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- QUIZ MACHINE Version 1.0 - README File
- Copyright Brian Otridge 1994
-
- About Quiz Machine
- ------------------
-
- This program is designed to emulate a typical quiz machine found in a Pubs
- and Bars. The advantage is that this one does not gobble your money!
-
- The program is shareware, although we are not asking you for any money
- for the program itself. The shareware version comes with a free sample
- questions file containing 175 questions.
-
- Loading Quiz Machine
- --------------------
-
- Quiz Machine Shareware Version 1.0 comes with the following files:
-
- Code
- ----
- quiz.exe The Visual Basic executable code
- vbrun100.dll Visual Basic Dynamic Link Library
- install.bat Installation batch program
-
- Data
- ----
- names.txt A file for storing player names
- newquiz.txt Marketing data on the purchasable questions files
-
- Questions Files
- ---------------
- testqs.quz The sample questions - these are encrypted!
- testqs.hss High scores file
-
- Install.bat can be used to simply load the programs into the directory
- quizmchc on the selected disk, as follows:
-
- Install floppy_disk_letter hard_disk_letter
-
- eg: Install a c
-
- To use the program run quiz.exe (in directory quizmchc, with this set
- as the working directory in the Program Item definition) from within Windows.
- If you set up a program item for it, you will find that Quiz Machine comes
- with its own icon.
-
- Using Quiz Machine
- ------------------
-
- Use of the program should be intuitive to existing Windows users.
-
- The opening window allows the user to:
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- * Access the Order Form
- * Quit the Program
- * Change the starting level of difficulty
- * Select a question file and start a quiz
-
- Starting a Quiz
- ---------------
-
- In order to successfully start a quiz, you must first select a quiz
- and a player in the selection boxes at the top of the window.
- In the shareware version there is only one quiz to select!
- You do not have have to accept the default player names:
- you may add your own name.
-
- Doing a Quiz
- ------------
-
- Having selected to start a quiz, the main QUIZ window then comes up.
- This comprises 4 main elements:
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- * The quiz topic 'route' box - You have control over the categories of
- question you have to answer.
-
- * Quiz information on scores and level of difficulty
-
- * Timing bar - only a limited amount of time is allowed to answer each
- question.
-
- * The main question and answer box. Once a question category has been
- selected, a question and 3 to 5 multiple choice answers appear. Each
- multiple choice answer has a button beside it to be pressed to select
- the chosen answer.
-
- As you play the game you will find that you are allowed a given number
- of attempts (and time) at answering each question - the number of tries
- depends on the number of multiple choices and the level of difficulty.
-
- Your score will increment as you correctly answer questions.
- You will find that the fewer the number of incorrect attempts and the
- quicker you answer the questions the greater the score you will get.
-
- The game continues without interruption providing that you answer questions
- correctly. However, if you answer a given number of consecutive questions
- incorrectly then the game ends.
-
- Also, you will find that at certain break points (namely 2000, 4000 and
- 6000 points), your playing level of difficulty will get harder.
- This means that:
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- * Questions print out quicker
- * Less time is allowed to answer
- * Less wrong attempts at answering each question are allowed
- * Less questions can be answered incorrectly before the game ends.
- (This is 4 questions at 'Kindergarten' level of difficulty reducing
- to only one at the 'Deadly' level).
-
- You may quit a quiz at any time; this takes you back to the opening screen.
-
- Ordering More Questions Files
- -----------------------------
-
- You will probably be able to memorise 175 correct answers after playing
- the sample file a few times! We are able to provide further challenges
- for you with files containing 1500-2000 questions on the following topics:
-
- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- SPORT
- ENTERTAINMENT
-
- More titles will be added to the list in due course.
-
- For further details please contact us at:
-
- Brian Otridge
- Wingfield
- 34 Huntingdon Road
- Brampton
- HUNTINGDON
- Cambs PE18 8PA
- UK
-
- Phone/Fax: (0)480-383626
-
-
- Foreign Agents Welcome !
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-
- If you would like to market this product in another country, we would be
- pleased to talk to you.
-
- For those wishing to convert from the English language we are willing to
- negotiate supply of the source code, the ability to create questions files
- and exclusive marketing rights.
-
- Questions Authors Welcome !
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-
- We are also on the look out for good quality files of questions which we
- can then market. By sending an sae to the address above we will send you
- details of the required format for questions, and details of the
- renumeration scheme.
-
- Fault Reports and Improvement Suggestions Welcome
- -------------------------------------------------
-
- The program has been Alpha and Beta tested and we would like to think
- that it is received by you as a quality piece of software.
-
- If you have had a problem running the program, please do not hesitate
- to contact us with details of the problem you have experienced or the
- feature you would like to suggest.