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Updated the "Adventures in Math" README

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Adventures in Math (1983) Adventures in Math (1983)
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To start "Adventures in Math" (if it doesn't start automatically), either press the **Reset** button or, at the DOS
prompt, switch to drive B: and run "A:BASICA CASTLE".
{% include machine.html id="ibm5150-adventmath" %} {% include machine.html id="ibm5150-adventmath" %}
The files for this game were obtained from the [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Adventures_in_Math_1983). The files for this game were obtained from the [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Adventures_in_Math_1983).
@ -101,8 +104,8 @@ Another unexpected file was **BASICA.EXE** (54277 bytes) from 1999. It seems un
IBM's PC-DOS shipped with **BASICA.COM** and OEM versions of DOS shipped with either **GWBASIC.EXE** or **BASIC.EXE**. IBM's PC-DOS shipped with **BASICA.COM** and OEM versions of DOS shipped with either **GWBASIC.EXE** or **BASIC.EXE**.
Unsurprisingly, this **BASICA.EXE** is neither from 1999 nor from IBM. It's virtually identical to the circa 1983 Unsurprisingly, this **BASICA.EXE** is neither from 1999 nor from IBM. It's virtually identical to the circa 1983
**BASICA.EXE*** found in [COMPAQ DOS 1.11](/disks/pcx86/dos/compaq/1.11/), except that it is 5 bytes larger, due to the **BASICA.EXE** found in [COMPAQ DOS 1.11](/disks/pcx86/dos/compaq/1.11/), and it's 5 bytes larger only because the
addition of "MsDos" at the end of the file. It contains the following strings: string "MsDos" was appended to the file. They both contain the following strings:
The COMPAQ Personal Computer BASIC The COMPAQ Personal Computer BASIC
Version 1.13 Version 1.13