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█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ LOTTO █ █ "The Total Lotto Management System" █ █ Copyright 1988,1989,1990 █ █ Miller-Ware Development █ █ All Rights Reserved █ █ Release 3.7 █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ Welcome to LOTTO, the complete lotto management system by Miller-Ware Development. This program is distributed in two versions: first as licensed User Supported Software (SHAREWARE),and second as a licensed, REGISTERED program. The Shareware version of LOTTO is NOT a crippled program. It is a fully functional lotto management program. It was not crippled because it is our belief you can not fully test a crippled program, and we want to make LOTTO by Miller-Ware the most popular LOTTO program ever. We believe most people who use LOTTO will find it useful, and will register their programs. This is the foundation of the Shareware concept and what makes personal computing so exciting. This Shareware version is provided to you under a limited license agreement. IT IS NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN or FREEWARE. You do not own the program. You are granted a limited license to use the software for limited, private evaluation purposes only. This limited evaluation period is not to execeed 30 calendar days. This period is calculated as 30 calendar days from the day you first obtain a copy. Bonafide Shareware distributors, user groups, and SYSOP's of Bulletin Boards refer to the USER GROUPS/SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS/BBS SYSOP's section of this file for additional information. The registered version may not be copied, replicated, duplicated, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way without the expressed written permission of Miller-Ware Development. Any deviation from these terms is a violation of your licensing rights and may subject you to legal penalties. Once you have evaluated the program and decide to continue to use it, you are expected to purchase a REGISTERED version. This registered version will provide you with many benefits. The Registered version is fully functional, and has limited advertising. Registered licensees will receive notice of updates, and revisions and will be provided with user support. The registration fee is $ 20.00 ($ 10.00 for upgrades) (Florida residents add 6% sales tax). See HOW TO REGISTER for complete information. LOTTO by Miller-Ware is protected by U.S. Copyright law. Because of its shareware status, you are allowed and encouraged to make copies of the shareware version to give to other people. However, it may not be dissembled or resold (either modified or unmodified) without the expressed written permission of Miller-Ware Development. As an added feature, LOTTO comes with data files which contain the history for the Florida PICK-6 and FANTASY 5 lottos from inception. Hopefully, as people load the lotto history for other lottos, they will make it available through bulletin boards or send it to us so we may make it available to all. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ FEATURES █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ LOTTO by Miller-Ware is a Total Lotto Management System. It may be set-up to manage ANY state's lotto by using the SET-UP PROFILES MODULE. Within a state, any number of lottos may be set-up and tracked. This allows for the mmanagement of multiple lotto's within the same state to be simultaneously profiled and managed. The limits on the number separates lottos which may be tracked is only limited by the memory and disk space of your computer. Another feature of LOTTO is its ability to limit the database it utilizes to perform statistical analysis and to generate lotto picks. The records within the historical database are numbered. In the Statistical Module, you may limit records to utilize for all analysis. Any combination will work. If you want to look at the trends for only the last 4 weeks of lotto, just select only those records and the system does the rest. The default setting is the entire historical database, yet once changed in the Statistical Module, your last selection will also be used to generate your lotto picks when the selections are based on historical data (ie. HOT, COLD, ODD/EVEN etc.) To utilize the entire database again merely re-enter the Statistical Module and select the entire database. Lotto allows for number selection based on many number selection algorithms, (ie, Hot, Cold, Odd, Even, and combinations of the above). There is also a Special (Secret) Algorithm for the truly serious Lotto-phile. These algorithms utilize the historical database records you have defined in the Statistical Module as explained above. Lotto is also extremely user friendly. Throught the use of pop-up windows all the information and flexability you require are only a keypress away. Ease of use, flexability, and the features you expect without sacrificing any of the power or graphics you expect in your software. This is what makes LOTTO by Miller-Ware a step ahead of all the rest. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ NOTICE OF WARRANTY/MERCHANTABILITY █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ LOTTO by Miller-Ware is provided for your entertainment and education only. It is licensed without any warranty of merchantability, fitness of particular purpose, performance, or otherwise; all warranties are disclaimed. By using LOTTO, you agree neither Miller-Ware Development, the authors, the publishers, nor any of the distributors, either licensed or incidental, of this software will be liable to you or any third party for any use of (or inability to use) this software, or any damages (direct or indirect) whatsoever, even if Miller-Ware Development, or any of the other above parties are apprised of the possibility of such damages occuring. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of this software or the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this publication, Miller-Ware Development assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information herein. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ USER GROUPS/SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS/BBS SYSOPS █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ PC user groups, shareware distribution companies, and BBS SYSOPS are welcome to include LOTTO by Miller-Ware (Shareware Version) in their libraries/catalogs under the following conditions: 1) it must be completely unmodified; 2) no other program may be on the same disk, except for a small shareware introductory file or a shareware menu system; 3) LOTTO may not be used to advertise any other product without the expressed written permission of Miller-Ware Development; 4) a diskette/copying fee of $8 or less is charged; and 5) as a minimum, all of the following files MUST be included; The files are: LOTTO.EXE The Main Program File README.DOC This documentation file ORDER.DOC The order form to register your copy CATALOG.DOC A catalog of other Miller-Ware Software PICK-610.DAT The History of the Florida Lotto Pick-6 FANT-510.DAT The History of the Florida Fantasy 5 Other history file supplied as part of the original package shhould also be included. We would appreciate notification that you have added LOTTO by Miller-Ware to your library. We would also like you to assist us by adding to your libraries and databases historical lotto information not currently included with LOTTO. In this way, we can all help each other, and maybe someone we know will win the BIG prize. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ SYSTEM REQTS/INSTALLATION █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ Minimum System requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible 256K memory 1 diskette drive DOS version 2.1 or higher During execution, LOTTO writes to the default drive. You must allow a minimum of 10K free space to start. This requirement will increase as more historical databases are added and they increase in size. The program and files may be copied to a subdirectory on the hard disk. LOTTO is set up by the use of set-up profiles. Each time you use Lotto you must either select an existing profile or create a new set-up profile. Multiple profiles may be created. Each profile contains personal information, as well as information establishing the parameters of the particular lotto controlled by that profile. When finished answering the questions, save the profile to disk for later recall. LOTTO comes with the history for the Florida Pick-6 and Fantasy 5 lottos. To use these databases, run the set-up program. When asked the lotto information, answer as follows for each of the lottos: Pick-6 Fantasy 5 -------- ----------- Lower Limit 1 1 Upper Limit 49 39 Numbers Chosen 6 5 Lotto Title PICK-6 FANT-5 Numbers Repeat? N N (No) State to Set-up for 10 10 (Florida) After you have set-up, save the profile and you are ready to go. The data is available for you to use in the other modules. The data for the Pick-6 and the Fantasy 5 are from inception. The through date is the latest available when this program was placed in distribution. To see the last date of data, view the information (or print it) in the Historical Module. The historical data is saved in separate file, by lotto. The format of the file name tells you which data it contains. All historical data files have the extension .DAT. The filename has 2 parts. The first is the Lotto Title (the name you gave it in the Set-up procedure), the second part is the state number (shown during set-up). Therefore, the historical database file for Florida's Fantasy 5 is FANT-5 + 10.DAT or FANT-510.DAT. Hopefully, this information will make it possible for people to share databases (via BBS's etc). You can load any historical data file created with Miller-Ware's LOTTO into your copy for use and update by you. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ LOTTO NUMBER SELECTION OPTIONS █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ LOTTO contains many options to aid you in the selection of winning lotto numbers. Remember, all selection options use the historical database as limited in the Statistical Module. The record numbers last selected, remain in effect for all except the Exclusive Algorithm strategy. An explanation of each of the available options follows: Number Selection Options ------------------------ WHEELING: This allows you to select one or more numbers, then the computer will select the the balance. Do not confuse this with boxing. In a lotto game, the order is irrelevant. CHANGE NUMBER OF TICKETS: This option allows you to select the numbers for more than one lotto ticket (panel) at a time. This is useful to allow the computer to take full advantage of your selection strategies by giving you up to five tickets with varying numbers. Selection Strategies Available ------------------------------ HOT NUMBERS: If you believe a hot number is the best bet, select this. This strategy selects numbers from the most frequently selected numbers. COLD NUMBERS: If you believe numbers are which haven't come out yet or have only been drawn a few times are due, this is your strategy, for this selects numbers from the least selected numbers. COMBINATION - HOT/COLD: This if for the person who believes there is no one good way to select numbers. The numbers are selected from the hottest and coldest numbers. HOT - ODD/EVEN: If you believe in an odd/even influence on selections, look here. First a decision as to whether odd or even is hot is made. Then, the hot odd or even numbers (depending on whether odd or even are hot) are selected. COLD - ODD/EVEN: As above, this strategy considers the influence of odd/even trends. This time it matches cold numbers with cold odd/even trends. EXCLUSIVE ALGORITHMS: This is a Miller-Ware exclusive selection strategy, which includes random numbers, generated by using the set-up information as a function of the sum total of all human knowledge. Good luck! █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ FUTURE UPDATES █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ Future updates to LOTTO by Miller-Ware are planned. These include: 1) Additional Number Selection Algorithms 2) Additional Charting Capabilities Other improvements will come largely from suggestions received from users of the system. We encourage you to submit your suggestions and ideas to: Miller-Ware Development 11103 Aries Drive Orlando, Florida 32821 █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ HOW TO REGISTER █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ 1. At the DOS prompt, type "COPY ORDER PRN" to print the registration form. 2. The registration fees are as follows: Florida Registration Sales Tax Fee (if appl) Total ------- ------ ------- New Registration: $ 20.00 $ 1.20 $ 21.20 Upgrade for Registered LOTTO User: $ 10.00 $ .60 $ 10.60 All upgrades must include the registration number from the original registered LOTTO program. 3. Mail the completed order form with your check or money order to: Miller-Ware Development 11103 Aries Drive Orlando, Florida 32821 Remember, you MUST specify if you want 3 1/2" disks instead of 5 1/4". All orders are filled on 5 1/4" disks unless we hear otherwise. All registered copies will include all the latest history for all lotto's we have at that time. Currently, we only have the history for Florida's Pick-6 and Fantasy 5, but hopefully, users will share historical databases from other states with us so we may foreward them on to you. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ RELEASE INFORMATION █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ Release 1.1 ----------- Original Release. Release 1.2 ----------- Bug in Historical database manager was fixed. Release 2.1 ----------- This version allowed for saving of set-up profiles to disk. Minor changes to menus were made. Release 3.0 ----------- Some of the features added were: 1) Historical module additions; a) pop-up menu; b) record delete option; 2) Statistical Module additions: a) pop up menu; b) option for analysis of limited historical database; c) hot/cold graphing; 3) Set-up Module changes: a) pop up menus; b) set up profile scrolling and selection; 4) Lotto number generator changes: a) addition of wheeling, multiple tickets, selection strategies(hot/cold/odd/even) and special algorithm; 5) Other: a)allowance for repeating number lottos and allowance for more than one loot per state were added. Release 3.0A ------------ Fixed number selection in ODD/EVEN option which would erroneously allow for duplicate tickets. Release 3.1 ----------- Added percent signs to percentages on Statistical Screen. Release 3.2 ----------- Updated Licensing Information on Title Screen of Un-Registered version. Release 3.3 ----------- Fixed graphics problem which caused LOTTO to lock up on certain black and white systems. Release 3.4 ----------- A sorting routine was added to the historical module. Releases 3.5 & 3.6 ------------------ Bug in file handling algorithms present in version 3.4 was fixed. Record selection window was added to selection module. Release 3.7 ----------- An initial setup error handling routine was adjusted to prevent initial setup errors. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ Miller-Ware Development is committed to the development of high quality, reasonably priced software. We believe you should be able try out software before you buy. LOTTO and all other Miller-Ware software demonstrate this commitment. We hope you find LOTTO useful, and if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please let us know. Thank you for taking the time to read this documentation file and GOOD LUCK!!