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- FreeCell V 2.07 March '98 for the Psion Series 5
- (C) Copyright 1997, Mark Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved.
-
- 1. CONTACT INFORMATION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you have any questions, require some assistance,
- or just feel like exchanging some e-mail, I can be
- contacted via email:
- + For Compuserve users:- 100026,2452
- mark_fitzpatrick
-
- + For Internet users:- markf@mssoft.com.au
-
- + For Snail Mail users: Mark Fitzpatrick,
- 10 Brandon Place,
- St Ives, 2075
- SYDNEY, NSW,
- AUSTRALIA
-
- 2. OVERVIEW
- ~~~~~~~~
- FreeCell is a game of patience played with all 52
- cards of a deck. Unlike conventional patience, each
- game of FreeCell is thought to be solvable so it is
- more like a set of individually challenging puzzles.
-
- The object of the game is to put all cards in suit
- and increasing numeric order (starting with the Ace)
- on the four home cells.
-
- Cards can be moved either to the free cells or on
- top of another card that is of the opposite colour
- and next numeric value eg. 7 Hearts on 8 Spades or
- Queen Diamonds on King Clubs. A card can also be moved
- from a column or free cell to an empty column.
-
- The system will automatically put cards on the home
- cells when they are available. It will not automatically
- move cards that could still be used in the deck.
-
- 3. REGISTRATION:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Freecell a is shareware game. If you like it and wish to
- continue to use it you should register it. You may freely
- distribute FreeCell as long as all files in the package are
- included.
-
- An unregistered copy of Freecell will continue to remind you
- to register and will cease to work after 50 games have been
- played.
-
- To register:
-
- 1) For Compuserve users, "GO SWREG" and select the file with
- ID 16020. The charge is US $12 which will be added to
- your normal Compuserve bill. Compuserve charge 15% for
- the service, so I get US$10.20
-
- 2) Internet users can register via RegNet - The Registration
- Network. The URL to reach the information / registration
- page for FreeCell is: "http://www.swregnet.com/1232p.htm"
- RegNet can be reached on the World Wide Web at the
- following URL: "http://www.swregnet.com" or by calling
- 1 800 WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) or (805) 288-1827
- The charge is $15 US. RegNet take $5 + 10% for the
- service, so I get US$9.00
-
- When registering please make sure the following information
- is sent (if possible):
- + Your correct e-mail address MANDATORY
- + Your name (as you would enter it) MANDATORY
- + The version number OPTIONAL
-
- This will enable me to make sure you receive the latest
- version, no matter which version you currently happen to
- have.
-
- Once you have registered, you will be sent a registration ID
- which you enter along with your name. This will turn off the
- nag screens and disable the expiry mechanism. Benefits of
- being a registered user include:
-
- * Notification of bug fixes and enhancement availability.
- * No charge for fixes and enhancements
-
- 4. CONTENTS
- ~~~~~~~~
-
- readme.txt - This file
- FreeCell.app - The FreeCell application
- FreeCell.mbm - FreeCell images (Deck and other images)
- FreeCell.aif - FreeCell Icon File
- FreeCell.hlp - FreeCell online help database.
-
- To Install FreeCell onto your Psion Series 5...
-
- 5. INSTALLATION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Create a "\SYSTEM\APPS\FreeCell" folder on either C: or D:
- of your Psion
- 2. Copy FreeCell.app, FreeCell.aif and FreeCell.mbm into the
- folder you created.
- 3. Optionally copy FreeCell.hlp into the same folder.
-
- Ensure that NO conversions are done when copying any of the
- files to your Psion Series 5.
-
- 6. HISTORY
- ~~~~~~~
- 31Aug97 V2.00 First Release for the Psion Series 5
- 03Sep97 V2.01 Changed presentation of stats in the stats
- dialog box and fixed a bug in calcs that
- caused "overflow" crashes.
- 06Sep97 V2.02 Fixed a problem in the registration mechanism
- Any registration ID's generated for an earlier
- version will ** NOT ** work with this version.
- Fixed bug that left card over the Free cells
- if all Free cells are occupied. Fixed a bug
- that was causing a regular crash with
- "Subscript or Dimension error". Some updates
- to the on-line help as a result of feedback.
- 13Sep97 V2.03 Fixed up Help File management problems and put
- a "Registered to: XXX" message out at startup
- 30Oct97 V2.04 Implemented new registration scheme that is
- independent of the Random Number generator.
- Fixed a Crash (subscript or dimension error)
- that happened moving a column when all free
- cells are occupied.
- 18Jan98 V2.05 New Deck, New layout just LOTS of new graphics
- care of the wonderful Phil Creed.
- 21Jan98 V2.06 Fixed up a problem with the keyboard interface
- where you lose the cursor in the Free cells.
- I also now allow shift and caps for the arrow
- keys.
- 17Mar98 V2.07 Changed the Pen interface to "Tap" based rather
- than the previous "Drag" based one.
-
- 7. LATEST VERSION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- For the latest version of FreeCell for the Series 5 look on
- the Internet at "http://www.mssoft.com.au/mark/freecell.htm"
-