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+
+ HARDWIRE
+ Version 1.0
+
+ Presented by noddybox '98
+ Written using DJGPP v2 and Allegro 3.0
+
+ Allegro written by Shawn Hargreaves
+
+===============================================================================
+
+
+USAGE
+-----
+
+ hardwire [-v] [-q]
+
+ -v Report version number
+ -q Disable sound (in case you can't stand it or the autodetection
+ messes up)
+ -m Disable music (if you suddenly discover you have good taste)
+ -s Trim some special FX off to try and make it run acceptebly on
+ slower (486) machines.
+
+
+RULES FOR WIRE MODE
+-------------------
+
+Blocks (or columns) will descend the screen in the time honoured tradition, but
+with the slight twist of being made up of pieces of circuit board. Rather than
+making complete horizontal lines it's your jobs to make connections between
+any of the connectors lining the sides and bottom of the pit. A complete
+connection will cause the circuitry to burn up, making more room for the never
+ending supply from upstairs. Likewise makeing a completely enclosed circuit
+will induce a current that destroys those pieces of circuit.
+
+Every so often a special block will fall that once layed in place will blow up
+all circuit pieces that match the ones surrounding it.
+
+If the blocks (even a special) overflow the top of the pit, it's game over and
+back to the dole office.
+
+
+RULES FOR TETRIS CLASSIC MODE
+-----------------------------
+
+Blocks drop down into the pit. Complete horizontal line disappear, causing the
+above lines to move down. The game is over once the pit overflows. I'm sure
+you've heard of the idea... :-)
+
+
+
+
+KEYS (title)
+------------
+
+ F1 Change between TETRIS WIRE, COLUMNS WIRE and TETRIS CLASSIC mode
+ F2 Change game level. Anyone who can play past 10 has my sympathies!
+ F3 Alter pit width.
+ F4 Toggle motion sickness. (Go on, waste those spare CPU cycles!)
+ F5 Toggle music on/off
+ I View instructions and README.
+ R Redefine keys
+ SPACE Play game
+ ESC Quit back to DOS
+
+
+
+KEYS (game)
+-----------
+
+ RIGHT Move block right
+ LEFT Move block left
+ UP Spin block clockwise / rotate column up
+ DOWN Spin block anti-clockwise / rotate column up
+ SPACE Drop block (hold down to keep dropping)
+ P Pause
+ F9 Frankly I'm bored, and may as well goto the next level.
+ ESC Quit back to title (in a rash act of kindness you also get to keep
+ your current score...)
+
+ The movement, rotate, drop and pause keys can be redefined.
+
+
+HINTS
+-----
+
+If you find the graphical frippery of the GAME OVER screen tiresome, it can be
+sped up with the DROP key.
+
+In TETRIS mode blocks will become 'unglued' and drop if there is space below if
+one of it's member pieces is destroyed in a connection, or if it is above a
+piece that gets destroyed in a connection... It should make more sense when
+you see it... Hopefully!
+
+In COLUMNS mode the blocks are always 'unglued'.
+
+If it helps the order of checks is to see if any of the side connectors are the
+start of a circuit, then the bottom ones and then see if any loops have been
+made.
+
+
+
+CONTENTS
+--------
+
+The archive should include :
+
+HARDWIRE.TXT This file
+HARDWIRE.EXE The executable
+CWSDPMI.EXE DOS virtual memory type thingy... You shouldn't need this for
+ Windows 95
+HARDWIRE.DAT The Allegro datafile holding the sprites, sounds, etc.
+ALLEGRO.CFG Setup file for Allegro. If you have troubles with the sound or
+ graphics try editing this (the file is as supplied with Allegro
+ and is reasonably self-documenting)
+
+MAKEFILE. Makefile. Requires GNU make, DJGPP and Allegro
+HARDWIRE.C The source
+PIECEMAP.H Source file defining the tetris piece maps.
+HWPAL.H Definitions for the palette
+HWDAT.H Definitions for the datafile
+KEYSTR.H Scan code -> strings array
+README.H Arrayed version of this file for internal README
+
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+email: ianc@noddybox.demon.co.uk
+URL: http://www.noddybox.demon.co.uk/
+
+Please send any bug reports or incompatabilities to the above address. Run
+'hardwire -v' to find version number when reporting bugs. TVM.
+
+You are free to do whatever you want with this code, aside from claim
+responsibility for it and charge for it.
+
+
+(c) 1998 noddybox
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