                                    COMP-IV
                                  IBM version
                             Program Documentation


          "Greetings, user.  I am COMP-IV, and, frankly, I am programmed to
beat you.

          "If you are brave enough, choose a skill level with the <F1> key and
press <F5> to begin.  Of course, you can always press the space bar if you
aren't up to the challenge!

          I will choose a number anywhere from two to eight digits long, based
upon the skill level you chose.  It is your job to try and guess what it is in
the fewest possible turns.

          "Oh, it isn't as easy as it seems, human.  However, I am feeling in a
charitable way, so I will be kind enough to grant you the favor of a few
hints.  I will tell you how many of my digits you have guessed correctly and
which of those digits are in the correct position.

          "For example, if I had chosen "123" and you guessed "279", I would
tell you that you have guessed one of my digits, and would display a light in
my LEFT display column.  "If you had guessed "139", then I would tell you that
you have correctly guessed two of my digits and had ONE of them in the correct
place.  (I will display a light in the RIGHT column for the number of correctly
placed digits for you.)

          "You see, it is so simple that even a human can understand it!

          .----------- x -----------.
number of correctly         number of correctly
   guessed digits              placed digits

          "Of course you realize that the number of correctly placed digits can
never be larger than the number of correctly GUESSED digits, now didn't you.

          "Good luck, human.  You're going to need it!  Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"



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          Sincerely,

          Everlasting Software

JICOMPIV