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- WIN_UHS The Universal Hint System Reader for Windows 3.0
- version 2.10
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- What is UHS? It is the Universal Hint System, a system designed
- by Jason Strautman to allow gamers to get hints to games without
- giving the puzzles away completely. UHS is designed to support
- multiple gaming machines, as many game authors and companies
- write for multiple platforms.
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- Many game players have used the Universal Hint System for years
- now. I know a common wish has been to allow the hints to "pop"
- up on top of the games while they are being played. I
- experimented for a while making a UHS reader that could do this,
- but I gave up, as many games use unusual graphics modes.
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- Instead, I wrote WIN_UHS, using Borland's TPW. If you can run
- Microsoft Windows on your computer, and run your game in a "DOS
- window" or as "full screen" DOS application, then you will be able to
- flip back and forth between your game and WIN_UHS. To re-enter
- Windows from a full screen DOS application, just press and hold the
- ALT key, and then press the ESC key. A full explanation of how to
- do this is in your Windows manual.
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- Even if you can't get your game to start from under Windows, you
- can still use WIN_UHS to view the hints for your game. I feel
- that the reading of clues under WIN_UHS is a lot more fun than
- it was under the my old DOS version. All the normal mouse and
- keyboard conventions are followed, I think. You can use the space
- bar to advance through the clues if you don't have a mouse.
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- Also, WIN_UHS accepts command line parameters. Why is that
- important to you? The nicest thing about is is that you can use
- Windows to "associate" any file that has the extension UHS with
- WIN_UHS. (Check with your Windows manual on how to use the file
- manager to associate an extension with a program.) After you do
- this, you can just double-click on any UHS file in the file
- manager, and WIN_UHS will start up and show you that file.
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- You are free to use WIN_UHS as long as you like. It is not freeware
- however. I would like you to register your copy of WIN_UHS if you
- enjoy it and continue to use it. Just send $10 in U.S. funds, or
- equivalent, (or $12.50 if you want a disk with the newest version) to
- me at this address:
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- Robert Norton
- 706 Copeland St.
- Madison, WI 53711
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- I will send you a registration code which you can put into your
- Windows configuration to turn off the nagging messages. If you
- feel that the fee is too much money for you, just send me a
- letter with a self-addressed stamped envelope, and I'll send you
- a code anyway. Of course, donations above the requested amount
- will be gratefully reinvested in our economy.
-
- Any suggestion you have, or ideas for improvements, or outright
- bugs that you find should be sent to me at the same address above.
- You can also reach me on CompuServe at my ID: [70017,1765].
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- Thank you for supporting shareware.
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- Version 2.00 adds support for UHS 91a specification.
- Version 2.01 improves the handling of images.
- Version 2.10 adds checksum verification.
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