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TOMMY'S SHOW AND TELL MAZE GENERATOR (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-034-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS PROGRAM GENERATES MAZES ON THE SCREEN, SHOWING ITS WORK. AFTER IT IS
DONE, YOU CAN PRINT THE MAZE USING THE 'SHIFT-PRTSC' KEY.
THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR LEAVING ON ALL DAY WHEN YOUR PC ISN'T DOING
ANYTHING IMPORTANT, IN ORDER TO IMPRESS VISITORS. (YOU CAN MAKE UP A STORY
ABOUT WHAT IT IS DOING.)
***TO QUIT THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.***
THE PROGRAM PROMPTS FOR MAZE WIDTH (6-79), LENGTH (6-79), MAXIMUM SEGMENT
SIZE (1-80), AND MAZE PATH WIDTH (2-5).
AFTER THE MAZE IS DISPLAYED, HIT ANY KEY TO RESTART THE PROGRAM.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
SOUND PITCH: THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS INCREASE AND DECREASE THE BASIC SOUND
EFFECTS PITCH, RESPECTIVELY.
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. INITIALLY OFF, THE DEMO
MODE CAUSES THE PROGRAM TO SELECT ITS OWN MAZE PARAMETERS AND DRAW MAZES
AUTOMATICALLY.
NOTE: TO SWITCH INTO DEMO MODE WHEN THE PROGRAM FIRST COMES ON, HIT FUNCTION
KEY F2 AND <ENTER> IF NECESSARY.
RESTART: FUNCTION KEY F3 CAUSES THE CURRENT MAZE IN PROGRESS TO BE ABORTED AND
A NEW ONE TO BE STARTED.
SPEED CONTROL: THE LEFT ARROW KEY DECREASES, AND THE RIGHT ARROW KEY
INCREASES THE SPEED OF THE PROGRAM.
BOTTOM LINE PARAMETER DISPLAY: THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE
FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:
F: BASIC SOUND PITCH IN HERTZ
# MAZE ROWS X # MAZE COLS
FUNCTION KEY LEGENDS:
FOR F1 AND F2, THE DISPLAY INDICATES THE MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED
AFTER HITTING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT
AT THE TIME.
P: BRANCH STACK POINTER: EACH TIME THE MAZE CURSOR CHANGES DIRECTION,
THIS SCREEN LOCATION IS SAVED ON THE BRANCH STACK; WHEN THE CURSOR
HITS A DEAD END, IT HOPS TO THE LAST BRANCH POINT AND TRIES A
NEW DIRECTION.
L: MAX SEGMENT LENGTH: EACH TIME THE MAZE CURSOR MOVES, IT GENERATES
A SEGMENT OF THIS LENGTH IF IT CAN, ELSE AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE UP
TO THIS LENGTH.
W: MAZE PATH WIDTH
R: CURRENT MAZE CURSOR SCREEN ROW (THE ROWS ARE 1 THRU 24, WITH 1 AT
THE TOP OF THE SCREEN)
C: CURRENT MAZE CURSOR SCREEN COL (THE COLS ARE 1 THRU 80, WITH 1 AT
THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN)
TO CHANGE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >SHOWTELL MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
ENJOY!