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- EGAWHEEL HISTORY by Russell R. Mueller
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- (Versions prior to 5.00 are long forgotten)
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- Version 5.00
- 1) Fixed FREE SPIN. Previously, FREE SPIN acted as LOSE
- TURN.
- 2) Compiled QuickBASIC 2.00
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- Version 5.02
- 1) Fix FREE SPIN. Previously on FREE SPIN, play continued
- with next player.
- 2) Changed Wheel colors
- 3) Now guessing duplicate letter forfeits turn. Previously
- allowed player to keep guessing.
- 4) Proof read data file with Spell Checker from now on.
- 5) Changed the [F4] QUIT to end in system rather than BASIC.
- 6) Retype title, "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" in center of Wheel
- between rounds.
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- Version 5.03
- 1) Puzzle uses shaded block instead of underline character.
- 2) If player loses turn and has a FREE SPIN marker, then he
- is asked if he wants to use it.
- 3) Orange color is added to the Wheel.
- 4) Separate Data Editor created.
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- Version 5.04
- 1) Compiled with QuickBASIC 3.00. This fixes a graphics bug
- from QuickBASIC 2.00 and also adds 8087 support.
- 2) Yellow color on Wheel made a darker yellow.
- 3) Current contestant is highlighted in bright blue instead
- of dark red.
- 4) Data editor program access is added at beginning of
- program.
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- Version 5.05
- 1) Order of contestants is changed. Now player 1 starts
- Round 1, player 2 starts Round 2, and player 3 starts
- Round 3, etc.
- 2) Screen mode is returned to screen 0 before quitting or
- accessing editor.
- 3) Press any key to continue is fixed. Previously responded
- only to RETURN key.
- 4) No more consonants warning is left on screen until end of
- round.
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- Version 5.06 (9/15/87)
- 1) No more consonants warning is moved to lower right of
- Wheel.
- 2) Guess prompt is moved to line 21.
- 3) Fully erase the no more vowels prompt-used to leave the
- 't' at end of line.
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- Version 5.07 (9/17/87)
- 1) Moved Data file read from beginning of program to screen
- setup point in program .
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- Version 5.08 (9/30/87)
- 1) Players retain their FREE SPINs throughout the game.
- Previously, FREE SPINs were forfeited after first round.
- 2) FREE SPINs were forfeited with BANKRUPT; now kept until
- used or game over.
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- Version 6.00 (10/13/87)
- 1) Since the TV show (1987 Fall Season) has eliminated the
- purchase of prizes after rounds, there is time for more
- rounds. In light of this, the number of rounds has been
- increased from 3 to 5.
- 2) The values on the Wheel are changed to reflect the new
- values on the TV show.
- 3) The version number is printed in the lower right hand
- corner of the screen.
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- Version 6.01 (10/14/87)
- 1) Mistyped data for round 2 values on Wheel. Missed 350 at
- end of data line.
- 2) Restored continuation of Wheel spins. Removed REM from
- the line indexing the last Wheel spin. Why I added REM, I
- don't remember?
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- Version 7.00 (10/15/87)
- 1) This version is intended for release to Public Brand
- Software for distribution and their software contest.
- 2) Due to copyright and trademark laws, the "Wheel of
- Fortune" names are changed to "EGAWHEEL".
- 3) Inclusion of Russell R. Mueller 1987 Copyright Notice at
- beginning of game and editor and at end of game.
- 4) Notice of additional data file availability.
- 5) Compiled with Microsoft QuickBASIC 3.0 without 8087
- support. The 8087 is unnecessary in this program.
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- Version 7.10 (10/17/87)
- This version was mailed to Public Brand Software on this
- date.
- 1) Added routine to prevent same clue being repeated in any
- session.
- 2) Typo in line 770 caused the period character to repeat in
- clues having same.
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- Version 7.11 (10/17/87)
- 1) Corrected the blanking of line 21 (left) prompt. It was
- slightly intruding on the Wheel.
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- Version 7.20 (10/23/87)
- 1) Corrected error in editor. Was possible to add null clue
- or null description.
- 2) Changed the 'clicking' to use direct statements rather
- than the sound command. Problem was that faster machines
- (Turbos, AT's) had irregular click.
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- Version 7.21 (11/05/87)
- 1) If player has less than $200 and guesses puzzle
- correctly, then he wins $200.
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-
- Version 7.22 (11/05/87)
- 1) Player X blanks out after introductory spin. Only active
- player names are displayed.
- 2) Removed blanking of Wheel values during spin to speed up
- rotation. Values overwrite previous.
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- Version 7.23 (11/10/87)
- 1) [F4] exit point is changed to display the current
- standings before exit.
- 2) Microsoft Copyright Notice added to game and editor.
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-
- Version 7.23PBS (11/13/87)
- 1) This is the same as V.7.23 except for the inclusion of
- the offer for 1000 more puzzles. It is intended for
- distribution only with the reduced data set of 200
- puzzles.
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- Version 8.00 (11/26/87 Thanksgiving)
- 1) Major change in data file format. I had reached the memory
- limit of a 640K computer with 1478 puzzles, so divided
- files and forced a limit of 1000 puzzles per file. Files
- are named 1.DAT, 2.DAT, etc. This also speeds loads.
- 2) Change in data file required restructuring EGAWHEEL
- program to randomly read the data files. A
- directory is read and stored in a file DIRFILE. This is
- accessed to determine the number of data files. A random
- number is generated to access one of the files for the
- games to play. This does not allow full access to all
- puzzles during a session, but is adequate.
- 3) Change in data file required restructuring EDITWHEL
- program to read only SELECTED file. You may not add
- more than 1000 puzzles to a file.
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- Version 8.01 (11-28-87)
- Changes to EGAWHEEL only.
- 1) Added option of toggling sound on and off. Okay, Mike???
- 2) Number of FREE SPINs acquired is counted and displayed.
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- Version 8.02 (12-28-87)
- Changes to EDITWHEL only.
- 1) Number of puzzles changed to 500 per file.
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- Version 8.03 (12-28-87)
- Changes to EDITWHEL only.
- 1) Duplicate puzzle checking is added to all files.
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- Version 9.00 (01-06-88)
- Changes to EGAWHEEL and EDITWHEL
- 1) Change to a single random access file type to eliminate
- the DOS SHELL command which is used to determine the number
- of data files. This will eliminate the need to reboot after
- running EDITWHEL.
- 2) Titles now boxed in EDITWHEL program.
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