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Information about “PHRASE CRAZE”
A word game that's great fun for the whole family. If you've ever seen
``Wheel of Fortune'' on TV, then you already know how to play PHRASE
CRAZE. (Sorry, Vanna is NOT included.)
This is a phrase-guessing game where you fill in letters as outlined on
the screen in a series of words that make up a well-known phrase. Can I
have an ``R'', please?
FILES385.TXT
Disk No 385
Program Title: Phrase Craze version 2.0
PC-SIG version 2
This is a phrase guessing game where you fill in a series of phrases
outlined on the screen. This game is somewhat like the television show
Wheel of Fortune.
Usage: Entertainment.
System Requirements: None.
How to Start: Type CRAZE (press enter).
Suggested Registration: $35.00
File Descriptions:
PHRASE EXE Program for in-game explanation of PHRASE CRAZE.
EXPLAIN EXE Program to provide choice of game options.
CRAZE EXE Program for actual play of PHRASE CRAZE.
RANGE File to store player scores and other data.
DATA File containing the game phrases.
CMNT File containing the explanations of phrases.
PHRASE DOC Brief documentation file.
PHRASE TXT File descriptions.
PC-SIG
1030D E Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1987,1988 PC-SIG, Inc.
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║ To print the documentation, type: ║
║ MANUAL (press enter) ║
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║ CRAZE (press enter) ║
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PHRASE.DOC
PHRASE CRAZE Version 2.0
(C) Copyright Excelsior Software 1985,1986
ISBN 0-944258-00-X
A "User Supported" Program
Excelsior Software
P. O. Box 226
New Milford, NJ 07646
This disk contains the following programs and data files necessary
to run PHRASE CRAZE:
PHRASE.EXE
CRAZE.EXE
EXPLAIN.EXE
DATA
CMNT
RANGE
PHRASE CRAZE may be loaded and run under DOS (when the prompt A>
appears) by typing the word PHRASE and pressing the Enter
key. Complete instructions on playing PHRASE CRAZE may be obtained
after the program is loaded by following the instructions displayed
on the screen.
PHRASE CRAZE was developed for the IBM PC, and will run under 128K
of RAM with one disk drive and a monochrome or color monitor.
PHRASE CRAZE will run on a true compatible, but, sorry to say, it
will not run on a system equipped with a Hercules graphics card.
We do not know of any errors in the program, but would appreciate
your writing to us if you do experience any problems with it.
This includes letting us know of any misspellings of the phrases
on the disk which, again, we are not currently aware of.
PHRASE CRAZE will also run on the PCjr with an 80 column display.
However, it should be noted that in early testing on the PCjr, an
"out of memory" error occurred under certain circumstances following
the play of a round of games. This error has not been corrected.
Additionally, some modification has been made to this early tested
version, and further testing on the PCjr has not been done. We
would appreciate being informed of any errors that might be found
when running the program on the PCjr.
Since this version of the program is "User Supported" we invite you
to try the program and freely make copies to distribute to anyone
you think might be interested. If you like the program, we request
you further the "User Supported" concept by purchasing a copy of the
enhanced version, described below, but neither you, nor anyone you
provide a copy of this standard version to, is obliged to do so.
Even if you do not purchase the enhanced version, we would still
appreciate your providing copies of this version to others so that
they may enjoy the program and pass it on to others in turn.
For the nominal sum of thirty five dollars, you can purchase the
enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE with several added features. (If
you've already paid for this standard version, you can deduct five
dollars from the price of the enhanced version. See the end of this
document for details). For your money, you'll get the enhanced
version of PHRASE CRAZE with all of the following features:
1. The phrases in this version are just a sample of what is
available in the enhanced version. The enhanced version
contains over six hundred phrases - more than a dozen
phrases in the enhanced version for every phrase in this
standard version. And many of the phrases are followed by
informative and highly interesting explanations.
For example, there's:
History - Can you name someone who was executed for
committing treason against the United States?
(It's probably not who you think it is).
Geography - Do you know what city is on the Kowloon
Peninsula? - or where Patagonia is? - or
where East Chicago is? (No, it's not in
Illinois).
Sports - What was the cause of the exclamation "Say
it ain't so, Joe!"?
Literature - What was the source for the title of the
Hemingway novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls"?
Poetry - Who wrote "For a woman is only a woman,
but a good cigar is a smoke"?
Business - Who said "Any color, as long as it's black",
and what was he talking about?
Politics - What famous politically-inspired event
occurred at Weehawken, New Jersey?
Trivia - Who is Punxsutawny Phil and why is he so
important?
All the answers are in the enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE,
and there's a lot more besides.
2. The enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE offers you considerably
more features when you add your own phrases to the disk. In
the enhanced version...
A. You can add any number of your own phrases to the disk,
limited only by the capacity of the disk itself.
B. You can edit the phrases you have added - modifying or
deleting individual phrases.
C. You can list, to the screen or printer, the phrases
you have added.
D. Finally, you can play the phrases you have added in
any one of three ways:
a. Sequentially, in the order you entered them (as in
this standard version).
b. In a random order, as selected by the program.
c. Interspersed among the phrases that are supplied
with the program (so you won't know if they are
your phrases or ours).
And you can switch between these options any time
you choose.
3. The enhanced PHRASE CRAZE executes with the "run-time module"
which we supply as part of your purchase. With the run-time
module, programs load much faster than with this version.
You will notice this when initially loading the program and
when one program module is chaining another. It will make
playing PHRASE CRAZE that much more enjoyable.
4. Because programs with the run-time module are considerably
smaller than those that do not use it, we are able to
include another program module that allows you to play the
"special multi-player game". In this game, two or more players
can each add their own set of five phrases to play against each
other. This option is described in the in-game explanation
that you can obtain after PHRASE CRAZE is loaded. Suffice it
to say here that it's a lot of fun if you give it a try.
5. The enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE contains a number of
additional features that add up to a whole lot of fun. We'll
leave it to you to find and enjoy these features when you
play the enhanced version.
That's it. We hope you'll find that enough reason to support our
efforts on PHRASE CRAZE by purchasing the enhanced version. But
whatever you do, we would like to hear from you with any comments
or suggestions you might have.
We don't want you to have to pay twice for PHRASE CRAZE, so if you've
purchased this disk from any of the user-supported program distributors,
as opposed to obtaining a copy of PHRASE CRAZE from a friend, you can
deduct five dollars from the purchase price. Just write in the box at
the bottom of the order form the name of the organization that you
purchased the PHRASE CRAZE disk from and the enhanced version is yours
for thirty dollars.
The following is for your convenience in ordering the enhanced version
of PHRASE CRAZE. We hope you'll try it - we know you'll enjoy it!
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ENHANCED PHRASE CRAZE PROGRAM ORDER FORM
To: Excelsior Software
P. O. Box 226
New Milford, NJ 07646
Enclosed is thirty five dollars for the purchase of the
enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE with all the features
mentioned above.
Ship To: ________________________________________________________
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The enhanced version of PHRASE CRAZE requires
256K RAM and DOS 2.0 or later.
New Jersey residents please add 6% sales tax.
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PHRASE.TXT
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Disk No. PHRASE CRAZE v2.0
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PHRASE EXE Program for in-game explanation of PHRASE CRAZE
EXPLAIN EXE Program to provide choice of game options
CRAZE EXE Program for actual play of PHRASE CRAZE
RANGE File to store player scores and other data
DATA File containing the game phrases
CMNT File containing the explanations of phrases
PHRASE DOC Brief documentation file
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0385
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
CMNT 47952 6-24-88 4:56p
CRAZE EXE 108984 6-11-88 6:25p
DATA 2450 6-13-88 9:21p
EXPLAIN EXE 63858 6-11-88 6:24p
FILES385 TXT 928 8-18-88 2:44p
GO BAT 38 10-19-87 3:56p
GO TXT 848 7-22-88 3:52p
MANUAL BAT 77 7-22-88 3:54p
PHRASE DOC 15553 6-24-88 5:36p
PHRASE EXE 80762 6-24-88 5:00p
PHRASE TXT 687 6-15-88 7:55p
RANGE 384 6-20-88 9:24p
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