Advanced Tetric: README
=======================

Please read this file carefully (especially "Installation"
chapter) before installing the program to your computer.


Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Requirements
  Installation
  History
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Technical support


Program information
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Program Archive Name:
  at.zip
Program Name:
  Advanced Tetric
Program Version:
  3.51
Program Release Date:
  September 14, 2000
Program Description:
  Great Tetris, Pentix, Color Tetris and much more... Must-have for Tetris fans!
Target OS:
  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT
Software type:
  Shareware ($17.95)


Company information
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Company Name:
  PCbit Software
Contact E-mail Address:
  support@pcbit.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.pcbit.com/
Contact Postal Address:
  20-128 Topoley str.
  Samara 443115 Russia


Description
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Advanced Tetric is a little more than just Tetris. It also
includes Pentix, a popular variation of Tetris that's more
complicated and more interesting, Color Tetris and two additional
variations of Tetris: Advanced Tetris, Advanced Pentix.

There are also eight different block sets to play with: blocks,
numerals, kinetics, dice, wild, planes, plasma and misc. You can
use your own sound effects if you like, but the preset sounds will
not disturb you while you play. The background picture can also be
changed to your liking.

Outstanding graphic and wonderful background music will bring you to
the world of pleasure and fun, to the world of Advanced Tetric.

CNET Says:
This charming clone is a must-have for Tetris fans!

Features:

   - 5 variations of Tetris;
   - 8 different Block Sets;
   - Multilingual Interface;
   - Background music
   - User-defined dimensions of playing area;
   - Keyboard, Joystick or Mouse control;
   - Boss key;
   - User-defined Background picture;
   - Load game / Save game Option;
   - 10 Levels;
   - 3 degrees of difficulty (Easy, Normal and Hard);
   - User-defined sound effects;
   - PC-Speaker sound effects support;
   - User-friendly interface;
   - Install / Uninstall Support;
   - Life-time technical support;
   - ... and much more


Requirements
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Minimum requirements:

   - IBM PC-compatible computer;
   - 8 bit color video card (640x480 resolution mode);
   - Windows 95/98/2000 or Windows NT;
   - 1.1 Mb hard drive space.

Recommended system:

   - 16 bit color video card;
   - sound card with Windows 95/98/2000/NT support.


Installation
------------

Important! If you've got AT not from our web page, but from
the other source (magazine CD or some software library), please
visit our home page - you'll probably find the later version;
usually, we release the updates about once a month.

To install AT, just copy the distribution kit content into the 
temporary directory, run the "setup.exe" and follow the
instructions.


History
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See "history.txt" file.


Registration
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See "order.txt" file.


Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
-----------------

Before you contact us, please do the following:

- Be sure that you're doing everything right. We all make
  mistakes sometimes... Be attentive.
- Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to
  your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how
  do I:", though the complete information is there.
- Visit AT home page in the Internet at
  http://www.pcbit.com/at/. It's a good chance that you'll
  find the newer version of AT there. If the serious bug has
  been found in the program, but the new version is not ready yet,
  we make the hot fix for it.

But if you still have a problem with AT and noting else helps,
please contact technical support at support@pcbit.com.

Please inform us about the following:

   - Advanced Tetric version (from "About" dialog)
   - Advanced Tetic registration key (if you're a registered user)
   - where did you get Advanced Tetric (http or ftp site)
   - Windows 95/98/NT version (including service packs and other
     fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
   - computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory
   - description of your problem (as much information as possible
     to retrieve the problem)

Note: you may want to read the "How to Determine the Version of
Windows 95 in Use" article by Microsoft. Use the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q158/2/38.asp

In order to get the complete computer information (working under
Windows 95), open the Control Panel, click on "System" applet and
press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to us.