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- Babble! 2.0 - Notes and Information
- Copyright 1991 by Korenthal Associates, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
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- Introduction:
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- Babble! is a toy for people who love words. This program babbles
- endlessly in an unlimited number of writing styles. You control which
- styles are babbled, and you can mix different styles together while
- Babble! continues to generate its steady stream of more or less
- unintelligible prose.
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- Babble! is fun to play with solo or as part of a group. It comes with
- neat samples like Shakespeare, Dick and Jane, and Firesign Theater,
- and includes a plethora of special effects like Lisp, Hangman, and
- Subliminal, as well as the ever-surprising Pot Luck. You can even
- import your own text samples!
-
- Babble! can be used as a creative tool for writers, an idea scrambler
- for brainstorming sessions, and even just as entertainment for people
- who love words! Stan Kelly-Bootle of Computer Language (10/90) calls
- it:
- "More fun than showing your latest spreadsheets
- or those tired revolving beach balls."
-
-
- Installation:
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- Installation basically consists of copying the distribution files into
- their own subdirectory on a hard disk, or onto a floppy for floppy-
- based systems. If you received Babble! in compressed form (i.e. as a
- single file called BAB200.ZIP), you can install and run Babble! using
- the following commands. (Don't type the comments on the right!)
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- MD \BABBLE create subdirectory BABBLE
- PKUNZIP BAB200 \BABBLE uncompress files into subdirectory
- CD \BABBLE move to subdirectory
- BABBLE run Babble!
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- If you're running Babble! on a monochrome graphics screen or a laptop,
- and you're having trouble reading the screen, try running the program
- with the -MONO option:
-
- BABBLE -MONO
-
- If you're *still* having trouble distinguishing bold characters from
- normal ones on the slider controls, first try adjusting the brightness
- and contrast knobs on your monitor. Then, if that doesn't help, try
- running Babble! with the -MARK option:
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- BABBLE -MARK
-
- For more detailed information on installing Babble!, please refer to
- Chapter 2 of the manual (the text file BABBLE.DOC).
-
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- Printing the Documentation:
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- When you install Babble!, you should check that none of the files are
- missing. The complete list of files comprising the Babble! package is
- listed in the text file PACKING.LST.
-
- All documentation files, including PACKING.LST, ORDER.FRM, and all
- files ending with the .DOC extension, can be printed using a special
- text printing program like 4PRINT (see note below), or by simply
- copying each file to PRN. For example:
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- COPY BABBLE.DOC PRN
-
- Note that these documentation files contain form feeds and IBM
- extended (box drawing) characters; if your printer can't handle these
- high-order characters, you can still view the document on your screen
- using the DOS TYPE command, Vern Buerg's venerable LIST program, or
- any other ASCII file viewer.
-
- Note: 4PRINT is an HP LaserJet/DeskJet utility offered by Korenthal
- Associates which prints four or more pages of text on one sheet of
- paper by printing on both sides in landscape mode.
-
- Version 4.0 of 4PRINT can fit *six* full pages of formatted text per
- sheet, or even *eight* pages of unformatted text, making it ideal for
- printing shareware docs, program listings, BBS or online service
- message threads, and other ASCII information.
-
- Please see the text file PRODUCTS.DOC for information about other
- products by Korenthal Associates.
-
-
- Babble! is Shareware:
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- Babble! is being marketed as shareware. Shareware gives users an
- opportunity to evaluate a program before buying it. If you enjoy
- Babble! and wish to continue using it after a two-week trial period,
- you must order the registered version. You'll receive the full retail
- package including typeset manual, nifty keyboard template, and many
- more writing samples to enhance your enjoyment of the program.
-
- Please see the text file REGISTER.DOC for more information on the
- benefits of becoming a registered user.
-
- For information about shareware and the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP), please see the text file SHR-WARE.DOC.
-
-
- Uploading Babble! to BBS's:
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- We encourage you to give copies of the shareware version of Babble! to
- your friends and colleagues, and to upload it to any BBS's that you
- use. When uploading Babble!, please use the following compressed file
- name and description. This will help other users locate the most
- current version of the program.
-
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- Program name: Babble!
- Version: 2.0
- File name: BAB200.ZIP (or BAB200.LZH or BAB200.ARC, etc.)
- ASP status: Author is member of ASP.
- Categories: Humor, Games, Word Games, Creative Tools, AI
- Keywords: Humor Game Toy Word Text Writing Brainstorming
- Creative Babble Babble! KA ASP
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- The following sample descriptions are provided for your convenience in
- uploading Babble! to BBS's.
-
- o Babble! A toy for people who love words [ASP]
- -
- o Babble! A toy for people who love words;
- babbles in different writing styles. [ASP]
- -
- o Babble! 2.0, A toy for people who love words.
- This "text-mixing studio" babbles endlessly
- from "writing samples" (like Shakespeare and
- Dick and Jane) and "special effects" (like
- Pig Latin, Stutter, and Subliminal). You can
- mix samples together, and even import your
- own text! Reviewed Computer Language 10/90.
- Upl/Auth: Korenthal Associates. <<ASP>>
-
- BBS Sysops and Shareware Disk Vendors: Please see the text file
- VENDOR.DOC for more information about distributing Babble!
-
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- Thanks!
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- Thank you for taking the time to evaluate Babble! and for supporting
- the shareware concept!
-
- The latest version of Babble! and all other KA shareware products can
- be found in our support section on CompuServe: PCVENB, Library 3.
-
- Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about any of
- our products or require additional information.
-
- Korenthal Associates, Inc.
- 230 West 13th Street
- New York, New York 10011
- U.S.A.
-
- Orders only: (800) KA-PROGS
- Information: (212) 242-1790
- FAX: (212) 242-2599
- CompuServe: [76004,2605]
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