The Universal Hint System By Jason Strautman (jstrautman@ao1.com)
         On SynTax Disk 1204 - see also 779 and 987

          Reviewed by Nettie McCombe

This is a very good reader for UHS files (compiled by the program
owner only).  The program (Windows 95 one) is installed in your
program folder and a choice is given to have an entry on the
quickstart menu.

The really bad part is that a very restricted period of testing is
allowed before registration at $20.

After all is said and done - a question/answer (at three levels of
giveaway) type of solution may suit some people, I prefer to have
a complete solution where I can solve my problem at a glance of
hard copy and not waste time to load up a special program to tell
me ...
What can the Witch do?
Point and click on question
a. The Witch may help
Point and click on next stage
b. The Witch has two things that can help you
Point and click on next stage
c. The Witch will give you a magic apple and a magic book

The author also claims the UHS can also be used with other data
than Interactive Fiction.

Sorry, the restrictions set by the owner of the program in play
testing, the fact that, according to the information supplied, he
has to put the solution into UHS format for the program to read
and the fact that the result is the answer to specific questions
(which may not include the one you want), all detract from a
utility that could have been very good.

These remarks are made after only a short playtest and are not
made in a derogatory manner. Others may find it suitable for their
needs.
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