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INTRODUCTION

BACKARDS * THE BACKWARDS TALKER is a program that takes input from the user
and (duh) turns it backwards.  If you have a Sound Blaster with SBTALKER, or
some other Text-To-Speech software that can be invoked from the command line,
the backwards phrase will be pronounced as well as printed on the screen.


SETUP

Copy your DOS-based text-to-speech software into the directory where BACKARDS 
is located (or vice versa).  If you do not have any text-to-speech software,
just load BACKARDS as is, and it will work just fine, although you will not
hear the phrase pronounced.

NOTE: This software is designed to use SBTALKER from Creative Labs; however,
if you have different dos-based text-to-speech software and think you are a
brain at batch files, you can edit the files BACKARDS.BAT and READTEMP.BAT to
run your software instead of SBTALKER. (It may or may not work).
       

OPERATION

After you've correctly set up the program as outlined above, type BACKARDS if
you have SBTALKER or BACKARDZ if you don't.  The program will start.  Follow
the onscreen instructions and have fun!

NOTE: If you type BACKARDS and get a message about SBTALKER not being found,
it is either because you insist on typing BACKARDS instead of BACKARDZ when
you don't have SBTALKER or you didn't copy SBTALKER to the directory where
BACKARDS is located.  Either way, you didn't do what I said to, and it's all
your fault!


COPYRIGHT & CONDITIONS FOR USE (LEGAL CRAP)

BACKARDS V2.5 and all its files are Copyright (C)1995 J.B. Langston III. This
program is distributed as FREEWARE, which means you may copy it and share it
with all your friends and not pay a cent for it, but you MAY NOT take credit
for it. You MUST distribute the files BACKARDS.BAT, BACKPROG.EXE, BACKARDS.TXT,
and READTEMP.BAT together and in their original unmodified state.


DISCLAIMER (LEGAL CRAP, THE SEQUEL)

I accept no responsibility of any kind for anything that might happen to you
or your computer as a result of using this program.  If you use it, you accept
responsibility for what happens.  I am in no way associated with Creative Labs, 
the maker of SBTALKER (except that I own one of their great sound cards), so
don't go bothering them if SBTALKER doesn't work with my program.  They aren't
responsible for anything that happens either.  If something happens, it's YOUR
FAULT!  Accept it.


HOW TO REACH ME

If you have any comments, praises, suggestions, criticism, please send them
to me at the following address:

        J.B. Langston III
        16794 CR 3261 S
        Garrison, TX  75946

If you get a kick out of my program, I would really appreciate your sending
me a post card so I can see how far my program has spread.  Hey, it's not
too much to ask.  I've seen lots of programs crappier than mine whose authors
actually expect you to pay MONEY for them!

BACKARDS.TXT- 09/03/95