Thank you for trying Snood! Everything you need to get started with the game is included in the documentation inside the program (see the Help Menu). You should also read through the license agreement at the end of this document.
• When you send in the registration fee, I will send you a code which lets you use the Custom difficulty settings. You can configure the size of the Snoods, the number of rows and columns of Snoods, how fast the Danger Bar fills, and how many Skull Snoods there are.
• I only had access to Apple Extended keyboards when testing this out. If you are using some other keyboard (Dvorak, non-US character set, etc.). This shouldn't be a big problem, because the main game uses only the mouse. Menu selections by command keys might be difficult with different keyboards, though.
• Snood requires System 7.0 or higher. It is a FAT binary file, meaning that it runs on both PowerPC and 68K Macs. It has been tested on a 5200, a 7500, a 7200, a 6100, a Quadra 660 AV, and a Performa 630. It will run on something like a Mac II ci, but it might be a bit slower.
• Registration is $10.00 U.S. I will also sell you a copy of the C source code for Snood (minus the registration code routines) for $25.00. The code depends heavily on Ingemar Ragnemalm's excellent Sprite Animation Toolkit. Note that the code is sometimes ugly and not well-commented other than for my own purposes. I haven't taken any computer coursework since Mr. Stromen's Computers in 8th grade (1983), so don't expect to learn proper formatting or etiquette. If you still want it, let me know.
• Please send me any comments, questions, bug reports, strategy tips, etc. I'd love to hear from you.
Correspondence addresses:
David M. Dobson
2424 Pinecrest Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
dob@umich.edu
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dob/snood.html
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Snood License Agreement
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This is a legal agreement covering your use of Snood Be sure to read the following agreement before using the software. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES OF IT.
This software is copyright 1996 by David M. Dobson, all rights reserved. It is distributed as shareware. You may examine this software without any charge and may distribute it freely to others, provided it is unmodified and this READ ME file is included. If you wish to use the shareware for more than thirty days, you must register the software. The software is owned by David Dobson and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
Commercial distribution of the software is restricted without permission of David Dobson. If you wish to include this program in a collection or distribution such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or electronic archive for which a distribution or usage fee is charged, you must obtain permission from me. In almost all cases, I will grant permission at no cost. Redistribution involving no such fees, such as FTP sites or WWW archives, is not restricted as long as this READ ME file is included and the software is not modified in any way.
You may not rent or lease the software, nor may you modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software, except for your own personal use. This exception does not extend to attempts to disable or bypass the registration code mechanism. Registration codes are non-transferable, and redistribution, copying, and resale of these codes are expressly prohibited. If you violate any part of this agreement, your right to use this software terminates automatically, and you must then destroy all copies of this software in your possession.
The software and related documentation are provided “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind. David Dobson expressly disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Under no circumstances shall David Dobson or distributors be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the software or related documentation, even if David Dobson has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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