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- DOCUMENTATION FOR
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- TYPE GAMES
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- (C) Alan C. Elliott, 1984-1990
- TexaSoft
- P.O. Box 1169
- Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
- 214-291-2115
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- DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
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- TYPE GAMES is a SHAREWARE program. This means that you may
- copy it and give it to friends, and that user groups and
- bulletin boards may distribute it (as long as no files have
- been altered). This gives you a chance to try the program
- without having to spend a lot of money up front for
- something that may not meet your needs. If TYPE GAMES is
- useful to you, please become a registered user by sending in
- the registration form. You become a registered user by
- paying the registration fee directly to TexaSoft. Thank you.
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- TYPE GAMES is a game to help you practice typing. The game
- displays a phrase on the screen, then you must type the
- phrase in an allotted amount of time.
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- The game pits your country against an opponent. Each time
- you type a phrase correctly, your team wins a point. If you
- make a mistake, your opponent gains a point. A board
- containing nine flags must be filled for one team to win.
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- TYPE GAMES requires CGA graphics, which mean that it will
- run on most composite graphics, CGA, RGB, EGA, PGA, MCGA and
- VGA type monitors. It will not work on "Hercules" type
- monochrome graphics monitors unless you are using a CGA
- simulator such as SIMCGA or HGCIBM.
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- When you begin TYPE GAMES, you will choose your country
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- (your team), and your opponent. Next, you will choose the
- level of difficulty of phrases to type. Typically, your
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- 1) Easy phrases
- 2) Longer phrases
- 3) Phrases with punctuation
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- After you choose one of these options, you must then
- choose the speed at which you will be required to type the
- phrase, a value between 1 and 100. The number 1 is the
- SLOWEST, and 100 is the fastest. Try about 50 to begin
- with, and adjust the speed later to your expertise.
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- The program will display a phrase on the screen and a
- timer will appear in the upper right corner. You must type
- the phrase correctly, including upper and lower case
- letters and punctuation before the timer gets to 0.
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- If you do not type in the phrase correctly in the allotted
- time, your opponent gets the point. The scoreboard on the
- screen will keep track of who is winning. Remember, it
- takes 9 points (flags) to win.
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- HOW TO RUN TYPE GAMES
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- Running the program from a floppy disk:
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- Place the program disk in the A: disk drive. Make sure
- the DOS prompt is A>. If it is not, enter the command
- "A:" (no quotes). At the A> prompt, enter TYPEGAME
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- A>TYPEGAME
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- This will begin the program. Following directions on the
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- Running the program from a hard disk:
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- Copy all of the TYPE GAME files to a directory on the hard
- disk. From the C> prompt, enter the command:
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- C>TYPEGAME
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- This will begin the program. Following directions on the
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- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TYPE GAMES
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- Typing phrases for this game have been carefully selected.
- Please do not alter the files TYPE1.ACE to TYPE3.ACE.
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- ADDING YOUR OWN WORDS TO THE GAME
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- If you wish to add phrases, you may do so with the following
- procedure: When you first begin the game, you are prompted
- to Continue Edit File, or Print an order form. Press E to
- choose Edit. If you choose edit, you will begin the edit
- program. In this program, a menu will appear similar to the
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- -----Choose file to EDIT or ADD----------
- |type1.ACE, Easy phrases |
- |type2.ACE, Longer phrases |
- |type3.ACE, Phrases with punctuation s |
- |ADD NEW TYPE FILE |
- |Delete a TYPE file |
- |End this procedure |
- -----Highlight Option, Press Enter-------
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- Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight an option,
- then press Enter to select that option. For example, to edit
- a current file, highlight that file name and press Enter. To
- create or delete a file, choose the appropriate option. If
- you choose to create or delete a file, you will be asked to
- specify a name. Enter a valid DOS file name with no
- extension. (Examples: TYPE4, LEGAL, etc). You will also be
- asked to enter a brief description of the file. (Example:
- Legal Phrases.)
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- When you choose to add or edit a file, you will be placed in
- a text editor program where you can edit current words or
- add new words. Enter each phrase ONE PER LINE. To exit
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- Esc - WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES
- F7 - EXIT AND SAVE
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- Other Commands you can use while in the editor include:
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- Ctrl-Y - Delete a line
- Ctrl-S - Search
- F2 - Delete a number of lines from cursor down
- F3 - Go to top of file
- F4 - Go to bottom of file
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- Maximum phrases per one file is 1000. If you have added a
- new file, it should now appear on the menu. Choose the
- Return to Games option to re-begin the game program.
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- ORDER/REGISTRATION FORM FOR TYPE GAMES
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- By becoming a registered user, you not only help promote
- Shareware, you will also receive a disk the latest copy of
- TYPE GAMES and other programs from TexaSoft. You will
- receive the KWIK-BITS newsletter that will keep you up-
- to-date on new versions and will offer discounts on other
- TexaSoft programs.
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- Registration for TYPE GAMES ($19) $____________
- Includes disk containing other programs.
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- Add $2.00 Postage and Handling $ 2.00
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- PO, COD, Rush: add $4, Overseas add $8.00 $____________
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- Texas Residents add 7.25% sales tax $____________
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- TOTAL ENCLOSED $
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- Payment method:check one
- _____ Check or M.O. _____ Credit Card (MC or VISA)
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- IF CREDIT CARD:
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- Name on Card:_____________________________________________
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- Type Card is __________________ Exp Date is:_____________
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- Card Number is:___________________________________________
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- Authorized Signature:_____________________________________
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- Mail order to:____________________________________________
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- Address:__________________________________________________
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- City:___________________ St_______ ZIP ___________________
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- Phone ( )______________________________________________
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- Where did you hear about TYPE GAMES?_______________________
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- Please mail to:TexaSoft, Post Office Box 1169, Cedar Hill,
- Texas 75104. Thanks. Phone 214-291-2115 Fax:214-291-3400.
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