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VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 11-Sep-1997
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition Windows Gin Rummy Card Game
Version: 1.21
Version Date: 11-Sep-1997
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions
Product Description: Dynamic Gin 1.21 (32-bit). Classic Gin Rummy
card game for Win 95. Play against computer
opponent that adapts and learns as it plays.
Select from 3 Gin variations, 8 cardbacks, 4
skill levels. Drag/drop cards for flexible
hand layout. Load bitmap images on the
background for stunning user interfaces.
Resume previous games. Save configurations of
different users. Play & evaluate free for 36
days or 30 sessions. $12. <ASP>
Reason for version: New features, performance improvements--see
README.TXT or HISTORY.TXT
Category: Games; Card games
Keywords: Gin Rummy Cards Games Artificial Intelligence
Windows
Required Packages: D32GN121
This Package: D32GN121
Registration Fee: 12.00 (U.S. Dollars)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
Minimum OS: Windows 95
Standard RAM: 6000K
Hard Drive Space: 2400K
Required:
Hard drive
Keyboard
Mouse
Won't Work With:
Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
Hercules Graphics Card
Tandy Display Adapter
Color Graphic Adapter (CGA)
Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA)
Orders:
Address: CyberSym Technologies
P.O. Box 127
Providence, UT 84332
U.S.A.
Toll-Free Phone: (888) 223-7796
Phone: (801) 753-8384
FAX: (801) 753-8384
AmOnLine: CyberSym
CompuServe: 70621,3373
Internet: smartsym@cybersym.com
Other E-mail: http://www.cybersym.com
Support:
Address: CyberSym Technologies
P.O. Box 127
Providence, UT 84332
U.S.A.
Phone: (801) 753-8384
FAX: (801) 753-8384
AmOnLine: CyberSym
CompuServe: 70621,3373
Internet: smartsym@cybersym.com
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
WELCOME TO DYNAMIC GIN!
Dynamic Gin (TM) is a computer version of the classic Gin Rummy card
game. The Dynamic Gin display shows cards for your hand, an opponent's
hand, a discard pile, and a stock (unused portion of the deck) much
like you would see them in a real Gin Rummy card game. There is also a
rectangle where you deposit your final discard when you are ready to
end a hand (knock).
Dynamic Gin is easy to play. You simply use the mouse to select and
drag cards between the stock or discard piles and your own hand or to
rearrange cards in your hand. You can also take and discard cards using
context menus (right mouse button). The status bar at the bottom of the
Dynamic Gin window indicates whose turn it is and what play options are
available.
If you've never played Gin Rummy, it's not hard to learn. The Dynamic
Gin on-line help contains descriptions of the object of the game,
rules, terminology, and scoring. (Remember that in Help, you can click
on any highlighted (colored, underlined) text at any time to jump to
that topic.) You can probably also figure out how to play without using
Help if you watch the instructions on the Dynamic Gin status bar.
There are a number of different variations of Gin Rummy. The variation
many people know is Simple Gin. Dynamic Gin includes two other
variations: Standard Gin and Oklahoma Gin. Simple Gin is probably the
easiest variation to learn, but we recommend you try all the
variations.
Many people who play Simple Gin ignore the normal rules about passing
at the beginning of a hand. If you're not familiar with passing, pay
close attention to the Dynamic Gin status bar and/or look at the
discussion of passing in Dynamic Gin Help. Alternatively you might want
to try playing with the Eleven/Ten dealing method, which you can select
under Options, Dealing.
Dynamic Gin Version History
=============================================================
1.00: Initial release.
1.05: Added 4th (expert) difficulty level, options for automatic
sorting of hands, and optional eleven/ten dealing method.
Made minor documentation changes.
1.06: Fixed several minor bugs. "Sort by face value after deal"
preference is now retained between sessions. Scenery now loads
correctly under Windows 95 High Color (16-bit) display mode.
Selection of non-standard sizes for certain Windows 95 interface
objects no longer causes a truncated Dynamic Gin window.
1.10: Added more extensive play statistics, including game point
totals for both user and computer in each Gin variation.
Improved loading performance and made several user interface
enhancements. Fixed two very rare internal bugs. Added
installation support for Windows NT 4.0. Documented toll-free
order number for customers in the USA or Canada.
1.14: Added context menus (right mouse button) for taking cards,
discarding cards, and knocking. Also added support for taking
the upcard or stock card by single (or double) clicking. Revised
menu and button bar organization to make clearer the distinction
between starting another hand and starting a new game. Added
options to sort your cards by face value in either ascending
or descending order. Implemented a list of laid off cards that
appears at the end of any hand where there are lay offs.
Introduced measures to skirt a system-dependent problem that
caused some users to occasionally see incorrect card images.
1.17: Improved the overall learning rate, and slightly increased the
competitiveness for the expert difficulty level. Fixed several
very rare or minor bugs. Made minor user interface enhancements.
Dynamic Gin now gives a warning prompt if you start a new game
while an existing game is in progress.
1.21: Added an option to play to 500 points. Under the Oklahoma Gin
variation, added an option to require Gin whenever the first
upcard in a hand is an ace. Introduced a menu command making
it possible to watch the computer opponent's hand (as a learning
mode) during play. Made minor documentation changes and fixed
one minor internal bug.
===== Packing List =====================================
As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
Filename Size Date Time CRC32
FILE_ID.DIZ 443 11-Sep-1997 01:21a B90F0853
DGSETUP.EXE 1089022 11-Sep-1997 01:21a 811BCCF5
HISTORY.TXT 2486 11-Sep-1997 01:21a AAE2CC65
LICENSE.TXT 3612 11-Sep-1997 01:21a 5B9A9261
ORDER.TXT 7509 11-Sep-1997 01:21a D3B86BFA
README32.TXT 24855 11-Sep-1997 01:21a 5168E9C5
VENDOR.TXT 216 11-Sep-1997 01:21a 13796CEE
===== Installation =====================================
To install Dynamic Gin on your computer:
1. First locate the Dynamic Gin installation program DGSETUP.EXE.
If you are installing from a CyberSym Technologies installation
disk, make sure the disk is inserted in your disk drive. If you
have obtained the Dynamic Gin installation package from some
other source (e.g. a shareware CD-ROM or an online forum), you
may need to decompress the package with a decompression utility
before you find DGSETUP.EXE.
2. From the Windows 95 shell interface Start Menu, select Run.
3. Type the full path for the DGSETUP.EXE file. (If you are
installing from an installation disk, this is A:\DGSETUP.EXE
where A is the letter of your disk drive).
4. Choose OK.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The installation program will let you choose the location where you
want Dynamic Gin on your hard drive. The install program searches for
any previous installation of Dynamic Gin. If you have a previous
installation (either 16-bit or 32-bit) we recommend you install
Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition into the same location as the previous
installation. You will automatically retain any Dynamic Gin
registration that you had previously activated. You will also retain
any player configurations you might have established under the
previous installation (see "Configuring Dynamic Gin for More than One
User"). If you elect to install Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition into the
same location as a previous installation of Dynamic Gin 16-bit Edition,
the install program will next ask if you want to remove the 16-bit
edition. Under most circumstances, it is best to remove the 16-bit
edition. However, if you regularly run an older version of Windows
in addition to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 on your computer, you might
want to keep the 16-bit edition of Dynamic Gin to run under the older
version of Windows.
If you install the new Dynamic Gin version into a different location
and had previously registered Dynamic Gin, then you may need to
activate the registration for the new Dynamic Gin installation. To do
this, start the new version of Dynamic Gin, go to Options, Activate
Registration, and enter the registered user name and user authorization
code you received when you originally registered Dynamic Gin.
Once you have completed the installation, you do not need to keep the
DGSETUP.EXE installation program on your hard disk. It is however a
good idea to keep a backup floppy disk copy of the Dynamic Gin
installation package (or the original installation disk), including
DGSETUP.EXE.
There are a couple of other things to note about the installation:
a. Folders/sub-folders created during installation do not appear in
the Windows Explorer until you select the View, Refresh option in
the Explorer.
b. If you so choose, the installation program creates a program folder
(of whatever name you choose) containing several icons. This folder
appears wherever you designate on the Start menu. However, in
the Windows 95 shell interface, program folders don't automatically
stay on your desktop. If you want the Dynamic Gin folder to always
appear on your desktop (as opposed to just on the Start menu),
follow these instructions:
--In the Explorer, find the folder (Dynamic Gin or whatever name
you chose during installation) which is typically located inside
the Programs folder inside the Start Menu folder inside the
Windows folder.
--Using the mouse secondary (right) button, drag this Dynamic
Gin folder to your desktop.
--Release the folder and select Create Shortcut(s) Here on the
popup menu that appears.
--When the folder appears on your desktop, select the title
underneath, and edit the text title to be whatever you want.
During the installation process, the install program creates a file
called INSTALL.LOG in the Dynamic Gin main directory. DO NOT move,
edit, or delete this file if you ever intend to upgrade or uninstall
Dynamic Gin.
When you first start Dynamic Gin after installation, under a few
conditions, you may get a warning message about a "Dynamic Gin
Backdrop Scenery Error". If so, Dynamic Gin runs with a default
background after this message appears. In this case, you should either
select Options, Scenery to load a backdrop scenery image, or you can
check the Disable Scenery option under Options, Preferences to keep
scenery off and disable this message in future sessions.
Visit our Web site (http://www.cybersym.com) for the latest Dynamic Gin
versions and information.
===== Warranty =========================================
DYNAMIC GIN IS PROVIDED BY CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS"
BASIS. CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES
ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF DYNAMIC GIN FOR ANY PURPOSE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR OPERATION
OF DYNAMIC GIN, OR FROM INABILITY TO USE DYNAMIC GIN. THE USER ASSUMES
THE ENTIRE RISK OF EVALUATING AND USING THE PROGRAM. THE SOLE LIABILITY
OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT OR REFUND
OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH. IF
ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE HELD TO BE INVALID OR
UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THE REMAINING PROVISIONS SHALL CONTINUE
TO BE VALID AND ENFORCEABLE. IF A COURT FINDS THAT ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, BUT THAT BY LIMITING SUCH
PROVISION IT WOULD BECOME VALID OR ENFORCEABLE, THEN SUCH PROVISION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE WRITTEN, CONSTRUED, AND ENFORCED AS SO LIMITED.
===== License for Use and Distribution =================
COPYRIGHT. The Dynamic Gin software (including any and all images and
text incorporated into Dynamic Gin) is owned by CyberSym Technologies
and protected by United States copyright law and international treaties.
You may not make or use copies of Dynamic Gin except as expressly
permitted under the Distribution and License provisions of this
agreement. All other rights not expressly granted here are reserved by
CyberSym Technologies and its assigns or successors.
DISTRIBUTION. You are free to distribute Dynamic Gin as shareware to
others, provided you distribute all original files without modification,
and provided you accept no compensation. No one may distribute any
Dynamic Gin user authorization code to any other individual or group,
with the sole exception that a valid owner of a registered license for
Dynamic Gin may transfer that license and its user authorization code to
another individual. When such a transfer is made, the original owner must
transfer or destroy any copies of Dynamic Gin that use that
authorization code.
In addition, the accompanying VENDINFO data file (VENDINFO.DIZ in the
installation package or DYNGIN.DIZ or DYNGIN32.DIZ in the directory where
Dynamic Gin is installed) is hereby incorporated by reference. Any
distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in
that data record is hereby authorized.
SHAREWARE EVALUATION LICENSE. Dynamic Gin is shareware. Before
purchasing Dynamic Gin, you are entitled to use and evaluate one (1)
copy of Dynamic Gin for free during one (1) evaluation period of 36 days
or 30 sessions, whichever is longer. (A session cannot exceed 24
hours.) Use of Dynamic Gin beyond this evaluation period constitutes
copyright infringement unless you have obtained a valid registered
license for Dynamic Gin.
REGISTERED LICENSE. Upon purchase of Dynamic Gin, you receive a
registered license and a unique user authorization code. The registered
license gives you nonexclusive permission to make and load as many
copies of major version 1 of Dynamic Gin (16-bit and/or 32-bit editions)
or any of its minor version revisions on as many computers as you own,
provided that no more than one of those copies of Dynamic Gin is ever in
use at any one time.
APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY. This Agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Utah. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining
provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds
that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but
that by limiting such provision it would become valid or enforceable,
then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and
enforced as so limited.
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