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USING WAK
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WAK, the Word Acquisition Kinescope, is a "flash card" / tachistoscope word
list displayer. WAK allows the user to select the word list file to display,
the display rate, and to set a time and or word limit on the display round.
WAK comes with a sample word list, named LIST. This list is the one that
displays as the default if no other file name is specified. LIST is actually
a compilation of 5000+ unusual words legal in Scrabble (tm) play that has
been lifted intact from the author's SCRABL38 package. However, WAK will
also accept other appropriate word lists (see below).
WAK displays word lists in standard DOS format, that is, all ASCII (letters
only, no "control codes"), one word only per line terminated by a CR/LF
pair. The word lists generated by the author's WORDY system may be used with
WAK if the "header" and "footer" are deleted, so only the words in the list
remain. The word lists in the author's SCRABL38 program set may be used with
no changes at all. Note that WAK accepts word lists in the format described
in either lower or upper case, or even mixed, and automatically converts "on
the fly" to display in upper case and in approximate Scrabble (tm) tile size
on screen.
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Example of changes made to WORDY generated list for compatibility with WAK:
DELETE {===================================================================}
DELETE { Word(s) containing: KZB }
DELETE {===================================================================}
bazooka
bazookas
bouzouki
.
.
<more words here>
.
.
zwieback
zwiebacks
DELETE {-------------------------------------------------------------------}
DELETE { 28 words contain KZB. }
DELETE { }
DELETE {EXTRACT tool by M\Cooper, 3425 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Grantsville, MD }
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Invoke the program by typing WAK. The opening screen will give way to
the set up screen after a key press. You may then specify the word file
to display (or choose the default file named LIST by pressing RETURN),
set a maximum time limit and / or word count limit, and choose to skip
the "clever" countdown display if desired. Pressing RETURN at the prompts
automatically selects the default values.
After having used WAK a few times, you may wish to skip the set up and
"countdown" screens. This may be done by typing WAK D, or by typing WAKD.
This will take you directly to the tachistoscope display after the opening
screen, but with all options set to the default values.
Even while WAK is displaying words, the display rate may be adjusted
by pressing the <f> key for slightly faster, the <F> key for much
faster, the <s> key for slightly slower, and the <S> key for much
slower. The <ESC> key ends the round. Note that at very slow display
rates, 1.5 "speed units" or slower, the program may not be very
responsive to key presses.
The display rate "speed units" correspond roughly to words / second at
slower rates of display only. It is not possible to closely calibrate
"speed units" to measured display rate since this will vary according
to the speed of the computer CPU and display hardware.
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WAK requires a 386 or better machine [Pentium (tm) 100 or faster recommended
if you plan to experiment with higher display rates]. A VGA display card and
monitor are also necessary. An "accelerated" video card would also help at
higher display rates.
WAK is *not* Windows (tm) compatible. It should be run from the DOS prompt
after exiting from Windows (tm).
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FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
The author is all too well aware that WAK, in this preliminary release, has
much room for improvement. Some possible enhancements include "random file
access" (being able to flash words at random from a file, rather than in
sequence), fast forward and rewind in the file while displaying, and a
permanent on-disk record of study and/or progress. Users may suggest other
improvements that may not even occur to the author.
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Scrabble is a trademark of the Milton Bradley, Co., Inc.
Pentium is a trademark of Intel, Inc.
Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corp.
WAK is not a trademark.
WORDY is not a trademark.
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WAK is shareware with a suggested $1.00 contribution. Registration puts you
on my update / support mailing list.
M\Cooper
3425 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Grantsville, MD 21536-9801
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E-mail: thegrendel@gcc.cc.md.us