,--.    +---------+
PAC-TAPE     \  :   | o ___ o |
--------     /  :   |  /. .\  |
v1.0        `--'    +-+-----+-+

FIRST-TIME USERS:  Please read "pactape.txt"!

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What's New?
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Files created with version 0.8 or earlier must be renamed!
Example:
     PACMAN.L01  =>  PACMAN.T01
     PACMAN.010  =>  PACMAN.E01

***  v1.0  ***

Smarter learning algorithm at last!  No more completely
   random wandering.

DIP switch requirements reduced to difficulty setting only.
   Number of lives and bonus score no longer matter ...
   although you may want to set them as high as possible
   before playing someone else's tapes back!

Bug fix: tapes weren't storing the final motion to win a level.

Bug fix: exploration table wasn't correctly storing the last
   path when the user disengaged learn mode.


***  v0.9  ***

Dip Switch settings are now enforced.  Settings are stored
   with each file generated by Pac-Tape.  If a file is
   attempted to be used with different Dip Switch settings
   active, Pac-Tape will now prompt to override the settings
   or cancel.

Winning paths are now remembered.  They are stored in a
   separate file, and may be played back with the 'B' key.
   The learning engine ('L' key) only writes to this file,
   it never reads from it; it continues looking for
   *better* winning paths: that's the whole point!

New file names for files generated by Pac-Tape:
   game.Tnn   - Tapes
   game.Enn   - Learning exploration table
   game.Bnn   - Best winning path table

Old files are supported, but must be renamed to match
   the convention above.

Two patches submitted to the M.A.M.E. team for inclusion
   with v0.29 are supplied with Pac-Tape:
   1) Pac-Man sprite fix.   See src/vidhrdw/pengo.c for
      details.
   2) Keyboard LEDs are wired to the Player 1 & 2 Start
      buttons (they flashed on the original cabinet).
      This patch also requires patching Allegro 2.2.


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Pac-Tape is Copyright (C) 1997 by Sean Gugler.

This work is a derivative work of M.A.M.E. v0.28
and is subject to all its restrictions.

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