STOS Games etc,by Mike Brown ½1989

* "LOADER.PRG" and "LOADER.BAS" enable
you to put several small programs
on one run-only disk and swap from one
to the other without having to reload
STOS every time. To utilise this,you
must exit each "*.BAS" program with
the instruction RUN "LOADER.BAS" 
instead of the usual "DEFAULT:END"
You need to have LOADER.PRG in the
root directory,and LOADER.BAS in an
STOS folder along with the other 
*.BAS programs and a set of run-
only files.
 Double-click on "LOADER.PRG" to load
in the run-only version of STOS,and
wait to be presented with a file
selection box. On quitting any game
you will be returned to the same
selection box,and will not need to
re-load STOS if you continue with
another game.

* "DELETE.ACB" is a very short
accessory to simplify the process
of tidying up all those unwanted
*.BAK files that can clutter up your
disks - I found it particularly useful
when compiling a run-only disk,which
was so full that I couldn't update
it without first deleting the earlier
version. It is so short that I find it
worth installing permanently even on
a 520.

* "BLACKBOX" requires both mouse
and joystick. It is a variant of
Battleships,and full instructions
are included within the program.

* "JIGSAW" will randomise any Degas
or Neo picture into a 10x6 jigsaw,or
you can use one of the three ready-
compacted pictures in the Jigsaw
folder. The original is shrunk to
quarter size and displayed top-left.
Click on a piece in the lower half
of the screen and move it onto the
grid at top-right. Click again to
drop it in place. If this is not the
correct place,the piece will return to
its original location in the lower 
screen. Clicking the right-hand mouse
button at any stage will quit the
program.

* "PATIENCE" is a variant of the 
card game.
Click on the stock of cards to
reveal each card in turn. If a card
either one or three to the left of any
card is of the same suit or same face
value as it (eg 10 of Hearts/King of 
Hearts,or Jack of Spades/Jack of Clubs),
then it can be moved on top of it.
First click on the card further to the
right of the two,then on the matching
card either one or three to the left.
The new card there may make further
moves possible within the existing
rows of cards. The aim is to "collapse"
the whole pack down to a single stack,
though anything less than six remaining
piles is a very good score. Click on
empty stock at the end of a game to
quit.

* "SOLITARE" is a straight adaptation
of the traditional board game. Try to
remove all the balls but one by
hopping them over each other. Select
a ball to move by clicking the left
mouse button on it,then click again on
the space it is to move to. There must
be a ball to hop over,or it will not
move. The ball being hopped over will
automatically be removed to the edge
of the board. Click the right mouse
button to quit.

* KIDSMAZE is a very simple maze game
for kids. Guide the animated teddy
through the house,street,park and
beach using the cursor keys or 
joystick.

Final note - none of these games is
highly polished,and any difficulties
encountered are probably due to my
programming,not your machine!
In case of difficulty,the phone
number is 0223 315396.