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                    THE GOLDEN WOMBAT OF DESTINY                
                                                                
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                      The file you are reading at
                      present is called Read.Txt
                      It contains the latest notes
                      and information on the game.
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                      CURRENT VERSION:      << 1.1 >>
                      
                       Compiled: 19th February 1987

 *  N.B.: these notes supersede all notes both in the manual and in the  *
 *        opening window of the game. If there are any vocabulary        *
 *        updates they will be noted here.                               *

                 The Main 'Manual' is called  WOMBAT.MAN
             Type it on screen or print it out by entering:
                          Copy Wombat.Man prn:

                   I suggest that you glance at the manual
                   before playing the game, but if you'd
                   prefer not to, then the game may be started
                   by typing (at the DOS prompt):    Wombat
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    << * Please Note... * >>
        If you haven't read the manual, you should at least glance
    through it now for notes on the SAVE and RESTORE feature when
    used in conjunction with Memory Resident Programs. If you have
    a colour monitor or if you don't like the 'look' of the game for
    any reason, the colours may be altered by using the SetUp program.
    Enter the word: Setup at the Dos prompt.

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    << Bugs....??? >>                                ................ugh!

    While I've done all I can to eliminate bugs, 'The Golden Wombat' has
    not undergone months of rigorous testing by an army of dedicated gnomes.
    I cannot, therefore, guarantee that it will behave itself properly
    under all possible circumstances.

    If you should encounter any problems, make sure you have read
    the manual for suggestions and advice.

    If the game 'mysteriously' doesn't behave as it should - turn your
    computer off, mutter dark incantations against me, turn the computer
    on again. Load the Wombat 'clean' ( no other programs lurking around ),
    and try again. You are probably thinking to yourself that this is just
    the kind of feeble and mind-rottingly unhelpful advice that some of the
    bigger 'software houses' never bother to provide, aren't you.... It's
    all part of the service, folks.

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    << A Checklist of the files on this disc >>

    On the next page there is a full directory ( not including the file
    you are currently reading, which is called 'Read.Txt' ):
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File Name      File Size
WOMBAT   COM    51588
NEW_ADV  000     5632
NEW_ADV  001    71168
NEW_ADV  002     2816
NEW_ADV  003     5120
NEW_ADV  004     4096
NEW_ADV  005    17152
NEW_ADV  006     7680
R        DAT     1008
O        DAT     1000
T        DAT     1000
REC      DAT     1532
WOMBAT   MAN    19971
COLOURS2 ALT       59
COLOURS3 ALT       61
COLOURS  ALT       58
READ     COM    12808
SETUP    COM    21459
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  << Seasoned Wombatters >>
  Read Manual for notes of bug-fixes ( ...er, I mean 'enhancements' )

  << Etc... >>
  To quit the game, type 'Q' (then 'Y' when asked to).
  Do not use the 'Break' or 'Control-C' key. These keys will not
  quit the game, but they may affect the screen display.

  The END is Nigh....? ( maybe )
  To comfort anyone who feels unhappy that there is no score in The
  Golden Wombat, here is a short and helpful note to help you know when
  you've arrived at the game's conclusion...

  If you are in any doubt, you're still not there... OK...?

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 Special thanks to Sean Casey for testing and John Kozak who suggested the
 name of the game over the third pint one fateful night...



 Good wombatting...

 Huw




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