Poker Dice For Windows Version 2.1 1) Introduction 2) Installation 4) Comments 5) Disclaimer 6) Whats New 1) Introduction Poker Dice for Windows is a game similar to 5 card draw except that it is played with dice. You place your bet and then throw 5 dice in a cup, shake the cup, and see what comes out. You can have from 1 to 3 rolls per deal. Once you've made the best poker hand you can it is the computers turn to try and beat you. If you run out of money it will be time to visit the bank. Keep an eye on the interest rates they change daily and can be steep at times. Poker Dice is shareware. That is to say, it's not free. Shareware is a means of marketing software for those of us who don't have a crack marketing department with a huge budget. The basic premise is that you get to try out the software before you buy it. Once you've tried the product, and decided it is worth the cost, you send in your registration fee and will receive the latest, greatest version of the software. This process is known as Shareware Registration. In this case the latest and greatest version has some of the annoying aspects of the shareware version taken out. Such as, the logo screen does not appear after every 5 deals, the game loads **much** faster than the shareware version, and you get a free cheat utility to give yourself more cash or pay off your debts when you register. The registration price is $19.95 plus S/H. There are three ways to register: 1) Cash, Check or Money Order When the program first starts click on the Cash Order button and fill out and print the order form. Mail the order form and the amount due in the form of Cash, Check or Money order to: Greg DeBacker 140 Bay St., #7 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Send U.S. dollars or checks drawn on U.S. banks only. 2) CompuServe's Shareware Registrstion Forum If you are a member of CompuServe you can use their Shareware Registration forum to register the software. GO SWREG to get to the forum. Once there follow the on screen instructions. Use ID# 11461 3) Credit Card Orders You can order with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling 800-242-4775, Ext 14714 or 713-524-6394, Ext 14714. Order by FAX to 713-524-6398. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705. Order Product Number 14714 THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS. Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to: Greg DeBacker 140 Bay St., #7 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Internet: 71042.36@compuserve.com To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify me the day of your order and I will ship the product directly to you. See the Q & A section in the help file for the above registration informtaion along with the benifits of registering. 2) Installation Aside from the ZIP file PKDICE.ZIP you will need one other file to successfully install and run Poker Dice. You will need: VBRUN300.DLL VBRUN300.DLL is the run-time module needed to run all programs written in the language Visual Basic. VBRUN300.DLL can be found on all on-line services, or you can get it off my homepage on the World Wide Web. It is usually stored as VBRUN3.ZIP. Once you have VBRUN300.DLL uncompress it nad put this file in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Installing Poker Dice is pretty easy. Windows 3.1 If you have the files on a disk in drive A: you would select Run from the File menu of the Program Manager and then type in A:\setup and hit the Enter key. If the files are in a directory on your hard drive you can Double-Click on the SETUP.EXE file from the File Manager. Windows 95 If you have the files on a disk in drive A: you would select Run from the Start menu of the Windows 95 Task Bar and then type in A:\setup and hit the Enter key. If the files are in a directory on your hard drive you can Right-Click (click the right mouse button) on the SETUP.EXE file from the Explorer and then select Open from the menu that appears. File Description Below is a list of the files that are in the archive file PKDICE.ZIP. The files that end in an underscore (_) are in a compressed state and can not be used until they are uncompressed by the setup program. SETUP.EXE Setup initialization (Run this to set up program) SETUP.INF Used by setup program SETUPKIT.DL_ Used by setup program VER.DL_ Used by setup program SETUP1.EX_ The set up program DICE.EX_ The executable Poker Dice game DICE.HL_ Poker Dice Help file FILE_ID.DIZ File identification file README.TXT This readme file PLACE.WA_ WAV file used in game START.WA_ WAV file used in game INCUP.WA_ WAV file used in game WIN.WA_ WAV file used in game LOSE.WA_ WAV file used in game ROLL1.WA_ WAV file used in game ROLL2.WA_ WAV file used in game ROLL5.WA_ WAV file used in game DROP1.WA_ WAV file used in game DROP2.WA_ WAV file used in game DROP5.WA_ WAV file used in game If you have Windows 95 and the setup program can't create the folders and icons then reboot your PC and run the setup again. When this happens the program is installed but the setup program was unable to establish a DDE link with Windows to create the Folders and Icons. You can still run the game by double-clicking on the file DICE.EXE that was installed by the setup program. If the setup program fails to run after you see the "Initializing Setup" window come up then reboot your PC and run the setup program again. 4) Comments Any comments, suggestions, or critiques can be sent to me at one of the following addresses: CompuServe - 71042,36 World Wide Web - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gregdebacker InterNet - 71042.36@compuserve.com U.S. Mail - Greg DeBacker 638 San Juan Av. Santa Cruz, CA 95065 5) DISCLAIMER Should you decide to use Poker Dice you must agree to the following disclaimer: Poker Dice is supplied as is. You are using this product at your own risk. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Poker Dice. 6)What's New Improved Setup Thank you, Greg