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| message that will aid you at the final step. But what choice will you | message that will aid you at the final step. But what choice will you | ||
| make when that time comes? | make when that time comes? | ||
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| The scenario for the adventure is meant to be vague. | The scenario for the adventure is meant to be vague. | ||
| been completed, the scenario will hopefully become clear. | been completed, the scenario will hopefully become clear. | ||
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| **Instructions**: | **Instructions**: | ||
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| of each word are significant. | of each word are significant. | ||
| so if one word doesn' | so if one word doesn' | ||
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| The game also accepts an argument of -f at run-time for fast start-up. | The game also accepts an argument of -f at run-time for fast start-up. | ||
| This skips the title screen, scenario and instructions. | This skips the title screen, scenario and instructions. | ||
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| The " | The " | ||
| You will find this object very useful. | You will find this object very useful. | ||
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| This adventure is abstract and a bit on the technical side. Detail | This adventure is abstract and a bit on the technical side. Detail | ||
| knowledge of the technical background is not necessary, although it will | knowledge of the technical background is not necessary, although it will | ||
| make the adventure more enjoyable. | make the adventure more enjoyable. | ||
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| There is no carry limit, and no death traps. | There is no carry limit, and no death traps. | ||
| be draw on a grid. All it takes is a little experimenting to put all the | be draw on a grid. All it takes is a little experimenting to put all the | ||
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| **History**: | **History**: | ||
| Version | Version | ||
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| 1.0 Jun. 1983 16K TRS-80 | 1.0 Jun. 1983 16K TRS-80 | ||
| 2.0 Sep. 1988 | 2.0 Sep. 1988 | ||
| 2.0p Nov. 1988 " | 2.0p Nov. 1988 " | ||
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| Tesseract Version 2.0 is my first MS-DOS adventure and an exercise in | Tesseract Version 2.0 is my first MS-DOS adventure and an exercise in | ||
| learning C. Since this is a direct port of the old BASIC version, it may be | learning C. Since this is a direct port of the old BASIC version, it may be | ||
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| (defuse the bomb on the space station), and the third was " | (defuse the bomb on the space station), and the third was " | ||
| Intrepid" | Intrepid" | ||
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| The first release was version 2.0 in Oct. 1988, in binary form over Usenet. | The first release was version 2.0 in Oct. 1988, in binary form over Usenet. | ||
| This release (2.0p) is the portable source version designed to work with | This release (2.0p) is the portable source version designed to work with | ||
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| The following books and reference works were used at one time or another | The following books and reference works were used at one time or another | ||
| as a source of information and/or inspiration: | as a source of information and/or inspiration: | ||
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| The Beauty of Fractals. | The Beauty of Fractals. | ||
| The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought. | The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought. | ||
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