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- I KNOW NO ONE READS READMEs... but there is some stuff you should read here.
-
- ********Slow Runnings - version 1.5 INFORMATION ***************
-
- Contents:
- #1 Boring Program Info
- #2 About this game...
- #3 Installation/Setup info
- #4 License
- #5 Disclaimer
- #6 Thanks for checking out my stuff!
- #7 P.S.: ...this is one thing that sometimes causes trouble
-
- #1 Boring Program Info
- ===================
-
- Program Name: Slow Runnings 1.5
- Software type: 3D Game - FREEWARE - Copyright 1997 by James McCue
- Author: James McCue
- Author e-mail: QBall1723@aol.com
- Author's home page: http://members.aol.com/qball1723/index.htm
-
- System requirements: 486DX processor or better, keyboard, monitor,
- VGA card or better
-
- -OH:... and you'll want to type "MEM" at your DOS PROMPT
- - to see how much "Conventional Memory Free" you have,
- because you'll need around 505k or more of that to run
- my game w/MUSIC & SOUND! if you don't have 505k you can
- still play... you'll just have to forgo the sounds...
-
- Platform: This program is a DOS game, but it does run under Windows or
- Windows95... however, if your computer meets the system requirements
- - and is acting "sluggish" - you may want to run it in DOS MODE (not
- to be confused with ms-dos prompt... in Win95, you'd goto Start Menu->
- Shut down -> restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. [and type EXIT when
- you're done playing to go back to Win95])
-
- **********************************************************************
-
- #2 About this game...
- ==================
-
- Slow Runnings is a 3D shooter, where "BOB" (you) is in search of the
- person responsible for a major worldwide calamity(a.k.a.: "Dave".
-
- Your quest is made more difficult by Dave's army of machanical things that
- I've been told look kind of like ducks - as well as Dave's world morphing
- abilities. Your orders are to hunt him down - and kill him. Good Luck!
-
- #3 Installation/Setup info
- =======================
- if all you have is a zip... let's get started!
-
- I zipped it up using PKZIP... with the command:
-
- pkzip -P slowruns.zip d:\slow\*.* d:\slow\sndsetup\*.*
-
- That way... when you unzip (either by doing PKUNZIP -d SLOWRUNS.ZIP or
- using WinZip or something...) you'd get a directory called SLOW and a
- subdirectory of that called SNDSETUP.
-
- - now that it's unzipped -
-
- RUN SETUP.BAT FIRST... then run WITHSND.BAT or NOSOUND.BAT
- ===================
- NOTE: Don't run WITHSND.BAT unless you have successfully run SETUP.BAT
- first - if you have... you'll have SOUNDRV.COM, MIDPAK.COM, MIDPAK.AD,
- and MIDPAK.ADV in your SLOW directory...you can't just copy them from
- the SNDSETUP directory - because the SETUP program has to configure
- these files for your computer.
-
- Enjoy!
-
- #4 License
- =======
- ULIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
-
- Permission is granted to individuals charging no fees, and to BBSes,
- User Groups, Mail-Order Disk Vendors, CD-ROM publishers, and BBS
- File-Distribution Networks regardless of fees, to distribute the
- game Slow Runnings (version 1.11), provided they convey a complete and
- unaltered copy of the FREEWARE version of this product, and provided they
- claim no ownership/authorship of this product.
-
- Permission to distribute these products is not transferable, assignable,
- saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute this
- product must independently satisfy the terms of this limited
- distribution license.
-
- James McCue may revoke any permissions granted here, by
- notifying you in writing.
-
- #5 Disclaimer
- ==========
- TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, JAMES MCCUE
- DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED
- OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER JAMES MCCUE
- NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION,
- PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
- INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE
- OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF JAMES MCCUE HAS
- BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. IN NO EVENT
- SHALL JAMES MCCUE'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE
- PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM
- OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE
- QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
-
- #6 Thank You
- =========
-
- I make this stuff so that people can see it... (among other more selfish
- reasons...; ) I really hope you like it!
-
- James McCue
-
- #7 P.S.: ..this is one thing that sometimes causes trouble...
- ====
-
- Sometimes... when trying to run SETUP.BAT under Win95, depending on what
- programs you're running (or DID have running beforehand), you'll get the
- message:
-
- [you're audio card here] in use by another application.
-
- ... and the setup won't happen...
-
- You might try closing apps, and trying again - or try restarting...
- if you want set it up under win95
- - OR -
- You can goto StartMenu->ShutDown->Restart the computer in MS-Dos mode,
- goto the directory [wherever unzipped it]..\SLOW\
-
- - and run SETUP.BAT from there....
-
- I wanted to make this stuff as "headache free" as possible, but I figured
- I'd let you know of an "issue" I've been told about.
-
- Thanks again for giving "Slow Runnings 1.5" a try!
-