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- * Welcome to *
- * TurboGo for Windows 95 *
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- Welcome to TurboGo for Windows 95 version 3.0, the first version for
- Windows 95! Please read the text below before using TurboGo.
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- 1. This is a shareware version of TurboGo for Windows 95. Some features
- of TurboGo are not available in this shareware version:
- * TurboGo knows 5 different playing levels. Only the lowest 3 are
- available in the shareware version.
- * The shareware-version does not save your preferences. Naturally,
- the registered version will. All the windows positions and all
- your preferences (like the board color) will be stored in an INI
- file. Every time you start TurboGo, you will find it the way you
- left it.
- * In the shareware-version you will be periodically reminded that
- you haven't registered yet. You will not see these reminder
- screens in the registered version.
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- 2. TurboGo for Windows 95 is shareware. This means that you must
- register TurboGo if you decide to keep using it. I have decided not
- to release TurboGo as a "30 day trial version" because I think that
- people have to be able to test TurboGo as long as they think they
- need. But don't forget: you must register if you decide you want to
- keep using TurboGo.
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- 3. Registering TurboGo will cost you US$30 (30 american dollars) or
- DFL 50,-- (50 Dutch guilders). People who have registered TurboGo
- for DOS in the past can register for half that amount (don't forget
- to tell me your DOS registration number!).
- In return you will receive your personal registration code, that
- will enable you to turn your shareware version into a fully functional
- registered version. This code will remain valid for future versions of
- TurboGo for Windows 95, you will only have to register once. For more
- information about registering TurboGo, please read the helpfile.
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- 4. The most important change in this version was porting TurboGo from
- the operating system MS-DOS to Windows 95. Although I think it has
- gone pretty good, I'm not satisfied yet. I would like to make a lot
- of improvements in future versions:
- - A much better move generating algorithm. The Windows 95 platform,
- combined with the fast modern computers, give me a lot of extra
- possibilities. The next version of TurboGo should play stronger.
- - If everything goes well, I will also release a German language
- version of TurboGo.
- - Printing games.
- - TurboGo can only load and save games in its own .GAM file format.
- A next version should also support the standard .SGF and .GO file
- formats.
- It is very hard for me to estimate (let alone promise) when these
- features will be implemented. The only thing I can say is that I will
- do my best to implement as many features as fast as possible.
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- 5. I can only encourage distribution of the shareware version of TurboGo
- for Windows 95, as long as you follow these simple rules:
- - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE A SERIAL NUMBER WITH TURBOGO. A serial number is
- a number that will turn TurboGo into a registered version and has been
- issued to one specific registered user. This serial number is stored
- in the TURBOGO.INI file. The shareware-version does not use the
- TURBOGO.INI file, so you should never distribute this file together
- with TurboGo. Naturally, you are not allowed to distribute the serial
- number in any other way as well!
- - You must make absolutely clear that you are distributing the SHARE-
- WARE version of TurboGo, and that the user is required to pay a
- registration fee to me if he or she keeps using the program.
- - It is very important to me that users get the latest version of
- TurboGo. Please check regularly on my homepage whether a more
- recent version is available. Or you can send me an e-mail, and I
- will keep you updated whenever I release a new version.
- - You must make sure that you distribute ALL files UNMODIFIED. You
- should always distribute these files together:
- * TURBOGO.EXE * TURBOGO.HLP * README.TXT * LEESMIJ.TXT
- * TURBOGO.DAT * REGISTER.EXE * REGISTER.HLP * FILE_ID.DIZ
- You are not allowed to change anything in these files. If you
- want to add another text file yourself, no problem.
- PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISTRIBUTE THE TURBOGO.INI
- FILE, SINCE ONLY THE REGISTERED VERSION USES THIS FILE!
- - Naturally, you can charge a nominal fee for the distribution of
- TurboGo. I consider a fee of US$5 (5 American Dollars) the
- maximum for a diskette with TurboGo, and US$2.5 (2.5 American
- Dollars) per program for a CD-ROM. I consider any amount above
- that unreasonable. If you want to distribute TurboGo for any
- higher amount, you do NOT have my permission.
- If you want to distribute TurboGo, but for some reason can not comply
- with these rules, please contact me and we'll see if we can work
- something out.
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- 6. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding TurboGo,
- please don't hesitate to contact me, whether you have already
- registered TurboGo or not. I really like to hear from people what
- they think of my program, and what they think could be improved.
- Here is my address:
-
- Arnoud van der Loeff
- P.O. Box 335
- 2000 AH Haarlem
- The Netherlands
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- e-mail: arnoudlf@xs4all.nl or arnoud@kagi.com
- homepage: http://www.xs4all.nl/~arnoudlf
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