Sensei(tm) Japanese Language Series, A Classical
Dreams(tm) Production!

System Requirements:    WorkBench 2.0 (or higher), 1 Meg
ram, speakers for sound (If you have the dictionary), 1
or more drives if running from floppy.  (It should work
under 1.3, but I do not currently have a 1.3 machine to
test this.  Also, it may take more if you are using the
dictionary along with the program to play sounds.  See
below for more info on the dictionary program.)

Two Versions:  The "JapaneseVocabularySmall" is for those
of you who have the "CanDo.Library" in you "Libs" drawer.
The "JapaneseVocabulary" is for those of you who don't,
and it is quite a bit larger.  This was done to help you
save space on your disks.

What it is:  This is a Japanese Vocabulary Builder, using
the words from the registered version of the "Japanese
Talking Picture Dictionary".  This program is complete
within itself, but it is also designed to speak the words
if you already have, and can use, the disks from the
dictionary.  If you do not have the dictionary, you will
simply be unable to have any words pronounced.  You can
still use the quiz.

Floppy disk usage:    Boot your computer using a normal
workbench disk. Insert the program disk in a drive, open
the disk, and double-click the program icon. The program
will select a group of one hundred words from somewhere
within the 1019 word database.  If you have the 
dictionary, and are running it from floppy disk, you will
only have to insert one or two disks (three max)  to cover
all of the sounds played for the session, as the words it
selects are from a chunk of 100 selected in order.  They
are presented in a random order from within the 100 word
chunk.  To play sounds, select Play The Word from the
pull-down menu.  Selecting it again disables this.  To
repeat the word, (play it again), simply click on the
word next to "This:".  (Please note: when you are showing
the English word and guessing the Japanese word it will
wait until after you have guessed the answer before it
pronounces the word.  You can still click on the English
word and it will pronounce the Japanese word for you.
Sort of a cheat.)  If you want to repeat a  word after
you have chosen your answer, click on "Repeat Last".  This
will step backwards until it reaches the first word.

  When you first run the program, it will determine on
it's own if you are running from floppy disk, and will
announce the dictionary disk it needs if you have
selected to play sounds.  If you have the dictionary
installed on a hard disk, and you copy the quiz to the
same directory as the dictionary, it will find the sound
files on it's own.

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*                                                       *
* You cannot play sounds if you do not have the         *
* "Japanese Talking Picture Dictionary" program.  This  *
* program was meant to supplement the dictionary. but   *
* was designed to work alone as well.                   *
*                                                       *
*********************************************************

If you already have that disk inserted into a drive, it
it will read the sound file as needed. If the word shown
is one on a disk that you do not have inserted yet, you
will get a requester asking for the disk. You may insert
the disk and the program will continue, or select cancel.
You may use up to four drives at once.  The sound-files
are in order, and should reduce the need for swapping
disks.
  After you have started the program, choose "Show
English, Guess Japanese" or "Show Japanese, Guess
English".  Use the pull-down menu to turn sound on or
off.  Click on the answer you want.  If you get a wrong
answer, look at the score area, and it will tell you what
the correct answer was.
  You can set the speed at which the program will delay
showing the four possible answers from the pull-down menu
"Delay Showing Answers".  This is so you can try to guess
the correct answer before you are shown the four possible
answers.  This ranges from no delay at all to about five
seconds.  The initial setting is for a three second delay.
Experiment around with this until you find a comfortable
setting. Some people can pick the correct answer out of
the four, but cannot tell you the answer with out seeing
the choices first.  This should help you determine you
actual level of knowledge.)
  The speed of the delay after the answer is shown before
it goes on to the next question is initially set at a
medium speed.  You can change this from the pull-down
menu item "Next Questin Delay".

Hard Disk Installation:    To install this program on
a hard disk, copy all files and drawers into a 
sub-directory.  If you have the dictionary, put it in
that sub-directory.

Menu items:  "About" brings up this document.  "Quit" 
does what it says.  It quits the program.  Wordlist shows
a list of all the words used (1019 of them).

Multi-tasking:  This program will happily multi-task with
most other programs.  To switch screens with your other
applications, use the "Left-Amiga/M" or "Left-Amiga/N"
key combinations.

   There is also a font directory on the disk called
"TempFonts".  This contains the "Nihongo" font that
allows usage of the over-line characters that indicate a
long "a,e,i,o,u, or y".  If you want to view the "Words"
file (a list of all the words used in the program)
outside the program, use an editor that will let you use
this font, or else you will see some funny looking
characters.
Legal considerations:  This version of the Japanese Quiz
is copyrighted by Wayne Quigley Sr. and Classical
Dreams!(tm), Copyright 1993.  This version may be freely
distributed as long as all files with it are not changed,
and no more than a minimal copying fee is charged.  This
software is released "As Is" and the author is not
responsible for any problems, damages, or other legal
stuff that may occur as a result of using this software.
 (Sorry, but some people would sue anyone for any reason,
or no reason at all.)

Currently Available: A Hiragana module, that teaches
Hiragana writing.  The demo version is on Fred Fish disk
#662. 
A "Japanese Talking Picture Dictionary", a thirteen disk
set that looks like a dictionary, contains over a hundred
pictures, and over a thousand words.  Each word is
digitized from a human (Japanese) voice.

Future modules:  Future modules may contain the
following:  
  1: Katakana (similar to the Hiragana module)     
  2: Kanji (several disk set containing several hundred
     Kanji characters, with more to be added as they are
     developed.
  3. Japanese words and phrases.
  4. Kanji-Tration, a game where the user matches the
     Kanji with the romaji, and hears the word or phrase
     spoken.  This will include an editor for customizing
     the game.
  5. Possible dictionaries using other languages, such as
     French, Spanish, Esperanto (any Esperanto speakers
     out there?), German, ETC.
  6. A CDTV version including full-motion video! (Depends
     on how much support I get for these programs.)

   The development of these programs depend on the
support and registeration of these programs.

 These programs are written using "CanDo"tm.
(Invotronics).

If you like this program, drop me a note.  If you would
like a demo disk of some of my other programs, send me a
disk or a couple of bucks to cover the cost of a disk and
postage, or look in the Fred Fish library. (Thanks, Fred).

 My address:
      Wayne Quigley Sr.
      PSC 473 Box 1457 
      FPO AP 96349-5555

  The above address is a military address and will be
valid until sometime in 1995, or longer.  Hopefully when
I transfer the U.S. Snail service will forward my mail.

   Suggestions, comments, complaints, bugs, etc. should
be addressed to me as listed above.  If you want a
personal reply, please include a stamp. (and your return
address would be very helpful.  I have received mail with
out a return address before.)