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- 4 Aces
- Card Game for Windows
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- Copyright (c) 1993 Philip B. Cook
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- Shareware Version 1.0
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- 16 August 1993
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- 1. For full documentation refer to the Windows online help file
- (4ACES.HLP).
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- 2. INTRODUCTION
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- 4 Aces, is a traditional simple patience card game described to me
- by John Pocock of Shropshire, England.
-
- I have modelled the way in which the games behaves on the version of
- Patience called Solitaire distributed by Microsoft with the Windows 3
- Environment.
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- The code contained here is 'all my own work', with only a little help
- from the nice people at BORLAND who provide some even nicer examples of
- how to go about things Windows fashion, when you purchase their excellent
- TURBO PASCAL for WINDOWS product, of which I cannot speak too highly.
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- The software requires Microsoft Windows 3 and a mouse. It has been tested
- running under
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- Windows 3.0 in Real, Standard and 386 Enhanced modes and
- Windows 3.1 in Standard and 386 Enhanced modes
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- on an IBM AT (286), 386sx, 386DX processors and my new 486DX2-50.
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- This product is provided on an as-is basis. The Author makes no warranty
- whatsoever regarding the product and specifically disclaims any implied
- warranty or liability of any kind.
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- All trademarks acknowledged.
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- 3. SHAREWARE
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- This product is distributed as Shareware. It is not Public Domain and I
- retain the copyright. Please feel free to copy the package to your
- friends or upload it to your favourite bulletin board. If you get this
- from a commercial source you should pay no more than the cost of the
- diskette on which it is supplied plus a small copying fee. The software
- is distributed as a self extracting archive file built using LHArc
- (Copyright Yoshi). It should come to you with the following files.
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- 4ACES.EXE - the Windows Executable File.
- 4ACES.TXT - This text file in simple TEXT format.
- 4ACES.HLP - Windows on-line help file.
- DECK_nnn.BMP - Card Deck Picture Files.
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- To install the program from DOS proceed as follows :
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- 1. Copy the file 4ACE_10.EXE to the Drive and Directory on where you wish to
- 'unpack' it.
- 2. Type 4ACE_10 at the DOS prompt.
- 3. Answer the questions.
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- The files will be extracted and expanded on the current drive.
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- Once the program is executed and you save your favourite mode of
- operation of the game, it will write a file 4ACES.INI in your WINDOWS
- directory. I don't approve of applications writing all over the WIN.INI
- file, so I don't.
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- If you like the game and intend to continue to use it beyond an initial
- trial period (shall we say 30 days), then I shall be delighted to receive
- your request for registration. Once registered the program will cease the
- (small amount of) nagging that it does. I hope by then to be able to
- offer you some other software on the same basis, and perhaps some
- improvements made to the 4 Aces Game.
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- I don't ask much for Registration so please do the decent thing and
- register if you use the program.
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- If you spot any bugs in the program, or would like to suggest extra features,
- I would also be pleased to hear from you.
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- 4.CONTACTS
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- The author can be contacted as follows :
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- POST Mr. P.B. Cook,
- 7 Deaf Hill Terrace,
- Trimdon Station,
- County Durham,
- ENGLAND.
- TS29 6BZ
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- TELEPHONE +44 429 880319 or
- +44 642 485395
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- FACSIMILE +44 642 471287
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- 4. REVISION HISTORY
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- V0.1 May 1993 Alpha Test version.
- Note - No HELP FILE in this version.
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- V0.2 27 May 1993 Beta Test Sites only.
- A few fixes PLUS first Help File and a
- full set of card decks.
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- V0.3 31 May 1993 Improved operation of the Select Deck dialog.
- No longer shows 'non deck' *.bmp files.
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- V0.4 1 June 1993 Modified the operation of the Select Deck
- dialog to display 4 Decks at once in a scrolling
- List Box.
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- V0.5 15 June 1993 Full BETA TEST Release - Test sites only.
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- V1.0 16 Aug 1993 First Public release.
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- P B Cook
- August 1993