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- Tour de Vocabulaire (filename TOURDV.EXE)
- Program Documentation
- Version 1.0
- October 7, 1992
- Copyright 1992, Jim Dowd. All rights reserved.
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- Documentation Contents
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- 1.0 - Introduction
- 1.1 - Registration
- 1.2 - Product Overview
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- 2.0 - Installation
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- 3.0 - Playing the Game
- 3.1 - Startup
- 3.2 - History Quiz
- 3.3 - Screen Layout
- 3.4 - Tracking your progress
- 3.5 - Vocabulary Questions
- 3.6 - Bonus Points
- 3.7 - Scoreboard
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- 4.0 - Support
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- 5.0 - Upgrades
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- 1.0 - Introduction
-
- 1.1 - Registration
-
- Tour de Vocabulaire is copyrighted material. You are granted
- permission to use Tour de Vocabulaire, and to make as many backup
- copies for your own purposes as you want. If you are not a registered
- user, you are permitted to use Tour de Vocabulaire on a trial basis to
- see if you find it useful. If you decide to keep and use Tour de
- Vocabulaire, your copy should be registered.
-
- You are encouraged to distribute copies of Tour de Vocabulaire,
- subject to the following conditions:
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- 1) All files are distributed together and unaltered.
- 2) No charge is made for the software. (A small fee for media and
- handling is permissible.)
-
- Anyone who receives a copy of Tour de Vocabulaire from you
- should register their copy if they decide to keep it and use it.
-
-
- This product is shipped as Shareware, which means that you are
- given the opportunity to determine whether or not the software meets
- your needs before you make a purchasing decision. If you decide that
- this software is of value to you, please register the product by sending
- a check for $10.00 to the author:
-
- Jim Dowd
- P.O. Box 15124
- Scottsdale, AZ 85267-5124
-
- Please include your name and address. If possible, print and submit the
- registration form that appears at the end of this documentation. The
- advantages of registering include:
-
- - you will be complying with copyright laws
- - you will receive a printed user's manual
- - you will receive notification of product upgrades
- - you will have access to technical support
-
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- 1.2 - Product Overview
-
- Tour de Vocabulaire is a game that is designed to entertain you
- while enhancing your French vocabulary and your knowledge of
- French history. The object of the game is to move the French flag
- along a pre-defined course across the country while using the least
- possible amount of 'gasoline'. The flag is moved by correctly matching
- a French word to it's English counterpart. Your best scores and those
- of all other players are automatically tracked to allow you to
- objectively monitor your progress over time.
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- 2.0 - Installation
-
- Tour de Vocabulaire can be used on any IBM or compatible PC with
- at least 256K of memory and a graphics adapter.
-
- Tour de Vocabulaire can be executed from a hard disk drive or
- from a diskette. Each of the files shipped with the product should be
- present in order for the program to run properly.
-
- If Tour de Vocabulaire is to be run from a hard disk, each of the
- files shipped with the product should be copied to a single directory.
- Although the directory can be assigned any name you choose,
- '\TOURDV' would be a logical choice.
-
- If you choose to run the program from a diskette, you simply
- need to copy each of the files shipped with the product onto a
- preformatted diskette.
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- 3.0 - Playing the Game
-
- Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, let's play Tour de
- Vocabulaire!!!
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- 3.1 - Startup
-
- If you've installed Tour de Vocabulaire on your hard disk drive, follow
- these steps to run the program:
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- - use the CD command to change to the hard disk directory in which
- you installed Tour de Vocabulaire.
-
- - at the DOS prompt, type TOURDV
-
- - press the ENTER key
-
-
- If you're going to run Tour de Vocabulaire from a diskette, follow these
- steps:
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- - start your PC in the usual manner
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- - insert the diskette containing Tour de Vocabulaire into the
- diskette drive
-
- - at the DOS prompt, type TOURDV
-
- - press the ENTER key
-
- The software automatically determines the type of video display
- adapter that is installed in your PC. If you have a VGA display adapter,
- the game is displayed in full color. If any other type of adapter is
- detected, the game is displayed in monochrome graphics mode. The
- software also automatically determines whether or not a mouse is
- installed on your PC. If no mouse is installed, the game allows you to
- use your keyboard instead.
-
- Upon executing the Tour de Vocabulaire program, you are
- asked to input your initials. These initials are used to record your
- results so that you can track your progress over time and compare your
- results to those of other users of the system. Three initials must be
- entered.
-
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- 3.2 - History Quiz
-
- Before you can begin playing the game, you must fill up your
- gasoline tank by answering three questions regarding French history.
- Your success in answering these three history questions determines the
- reward you will receive for each correct vocabulary question until the
- current gasoline tank is depleted. This cycle is repeated each time you
- need to refill your gasoline tank. Each gasoline tank lasts for fifty
- vocabulary words.
-
- As mentioned above, the number of kilometers your flag moves
- for each correct vocabulary answer is determined by your performance
- on the history quiz:
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- KM Per Correct
- History Quiz Performance Vocabulary Answer
-
- 0 of 3 30
- 1 of 3 40
- 2 of 3 50
- 3 of 3 60
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- The history question is presented on the left-hand portion of the
- screen and four possible answers are presented on the right-hand
- portion of the screen. In order to select an answer, move the cursor to
- the answer you believe to be correct. If no mouse is present, the cursor
- is moved by pressing the TAB key.
-
- If you are using a mouse, complete your selection by pressing
- the left-hand mouse button. If no mouse is present, complete the
- selection by pressing the ENTER key.
-
- The circle to the left of the correct answer is then highlighted. If
- you have selected the correct answer, the circle is highlighted with the
- color green. If you selected an incorrect answer,the circle to the left
- of the correct answer is highlighted with the color red.
-
- If you have selected the correct answer while using a
- monochrome display, the square to the left of the answer is completely
- filled in with the color black. If you selected an incorrect answer, the
- square to the left of the correct answer is partially filled by a black
- stripe.
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- 3.3 Screen Layout
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- After you have completed the first history quiz, a group of status
- boxes are arranged around the onscreen map of France.
-
- In the upper left-hand corner of the screen is the Location
- Tracking box.This box tells you which cities you are currently traveling
- between, the total distance between the two cities and the distance that
- you must travel to reach the current destination city.
-
- In the middle right-hand portion of the screen is the Vocabulary
- Performance box. This box gives you information regarding streaks,
- percentage of questions answered correctly, number of fill-ups you've
- had, and the number of kilometers you are receiving for each correct
- answer.
-
- In the middle left-hand portion of the screen is the gas gauge,
- which allows you to determine how soon you will next encounter a
- history quiz. Each full gas tank lasts for 50 vocabulary words.
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- 3.4 - Tracking your progress
-
- A replica of the French flag also appears on the screen at this
- time. It is initially positioned in the south of France at the city of
- Nice. The flag moves on the screen each time you correctly answer a
- vocabulary question. As mentioned above, the number of kilometers
- you are awarded for each correct answer is determined by your
- performance on the most recent history quiz.
-
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- 3.5 - Vocabulary questions
-
- Finally we get to the vocabulary questions! The procedures for
- displaying and responding to the vocabulary questions are identical to
- those used for the history questions above. If the question is answered
- correctly, the circle to the left of the correct response is filled in
- with the color green. If an incorrect answer is chosen, the circle to
- the left of the correct answer is filled in with the color red.
-
- After the correct answer is displayed, the part of speech (noun,
- verb, etc.) of the word is displayed below the French word.
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- 3.6 - Bonus points
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- Bonus points are awarded for answering five or more
- consecutive questions correctly. For each consecutive correct answer in
- excess of 4, the player is credited with 25 bonus kilometers. The
- awarding of bonus kilometers is confirmed by an on-screen message.
-
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- 3.7 - Scoreboard
-
- Any time you choose the 'quit' option, the status of the current
- game is saved so that you can resume later in the same position. After
- the main game board is cleared, a scoreboard appears on the screen.
- The scoreboard consists of five components. Across the top of the
- screen,you will see a summary of the game that is currently in progress.
-
- Below the current game summary, you will see two boxes which
- display the best 'fuel economy' that has been recorded in previous
- games. Good 'fuel economy' is attained by a combination of correct
- vocabulary questions, correct history questions, and bonus points. The
- 'fuel economy' box on the left displays the performance of all players.
- The box on the right shows the best fuel economy performances of the
- player who is currently signed on.
-
- Below the 'fuel economy' boxes, you will see a pair of side-by-
- side boxes which display the best percentage on vocabulary questions in
- previous games. This is a more accurate measure of the change in your
- French vocabulary proficiency.
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- 4.0 - Support
-
- Technical support for Tour de Vocabulaire can be obtained by
- two methods:
-
-
- - mail a detailed description of the question to the
- address shown above. Questions submitted in this
- manner will receive a response within 7 days of receipt.
-
- - send an electronic mail message to the author on the
- following on-line bulletin board system:
-
- Mountain High BBS
- Flagstaff, AZ
- (602) 527-8404
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- 5.0 - Upgrades
-
- The most recent version of Tour de Vocabulaire is always
- available on the BBS mentioned above.
-
-
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- Tour de Vocabulaire, Version 1.0
- Product Registration Form
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- Please complete and return this form with the $10.00
- registration fee to:
-
- Jim Dowd
- P.O. Box 15124
- Scottsdale, AZ 85267-5124
-
- Thank you for supporting Shareware!
-