ZB_SYREL SERVICE
128 DORANDO WAY
LIVERPOOL NY, 13090
USA

AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS
SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE FREE TO SHARE
THIS COPY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AS LONG AS THIS "RCUBE.DOC" TEXT
FILE IS NOT DELETED OR CHANGED (the game won't work without
it ). IF YOU CARE ABOUTFURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE
INTELLECTUALLY ORIENTED COMPUTER GAMES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,
PLEASE SEND A SMALL REGISTRATION FEE - ($5.00) - TO THE
ADDRESS SHOWN AT THE BEGINNING. IF YOU WILL ALSO INCLUDE YOUR
NAME, ADDRESS AND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER AND DISK
DRIVES, I WILL FILL THE OBLIGATION TO SEND YOU INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NEXT RELEASES AND MY TOTALLY NEW GAMES.
BY THE WAY -!!!! THIS IS THE NEWS !!!!- I HAVE ALREADY
WRITTEN A PROGRAM SIMULATING AN EXCELLENT TOY. IT IS NAMED
"SBALL" AND AMONG WITH "SFLOWER" (Two dimensional this time
simulation) IS AVAILABLE ON MANY BULLETIN BOARDS AND
SHAREWARE.
THIS, AND ANY NEW GRAPHIC PROGRAMS REQUIRE COLOR EGA OR VGA
VIDEO ADAPTERS. THE IMAGE IS EXCELLENT IF YOU HAVE A VGA
CARD SUPPORTING 640X480 RESOLUTION MODE. ALSO THE SPEED OF
THE PROCESSOR AND OF THE VIDEO IS THE IMPORTANT FACTOR
BECAUSE EACH IMAGE HAS TO BE RECALCULATED OFTEN. IF YOU RUN
"RUBIK-S" FOR THE FIRST TIME DO NOT USE OPTION #2 FROM THE
INTRO SCREEN, MOST LIKELY THE STORED IMAGE WAS CREATED IN A
DIFFERENT MODE THAN THE ONE SUPPORTED BY YOUR VIDEO ADAPTER.

THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS ONLY A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
PROGRAM SIMULATING THE VERY WELL KNOWN RUBIK CUBE. IT IS
NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS PROGRAM IS STILL UNDER
DEVELOPMENT, AND AS AN EARLY RELEASE IS PROBABLY NOT FREE
FROM A FEW FLAWS. ONE OF THEM IS SHIFT COUNTER IN EASY MODE.
IT SHOWS HOW MANY MOVES REMAIN TO THE CORRECT SOLUTION, BUT:
1. ONLY COUNTS THE EFFECTIVE MOVES WHICH WERE DONE SINCE
THE START OF THE GAME.
2. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIMES MOVES ARE
EXCHANGEABLE IN ORDER, SO IF YOU TRY TO UNDO SUCH SEQUENCE
YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN ONLY ONE WAY IN ORDER TO DECREASE
COUNTS NUMBER. { THIS BUG HAS BEEN FIXED }
3. WHEN THE NUMBER OF MOVES SET IN "PLAY AGAINST COMPUTER"
MODE IS VERY HIGH, MOST LIKELY BY USING THE KNOWN TECHNIQUE,
YOU CAN REACH THE SOLUTION FASTER THEN BY UNDOING THE "MIX"
PROCEDURE.

FOR THE BEGINNER SWITCHING BETWEEN LAYERS IS CERTAINLY
CONFUSING BUT AFTER A WHILE THE STATUS INDICATOR WILL
PROBABLY BE A VERY GOOD GUIDE IN THIS ACTION. MOST FEATURES
OF THIS TOY-PROGRAM ARE LISTED IN THE HELP SCREEN. POPULAR
AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IS FULL OF INFORMATION ABOUT
STRATEGIES LEADING TO THE SOLUTION OF THE RUBIK CUBE. I HAVE
FOUND SOME CONVENIENCE PLAYING ON THE SCREEN BUT, I
PERSONALLY PREFER THE REAL CUBE.
ANY WAY, HAVE FUN.

ZBIGNIEW SOBOLEWSKI
ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE ENGINEER

This program was compiled esing Borland International Turbo
Pascal compiler.

PS: IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION ABOUT ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW.