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- * Boggled 2.0 April '94 *
- * (c) 1994 Chasm Software Productions *
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- DESCRIPTION:
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- Boggled is my rendition of the classic Parker Brothers game "Boggle".
- The object of the game is to find as many words as possible from among
- 16 lettered cubes. You play against the computer, which has access to
- a dictionary of 32,000 words.
-
- This release is a significant upgrade from version 1.0. It includes
- SuperVGA (640x480) screens, 3D-rendered graphics, digital sound effects,
- user-defined dictionaries and more.
-
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
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- A 386/486 processor
- DOS 3.0 or greater
- SVGA video card with VESA driver/support (640x480x256)
- At least 460k of conventional RAM
- At least 305k of Extended Memory (XMS) - 912k recommended
- Approximately 900k of disk space
- Optional sound card (Supports PC Speaker, Sound Blaster & SB Pro,
- Adlib & Disney Sound Source)
-
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
- ------------
- Boggled is distributed in a ZIP compressed file. Use PkUnzip to
- decompress the files into an empty directory. The contents of the
- ZIP file are as follows:
-
- APPLAUD VOC 44639 CREDITS GFX 79358
- BOGFONT1 GFX 4495 FILE_ID DIZ 210
- BOGFONT2 GFX 5950 GAMEBW GFX 802
- BOGFONT3 GFX 5645 GAMESCRN GFX 160715
- BOGFONT4 GFX 2810 LOADSCRN GFX 15496
- BOGFONT5 GFX 2291 README TXT 4932
- BOGGLED EXE 144361 TICKTOCK WAV 21398
- BOGGLED DCT 131885 TITLE GFX 185108
- BUZZQUIK WAV 1948 WIGGLE WAV 11588
- CLOCK WAV 77936
-
- There is no further installation needed. Simply type BOGGLED to run.
- Options, including audio device selection, are configurable within
- the main menu while running Boggled.
-
- Three additional files will be created as the game is used. They
- are as follows:
-
- BOGGLED.HSC - High Score file
- BOGGLED.CFG - Configuration file (options, sound card, etc.)
- BOGGLEDU.DCT - User-defined dictionary
-
- All three files are optional and may be deleted when desired.
-
-
-
- MISCELLANEOUS:
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- Boggled 2.0 is capable of being run from Windows, provided enough
- conventional and extended ram is available.
-
-
-
- LEGALITIES:
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- This program (Boggled 2.0 for DOS) is hereby contributed "as is"
- to the public domain. The program, including its companion audio
- and dictionary files, is distributed as feedback-ware. As such, it
- is not intended for sale, resale, purchase, or for-profit
- distribution in the shareware or retail marketplace. I merely ask
- that if you enjoy it, or have comments or suggestions, send me
- feedback. A sense of accomplishment is the engine that drives these
- types of projects.
-
- Users are free to install and run the program on any system or
- systems they wish. Users are also free to copy and re-distribute
- the original files in any manner of via any channel available to
- them (i.e., network, BBS, electronic information service, etc.).
-
- Users doing so must distribute only the original files
- (preferably in their original compressed format). When so
- distributed, it is the distributor's responsibility to ensure
- that the program files have been kept in their original state
- and format, and have not been altered, edited, disassembled, or
- recompiled in any way.
-
- The author makes no other warranties, expressed or implied,
- with respect to this software, including its quality or fitness
- for a particular purpose.
-
- In no event will the author, or Chasm Software Productions,
- be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
- consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability
- to use this software, even if the author has been advised of
- the possibility of such damages.
-
- Neither the author nor Chasm Software Productions is responsible
- for any costs including, but not limited to, those incurred as a
- result of lost profits or revenues, loss of time or use of the
- software, loss of data, the cost of recovering software or data,
- the cost of substitute software, claims by third parties, or
- similar costs.
-
- "Boggle" is a registered trademark of Parker Brothers.
-
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- Boggled 2.0 for DOS
- Feedback-ware for the Public Domain
- "The best things in life are free(ware)"
-
- by Chas Mastrandrea
- Chasm33351@aol.com
-
- Chasm Software Productions
- 9810 Tara Court
- Burke, VA 22015
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