,
- SPELL3.ACE, SPELL4.ACE, SPELL.ORD, SPELL.FLA, and SPELL.EXE
- are copied to the hard disk. From the C> prompt, enter the
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- C>SPELL
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- This will begin the program. Following directions on the
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- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SPELL GAMES
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- Spelling words for this game have been carefully selected.
- Please do not alter the files SPELL1.ACE to SPELL4.ACE.
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- ADDING YOUR OWN WORDS TO THE GAME
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- If you wish to add spelling words, you may do so with the
- following procedure: When you first begin the game, you are
- prompted to Continue Edit File, or Print an order form.
- Press E to choose Edit. If you choose edit, you will begin
- the edit program. In this program, a menu will appear
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- -----Choose file to EDIT or ADD----------
- |spell1.ace Very easy words |
- |spell2.ace Easy words |
- |spell3.ace Moderately difficult words |
- |spell4.ace Difficult words |
- |ADD NEW SPELL FILE |
- |Delete a SPELL file |
- |End this procedure |
- -----Highlight Option, Press Enter-------
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- Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight an option,
- then press Enter to select that option. For example, to edit
- a current file, highlight that file name and press Enter. To
- create or delete a file, choose the appropriate option. If
- you choose to create or delete a file, you will be asked to
- specify a name. Enter a valid DOS file name with no
- extension. (Examples: MYWORDS, 1STGRADE, FEB10, etc). You
- will also be asked to enter a brief description of the
- file. (Example: William's Words for Feb10.)
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- When you choose to add or edit a file, you will be placed in
- a text editor program where you can edit current words or
- add new words. Enter each word ONE WORD PER LINE. To exit
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- Esc - WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES
- F7 - EXIT AND SAVE
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- Other Commands you can use while in the editor include:
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- Ctrl-Y - Delete a line
- Ctrl-S - Search
- F2 - Delete a number of lines from cursor down
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- F3 - Go to top of file
- F4 - Go to bottom of file
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- Maximum words per one file is 1000. If you have added a new
- file, it should now appear on the menu. Choose the Return to
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- ORDER/REGISTRATION FORM FOR SPELL GAMES
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- By becoming a registered user, you not only help promote
- Shareware, you will also receive a disk the latest copy of
- SPELL GAMES and other programs from TexaSoft. You will
- receive the KWIK-BITS newsletter that will keep you up-
- to-date on new versions and will offer discounts on other
- TexaSoft programs.
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- Registration for SPELL GAMES ($19) $____________
- Includes latest version of SPELL GAMES and
- other programs on a disk.
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- Add $2.00 Postage and Handling $ 2.00
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- PO, COD, Rush: add $4, Overseas add $8.00 $____________
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- Texas Residents add 7.25% sales tax $____________
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- TOTAL ENCLOSED $
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- Payment method:check one
- _____ Check or M.O. _____ Credit Card (MC or VISA)
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- Name on Card:_____________________________________________
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- Type Card is __________________ Exp Date is:_____________
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- Card Number is:___________________________________________
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- Authorized Signature:_____________________________________
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- Address:__________________________________________________
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- City:___________________ St_______ ZIP ___________________
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- Please mail to:TexaSoft, Post Office Box 1169, Cedar Hill,
- Texas 75104. Thanks. Charge orders - call 214-291-2115.
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