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Updated the "Adventures in Math" README

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@ -195,18 +195,18 @@ The machine on this page is configured with the following "autoType" sequence:
which translates to:
8-10-81 [enter an arbitrary date]
<today's data> [enter an arbitrary date]
b: [switch to drive B:]
a:basica castle [run BASICA on drive A: and load CASTLE.BAS on drive B:]
This is one of the preferred methods of demonstrating software in PCjs: loading unmodified disk images into machines
that match the software's system requirements as closely as possible, powering the machine, and then automatically
executing a series of commands that an owner of that hardware and software combination would have likely executed.
executing a series of commands that that hardware and software combination would have required.
The other preferred method is to use a machine state file, which restores the machine to a state where the software is
already running. This is the fastest approach, and it is useful when the software has an involved installation
process, but it takes more effort to set up. The [VisiCalc (1981)](/apps/pcx86/1981/visicalc/) demo operates this way,
but it does so purely for convenience (and because it predates the "autoType" feature).
The other preferred method is to use a machine state file, which restores the machine to a state where the software
is already running. That's the quickest method for starting the software, and it's useful when the software has an
involved installation process, but it takes more effort to set up. The [VisiCalc (1981)](/apps/pcx86/1981/visicalc/)
demo is configured that way, but that's purely a matter of convenience -- and because it predates the "autoType" feature.
For more classic PC software experiences, see the PCjs collection of [IBM PC Application Demos](/apps/pcx86/).