I have continuously been maintaining and upgrading Think Ahead+ over the years, and I will continue to do so. A short history of the game follows.
Version 1.0 - Released July 20, 1985. First public release of Think Ahead+. Written in MacForth邃｢, The Language of Innovation. Had Only one Macintosh skill level but still played pretty good.
Version 1.1 - Released July 27, 1985. Maintenance release, squashed some bugs.
Version 1.2 - Released August 6, 1985. Squashed more small bugs. Hey, I was new to programming the Macintosh and especially in MacForth!
Version 1.3 - Released October 20, 1985. Finally got the last of them FORTH bugs.
Version 2.0 - Released April 23, 1988. Major rewrite in THINK Technologies LightspeedC邃｢. Many new features and options: Preferences, Hints, Undo, Multiple Background patterns and better graphics. Added three more skill levels and better 窶弋hink Ahead窶 algorithm for more challenging solitaire play. New mailing address.
Version 2.1 - Released February 18, 1990. Maintenance release. Better support for large screens. No new features. Now using Symantec's THINK C邃｢ compiler.
Version 2.2 - Released May 2, 1991. Minor upgrade release. New Shareware address, now RedLine Software. Added 窶廡irst Thinker窶 game option. More preferences saved with Save Game Settings. Better Multifinder and System 7 compatibility. New modeless, scrolling help windows. Many internal code improvements.
Version 3.0 - Released March 6, 1994. Major upgrade release. New color interface with 3-D effects. New digitized sounds, many new features and improvements. Improved computer intelligence.
Version 3.0.1 - Released June 26, 1994. Maintenance release. Recompiled with THINK C邃｢ 7.0.1 to eliminate compiler optimizer bugs that caused system error when computer Scrambled board. Changed Hint cost to zero for beginner level, adjusted other levels.
