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BILLY BEAR ...DAY DREAMS - VGA
Copyright (C) 1991-1995
All rights reserved.
Loraine Wauer
PO Box 132
Tipton, Michigan 49287
(517) 431-2512
**TO TURN THE SOUND ON, CLICK ON "SETUP", turn
sound ON and then CLICK on Sound Blaster.
BILLY BEAR ...DAY DREAM storybook requires:
VGA and a SOUND BLASTER soundcard or
compatable. [Does not work with PC
Speaker]
SHAREWARE FILE DESCRIPTIONS
Files contained in the current version:
FILE_ID.DIZ Shareware package description
README.DOC Log of current releases
VENDOR.DOC Vendor information
REGISTER.DOC Registration form
SDREAM.EXE Billy Bear ...Day Dream
shareware program
BILLY.DOC Software Information
BOOKS.DOC Information on Billy Bear Books
ORDER.DOC Order form for Billy Bear Books
BBDD.BAT BAT file to hear .CMF music
DREAM.ICO Icon for Day Dream
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
IBM or compatible computer, 512k RAM memory
Hard drive.
Mouse is required.
VGA graphics monitor
Sound Blaster sound card.
DISCLAIMER/WARRANTY
The software is provided on an "as-is" basis and
there is no warranty of any kind, whether
expressed or implied. Your use of the software
is completely at your own risk. I assume no
liability for any damages caused by the direct
or indirect use of the software and any of its
files. Your use of the software means that you
agree to all of these terms.
COPYRIGHT/REGISTRATION/DISTRIBUTION
Billy Bear ...Day Dream is copyrighted by the
author. All rights are reserved.
Billy Bear ...Day Dream is distributed as
shareware. With the shareware concept, you
are asked to register Billy Bear's stories
if you decide to use it after an evaluation
period.
This is a "shareware" program, not a "freeware"
program.
Shareware distribution of Billy Bear ...Day Dream
to others is permitted and encouraged as long as
all file are included and no file is altered in
any way. BBS sysops, vendors or anyone planning
to distributed Billy Bear ...Day Dream for a fee,
please refer to the VENDOR.DOC for distribution
requirements and restrictions.
Site licenses and quantity discounts are available
and encouraged. Please write or call for details.
BENEFITS OF REGISTERING THE PROGRAM:
*Copy of Billy Bear ...Day Dream without the
registration information and advertising pages.
*Program support
*Your name on the THIS BOOK BELONGS TO page.
*FREE personalized storybook, BILLY BEAR and
(YOUR NAME), make sure you read the order form
for the information we need to create this
storybook for you!
*NEW*
*FREE chapter two - Billy Bear ...Day Dream
- Billy's space adventure!
FOR FULL REGISTRATION YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE:
*All the backgrounds and graphics used in Billy
Bear ...Day Dream story which can be installed
to the STORYMAKER+ VGA program.
*Bonus sound effects and melodies which can be
installed to the STORYMAKER+ VGA program.
*NEW*
*An .SBK storybook file, featuring some of the
animation used in Billy Bear ...Day Dream
storybook. You can install the .SBK file into
your STORYMAKER+VGA program see how we created
some of the pages to the story!
STORYMAKER+ Shareware Program by Elson Embry
If you don't have the STORYMAKER+ shareware
program you can obtain a copy through your
local shareware vendor, BBS, or include
$2.00 to cover shipping and handling and
Billy Bear will send you the current version.
When ordering this program from us, make
sure you let us know if you want the EGA or
VGA version of Storymaker+.
TO ORDER BILLY BEAR ...DAY DREAM
Please print the file REGISTER.DOC. (for
foreign orders - US funds, drawn on US
Banks) To order other storybooks in the
Billy Bear Collection print the ORDER.DOC.
Make checks payable to Loraine Wauer.
INITIALIZING THE PROGRAM
If installing from a floppy disk with the
auto-install files:
Insert disk in drive A: (or B:)
Type A: Enter
Type GOBILLY Enter
To run storybook (if installed at subdirectory
SDREAM):
Type CD \SDREAM Enter
Type SDREAM Enter
TO HEAR THE .CMF MUSIC
To run .CMF music, a Sound Blaster
sound card - driver SBFMDRV.COM
must be in resident before running
the storybook.
Check your Sound Blaster directory
[example used - SB], to see if there
is SBFMDRV.COM listed. To check the
directory do the following - If your
Sound Blaster [SB] is in the C: drive
Type C: Enter
Type CD\SB Enter
Type DIR Enter
Now look for SBFMDRV.COM
If you see this listed, go back to the
storybook directory. We have made a
BB.BAT file which will install the
sound driver for and also run the
storybook:
Type C: Enter
Type CD\SDREAM Enter
Type BBDD Enter
Now when you open the storybook, you
should hear .CMF music.
If you don't hear the .CMF music, the
drive and/or directory information may
need to be changed. You need a text
editor utility to edit the file (later
versions of DOS has the EDIT utility,
or if you have Windows, use its Notepad
utility).
For example, if you have EDIT:
Type C: Enter
Type CD\SDREAM Enter
Type EDIT BBDD.BAT Enter
The DOS editor will now come on your screen.
The DDBB.BAT is set to find the SB\SBFMDRV
on the C: drive, if your Sound Blaster [SB]
is on another drive, change the C: to that
drive.
Example: BB.BAT as distributed reads:
C:\SB\SBFMDRV
SDREAM
C:\SB\SBFMDRV /U
My second drive is D:, so I would change it to:
D:\SB\SBFMDRV
SDREAM
D:\SB\SBFMDRV /U
Click on SAVE to save your changes.
Read your Sound Blaster book for more
information if you still can not hear
the .CMF music in the storybook.
WINDOW'S ICON INFO
An ICON [DREAM.ICO] is included for playing Day
Dream in Windows ...but I recommend reading the
storybook in DOS. When I run the storybooks in
Windows - the animations go crazy (kinda funny
to watch) and the text-to-speech runs slow,
sometimes hanging up. I understand that there
are programs out there that allow you to use
Windows for DOS programs, that is why I have
included the DREAM.ICO.
***IF YOU ENJOYED OR DID NOT ENJOY THE HUMAN
VOICE STORY PLEASE LET US KNOW. YOUR INPUT
IS VERY HELPFUL IN OUR FUTURE STORYBOOKS.
THANK YOU!***
**IF YOU ARE READING THE .DOC FILES IN STORYMAKER+
READER, THEY MAY APPEAR TO BE OFF LINE... THEY
WILL PRINT FINE. IF YOU READ THE FILES IN THE
DOS EDITOR THEY WILL BE EASIER TO READ FOR SOME
OF THE DOC FILES.**
TRADEMARKS
.STORYMAKER+ is a copyrighted program by Elson
Embry.
.IBM is a registered trademark of the IBM
Corporation.
.Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of
Creative Labs, Inc.
.MAHJONGG VGA FOR WINDOWS [MJWIN] is a
copyrighted program by Ron Balewski.