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READLOT.BAT
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1993-04-22
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ECHO THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE TEXAS LOTTERY. IT PICKS SIX NUMBERS
ECHO RANGING FROM 1 TO 50. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM TEXAS, BUT HAVE A
ECHO LOTTERY IN YOUR STATE, THIS PROGRAM WILL ONLY WORK FOR YOU IF
ECHO YOUR LOTTERY USES THE SAME SYSTEM. IF YOUR LOTTERY IS DIFFERENT,
ECHO PLEASE DROP ME A LINE AND I CAN COMPENSATE FOR THE DIFFERENCES.
ECHO BE SURE AND EXPLAIN YOUR LOTTERY TO ME. I NEED TO KNOW THE RANGE,
ECHO (LARGEST NUMBER), AND NUMBER OF PICKS. FOR EXAMPLE; THE TEXAS
ECHO LOTTERY HAS SIX PICKS.
ECHO IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A CUSTOM MADE COPY, THEN SEND A FORMATTED DISK
ECHO (IBM COMPATIBLE ONLY) AND $10.00 TO:
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO LONNIE RUSSELL
ECHO 4021 EASTRIDGE DRIVE
ECHO SNYDER, TX 79549-6209
ECHO.
ECHO VOICE - (915) 573-7547
ECHO FAX - (915) 573-2181
ECHO.
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PAUSE
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ECHO.
ECHO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WRITING PROGRAMS CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT.
ECHO IN ORDER TO KEEP SHAREWARE ALIVE, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO ALL AUTHORS
ECHO WHO USE THEIR OWN TIME AND EXPENSE TO BRING YOU SOME OF THE BEST
ECHO PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE. I HATE TO PREACH, BUT I WANT TO KEEP THIS
ECHO FORM OF PRESENTING THE BEST POSSIBLE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, AT THE LOWEST
ECHO COST, ALIVE. WHEN AUTHORS ARE NOT REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS, THEY
ECHO STOP MAKING THEIR PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION.
ECHO.
ECHO I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANY REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE LOTTERY PROGRAM. I
ECHO AM INSTEAD ASKING FOR A 1 PERCENT OVERRIDE ON ANY WINNINGS MADE FROM
ECHO THE USE OF MY PROGRAM. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I WOULD TURN AWAY ANY
ECHO CONTRIBUTIONS SOMEONE MAY FEEL TO DIRECT MY WAY. THIS AWAY, IT IS
ECHO A NO LOSE SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND PROSPER FROM
ECHO THIS PROGRAM.
ECHO.
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PAUSE
ECHO ONE LAST MINUTE UPDATE REGARDING THE SECRET FORMULA OPTION OF THE
ECHO LOTTERY PROGRAM. I WROTE THIS PROGRAM ON A 40MHz MACHINE. WHEN I
ECHO TRIED THE SECRET FORMULA ON A 10MHz MACHINE, THE AVERAGE TIME WENT
ECHO UP TO 1.5 HRS. WHILE I FEEL THIS OPTION IS THE BEST ONE FOR PICKING
ECHO NUMBERS, IF YOUR MACHINE IS ONLY RUNNING AT 10MHz, IT MAY TIE UP YOUR
ECHO MACHINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. YOU MAY NOT WANT TO TIE IT UP FOR
ECHO THE LENGTH OF TIME NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS OPTION. WHEN YOU HIT
ECHO "CNTRL-BRK" THE PROGRAM WILL PROBABLE NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS
ECHO TO GO THROUGH A CYCLE OF 32,766 COMPARISONS BEFORE CONTROL IS RETURNED.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO IN ORDER FOR THE PROGRAM TO RUN PROPERLY, THE FOLLOWING FILES SHOULD
ECHO BE ON THE SAME DISK OR IN THE SAME DIRECTORY:
ECHO.
ECHO LOTTERY3.EXE
ECHO LOTTO3.DAT (LAST ENTRY 4/21/93)
ECHO READLOT3.BAT (CAN BE DELETED IF NECESSARY)
ECHO.
ECHO UPDATE 4/19/93 - Random Number Generator defaulted to 1 too often.
ECHO Fixed problem and renamed files to put on BBS.
ECHO UPDATE 4/21/93 - Forgot to change code for file name change. Fixed.
ECHO.
PAUSE
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ECHO ONCE AGAIN, GOOD LUCK!
ECHO.
ECHO HOPE TO SEE YOU WIN THE BIG ONE
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