Runaway
Copyright, 1990
All rights reserved


Natural Software
19 South Fifth Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
(708) 377-7320


The Runaway program is a simple, fun program for children between 3 and 8
years old. Runaway is educational in that it encourages children to learn the
location of the keys on the PC keyboard.

Runaway simply displays the alphabet across the top the the screen. Then
letters at random begin falling to the bottom of the screen. If one of the
letters piles up to the top of the screen, "You Lose". By hitting the correct
key for a falling letter, that letter is highlighted and removed from play. If
all the letters of the alphabet are correctly "caught" before any one piles up
to the top, "You Win". You can quit at any time by pressing the Esc key
(followed by pressing 'Y' in response to the "do you want to quit" prompt.

Runaway adjusts to your display type. If you have a VGA it uses 640 x 480 16
color mode. If you have an EGA it uses 640 x 350 16 color mode. If you have a
CGA, it uses 320 x 200 4 color mode. IF you have a Hercules, it uses 720 x 348
2 color mode.

Press the Esc key to exit from Runaway. So that it doesn't exit from a random
press of the Esc key, it then asks if you really want to exit. Press the 'Y'
key to exit. Any other key will start the game over again.

If you have an EGA or VGA and want to experience lower resolution modes, you
can start Runaway with on of the following command line arguments:

Runaway 1 selects CGA 320 by 200 by 4 color mode

Runaway 2 selects MCGA 320 by 200 by 4 color mode

Runaway 3 selects EGA 640 by 350 by 16 color mode

Runaway 5 selects EGA(monochrome) 640 by 350 by 2 color mode

Runaway 6 selects Hercules 720 by 348 by 2 color mode

Runaway 9 selects VGA 640 by 480 by 16 color mode

(don't try the Hercules mode unless you have a Hercules display card!)

If you want to mute the sound of the falling letters, run Runaway with a "S"
command line argument,

Runaway S




ShareWare:
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The Runaway package is being distributed as shareware. There is no
registration or payment required for Runaway. It is just for fun! However this
does not mean that it is "Public Domain". Runaway is copyrighted. All rights
are reserved by Natural Software. You may use Runaway without charge. You may
give copies to others. You may upload it to BBS's. You may distribute Runaway
as part of your shareware library or as a shareware disk vendor. Commercial
shareware disk vendors are asked to notify Natural Software if they intend to
distribute Runaway. In return, we will send the latest shareware versons of
all our other software for distribution (if you don't already have it).

Natural Software's other shareware products are not free. This means that you
must pay to use them. However, you do not have to pay to try them, test them,
and to determine if they are going to be useful to you. You are probably
familiar with the concept by now. Shareware programs give you the advantage of
"test driving" them. The advantage to the developer is a relatively
inexpensive distribution method. For this concept to work and keep working for
our mutual advantage, you really must register and pay for the software you
actually find useful.

Please feel free to pass along a copy of this disk to others for their trial
use. But please distribute it in its original unaltered state. The
compressed - self-extracting file: SHOWK1.EXE is intended for uploading to
your local bulletin boards.

If you have suggestions for improvement, or problems please write or call
Natural Software.


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Also available from Natural Software:
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The following shareware programs are available for free trial from CompuServe,
many local bulletin boards, and most shareware disk vendors.

SHOWKEYS
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Another free shareware program for the very young. For 1 and 2 year olds who
like to pound on you PC keyboard. SHOWKEYS provides a safe (at least it
prevents the random DOS command) way. It displays a large graphic character
for each key hit along with a different tone. Very simple, but engaging -- my
1 year old seems to enjoy it for long periods.

Gemcap
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This utility program, allows you to capture text and graphics screen images
from other programs, save them in separate GEM .IMG files, and later load them
into other programs that can read the same .IMG format such as Ventura
Publisher. Preserves reverse video fields in text mode.

GEMCAP works with IBM CGA (color) text and graphics modes. Also works with
Monochrome and Hercules displays and compatible text mode displays (80 by 25
text mode only).

Dumpy
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Another screen dump program and a display program. Together, they provide a
very simple means to capture screens from a running program and later replay
those screens in slideshow fashion. Handy for quick demonstrations, where more
complicated slide show programs are "too much".

Works with IBM color and monochrome compatible text mode displays (doesn't
support graphics).

Fantasy
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creates flowing graphic images on your display as you move your mouse. If art
can be fleeting, transitory and personal -- then Fantasy is an artist's tool,
and you are the artist, and you are the audience. Fantasy is a tool for
personal performance art. Like building sand castles or blowing bubbles, each
performance is different and highly personal.

Fantasy lets you control a variety of pleasing and sometimes hypnotic images
on your graphic display. As you move the mouse the image constantly moves and
responds in never-ending, never-repeating animated sequences. Demos are
included. CGA required (does not work with Hercules). A mouse is recommended
to create your own performances.




PC-Draft-CAD
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A ShareWare Computer Aided Drafting program, PC-Draft-CAD provides features
found only in more expensive CAD systems including automatic dimensions,
unlimited layers, multiple fonts, object libraries, and dot-matrix printer
support.

Designed for ease of use, PC-Draft-CAD's intuitive user interface gives users
a choice of pop up menus or single keystroke commands. Full screen, context
sensitive help provides a complete on-line manual. This along with complete
mouse support, makes learning easy while being unobtrusive to expert users.

PC-Draft-CAD produces exact scale drawings with HPGL compatible plotters and
dot-matrix or laser printers. PC-Draft-CAD's vector based drawings may be
directly incorporated into WordPerfect version 5.0 or other Desktop Publishing
applications that read WPG, HPGL, or GEM Draw format. WordPerfect WPG and DXF
files can be imported for editing with PC-Draft-CAD.

PC-draft-CAD's functions allow you to draw circles, ellipses, lines, boxes,
arcs and curves with varying line widths and line styles, creating named
objects which may be stored in libraries for use in multiple drawings. Named
objects may be used as fill patterns which may be edited or created by the
user. PC-Draft-CAD supports unlimited layers, multiple font styles, Objects
may be rotated, stretched, shrunk, mirrored, cloned and scaled. Bit-mapped
images created with PC-Draft II (Natural Software's painting program) can be
imported and displayed for tracing to create their vector based equivalent.
Dimensions may be expressed in US decimal, fractional or Metric.

Other drawing aids let you: save and restore multiple views of the drawing;
pan and zoom; undo each previous operation; display drawing grids at any
spacing, with optional "grid-lock" (Snap). You can record graphic keyboard
macros for later playback. Also, drawing elements (such as lines and boxes)
may be joined or split.

PC-Draft-CAD's object libraries containing architectural or electrical symbols
can be cut and pasted into your drawings, modified and saved.

System Requirements

PC-Draft-CAD runs on IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and "true compatible" microcomputers
with 384k of memory, MS-DOS versions 2.0 or later. An IBM or compatible CGA
(or better) display is required. PC-Draft-CAD will not work with monochrome
displays or Hercules (will work with HCGIBM emulator). MicroSoft compatible
mouse is supported but not required. Supported printers include IBM and Epson
dot matrix, HP LaserJet+, IIP, and HP DeskJet and plotters compatible with the
HPGL plotter language.

Registered user price (with full libraries and illustrated manual) $50.00

Shareware version available on CompuServe (GO IBMAPP, look for PCDCAD.EXE &
PCDDOC.EXE)




PC-Draft II
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A ShareWare (pixel based) painting drafting program: PC-Draft II. Designed for
ease of use, PC-Draft's intuitive user interface gives users a choice of pop
up menus or single keystroke commands. This along with complete mouse support,
makes learning easy while being unobtrusive to expert users.

PC-Draft II is most useful for producing clip art graphics for Desktop
Publishing applications. Its screen capture function lets you grab both text
and graphics screens from other programs to be edited and enhanced. PC-Draft's
drawings may be printed on dot-matrix or laser printers for paste up. PC-Draft
can export drawings in GEM .IMG format which may be directly incorporated in
many DTP documents.

PC-draft's functions allow you to draw circles, ellipses, lines, boxes, arcs
and curves, spray paint, just paint, erase, and free draw. You can draw bar,
line and pie graphs; create and edit fill patterns.

Other drawing aids let you: undo the last operation, set and jump back to
markers, drawing grids are displayed at any spacing, with optional "grid-lock"
(Snap), the preview function displays the entire drawing. You can record
graphic keyboard macros for later playback and for animation effects.

PC-Draft's extensive clip art object library can be cut and pasted into your
drawings, modified and saved. Objects may be rotated, expanded, contracted,
reversed.

PC-Draft comes with a large selection of fonts that you can load and edit.

Also included: a graphics slide show presentation language called PIX performs
all PC-Draft II commands from a script. PIX allows you to create animated
sequences of: loading screens, drawing forms and graphs and adding text and
more.


System Requirements

PC-Draft II runs on IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and "true compatible" microcomputers
with 256k of memory, MS-DOS versions 2.0 or later. An IBM or compatible Color
Graphics Display adapter is required (works on EGA or VGA using CGA mode). PC-
Draft II will not work with monochrome displays or Hercules (will work with
HGCIBM, CGA emulation for Hercules). Printers compatible with IBM, Epson,
OkiData, C.Itoh, and IDS dot-matrix and HP LaserJet+ and HP DeskJet are
supported.

Registered user price (with full libraries and illustrated manual): $50.00
The Shareware version is available on Compuserve (GO IBMAPP, look for PC-
DRA.ARC & PCDOBJ.ARC)




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when you register any Natural Software product, you're entitled to a free
subscription to Compuserve including: your own private User ID and Password,
$15 introductory usage credit, free subscription to Compuserve's monthly
member magazine, Online Today. We provide online support for our products on
Compuserve for your convenience.

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Special! Both above [ ] $75

GEMCAP [ ] $20
DUMPY [ ] $20
FANTASY [ ] $20
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