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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.
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- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 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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- Still only $2.00 to register the whole ball of wax (hint, hint). Additional
- contributions get free update and support.
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- *note: The original word list, compatible with the First Edition of the OSPD
- (tm) is available to registered users on request from the author of WORDY
- (see below).
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- OSPD (tm) is a trademark of Selchow and Righter Co., Inc.
- Mix C (tm) is a trademark of Mix Software.
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- M\Cooper
- 3425 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
- Grantsville, MD 21536-9801
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- Email: thegrendel@aol.com
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