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STRAT-O-MATIC CD-ROM DEMO DISK

This file offers a brief description of the game.  It is taken from our
annual mailing and as such does not try to describe the entire game but
just the latest innovations.  We highly recommend you take the demo for
a complete test drive to find out all of the features.  The online help
file also has a number of interesting articles that describe the game
and company in detail.  We recommend that you start by reading the
"Strat-O-Matic Story" which can be found in the help file.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE CD-ROM GAME (VERSION 2.0 AND
VERSION 1.0).  WE HAVE INCLUDED THE VERSION 1.0 ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE IT INCLUDES
ADDITONAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE GAME THAT YOU MIGHT FIND USEFUL.  THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE GAME IS VERSION 2.0.

******STRAT-O-MATIC CD-ROM GAME VERSION 2.0 FOR IBM & MAC ANNOUNCEMENT*****

THE GAME DESIGNED BY YOU!
Introducing "Strat-O-Matic CD-ROM Baseball Version 2.0", the game designed
by you!  You see, we've been listening to your requests and we've heard a
number of great suggestions.  Some people have requested lower prices.
Consider it done.  Others want to take full advantage of their powerful new
computer.  Got it handled.  Others wanted more options for tailoring the
look and feel of the game.  Not to worry.  Some people wanted more
play-by-play, while others wanted less! (Isn't America a wonderful place?)
No problem to both requests.  Others asked for more stats and reports.
Have it  covered.  Still others asked for more control over the computer
manager.  You got it.  In fact so many of this year's improvements have
come from you, our loyal customers, that we're referring to this release
as the "Game Designed By You"!

Every year we at Strat-O-Matic deliver a new computer baseball game to you.
And, as our long-time customers can attest,  we continue to improve our
game relentlessly (wait till you see this year's list below!).  We plan to
do this with your help for many years to come.  So, after you've played with
Version 2.0 for a while, please take the time to drop us a note with more
of your fine suggestions.  And the next time your neighbor stops over in
the middle of a game, be sure to take the opportunity to tell him "Hey, I
helped design that game"!

REQUIREMENTS
The  Windows version requires a CD-ROM drive and Windows 3.1 or Windows '95.
Macintosh  version features a true Mac interface and requires a CD-ROM drive
and System 7.5 or higher.  Both versions require systems equipped with at
least 8 Megabytes of RAM and 20 megs of free hard-drive space.

CD-ROM VERSION 2.0 FEATURE LIST
Price reduction.  The price of the game has dropped to just $49.95 (a $16
reduction).  In addition, in order to thank the customers who purchased
Version 1.0,  we will provide a free upgrade to Version 2.0 with the
purchase of a 1996 roster disk (just $25 plus handling charge)!
32-bit Power.  Version 2.0 will take full advantage of the 32-bit power of
Windows '95 and Power Mac! (Note: both a 16-bit and 32-bit version of the
game will be included on the CD-ROM).  The Windows '95 version will offer a
much nicer "chiseled steel" look.  On both platforms 32-bit power translates
into a big improvement in speed!

Re-sizable Field.  The number one requested change was to be able to re-size
the playing field.  Now you can easily accomplish this by grabbing the corner
and sizing.  So with Version 2, the playing field will fit your screen no
matter what resolution you choose to play in.

Auto Swap.  Imagine you're sitting at your desk watching autoplay scores
scroll by when suddenly the phone rings.  On the other end is the GM of an
opposing team and he has a trade offer for you.  Imagine no more - this is
literally what happens with the Version 2 Auto Swap option!  Now you'll be
able to watch trades between computer-managed teams scroll alongside the
autoplay scores.  And when the computer dreams up a proposal for you, the
digitized sound of a phone ringing plays and you are presented with his
offer.  In addition, the manual Swap-O-Matic has also been improved so
that you can request the computer to suggest possible trades to you.

Player and team notebooks.  A great new enhancement that graphically
displays each player or team.  The player notebook contains ratings, actual
stats and replay stats, all shown graphically.  The team notebook lets you
view each team's stadium, ballpark effects and other pertinent information.
And all notebooks have a blank page so that you can record your own personal
notes about each player and team!   Wait till you see this one!

Player game logs.  Ever wanted to see details on each player's season listed
in one handy location?  Well here it is, the player game logs.  Now for every
batter in your league you can see a game by game summary of at-bats, runs,
hits, rbi's, walks, strikeouts, homeruns and stolen bases.  For pitchers
you can see a game by game summary of innings pitched, hits, runs, earned
runs, walks, strikeouts, home runs, wins, losses and saves.

Record book.  Who had the most hits in a game, when was it and against which
team did it occur?  Questions like this used to be left unanswered but not
anymore.  Our record book report will answer 20 such questions at the click
of a mouse.

Play by play.  Already the best play by play in the industry, we have upped
the ante on realistic play by play.  It is now more realistic than ever
sensing a host of new situations and describing them appropriately. Also
new this year is our "newsworthy event" category which will mention
real-life newsworthy events as you are replaying your schedule.  So don't
be surprised if the announcer in Chicago mentions that Michael just scored
50 points! Over 15,000 lines of play by play are included.  And for just
$5 more you can enjoy thousands of more lines of team specific play by play.

More control over computer manager.  Now you can set the following options
for pitchers: Avoid using before 6th inning, 7th inning, 8th inning or 9th
inning.  Max of 1 to 2 Innings in relief.  Max of 2 to 3 innings in relief.
Max of 7 Innings for a start.  Issue less intentional walks with this pitcher
on the mound (great for gopher-ball pitchers).  Position players also have
new settings: Don't pinch-hit for vs. lefties.  Don't pinch-hit for vs.
righties.  Avoid using as a pinch-hitter during a blow-out (saves his
at-bats).  Remove for a defensive sub with a lead (will always search the
bench for a better defensive player and bring him in if one is found).
That last one is great if you play Edgar Martinez at short stop in your
draft league!

Draft league lineup mode.  When using this mode lineups 1 and 2 will
continue to be used against lefties and righties respectively.  In
addition lineups 3 and 4 will be used against "reverse" lefties and
righties.

Player comparison mode.  Sometimes the BAL rating just isn't enough when
you're trying to decide which substitution to make.  So now the lineup
screen has a "Compare" button.  Just click it and you can graphically
compare any two batters vs. any opposing pitcher.  You can even anticipate
your opponents move and display the current batter vs. the current pitcher
side-by-side with your potential pinch-hitter and his potential relief
pitcher!

Tactile Dice Option.  Designed for those that play with the computer game
in "dice and card" mode.  This is a simple mechanism to allow you more
control over dice rolls.  You can keep the dice "shaking" longer by holding
the mouse button down, and then "roll" them when you want to by releasing
the mouse button.  This simulates the tactile effect of holding dice in
your hand and putting that "little extra" on the roll when you need that
big hit.  In addition you truly are effecting the outcome of the play
(without effecting statistical accuracy) because thousands of new random
numbers are generated every second while you "shake" the dice.  In all
other computer simulations each play result is determined by the next
random number "due" in the algorithm, which is roughly the equivalent of
playing a board game with a random number booklet instead of with dice.

Even more stuff.  Things like an optional toolbar for the manager screen.
An optional rule to allow for additional baserunning decisions.  Other
niceties include automatically assigning rest during autoplay, bold
printing for headings, plugging schedules with game results when importing
game files (same schedule must be used by both computers), using mixed
case player names throughout, ability to toggle maximum rules individually,
and saving the DH switch for each league separately.

4 Stars also included.  Computer Gaming World recently reviewed our CD-ROM
Version 1.0 game and gave it a 4-star rating.  (In fact, the only thing they
didn't seem to like was the Regulator, our attempt at introducing an
arcade-like feature into the game.)  Of course Version 2.0 includes
everything that was in Version 1.0.  That includes tremendous play-by-play
improvements, drag-and drop functionality throughout and  "Extended Stat
Mode" which reports full statistics for Home/Road, Day/Night, for each
Month and for each Team vs. Every Other team in the league.  Note: Much
to the dismay of the CGW reviewer the Regulator feature is still included!


**********Strat-O-Matic CD-ROM Baseball Version  1.0 Announcement**********

Get ready to play ball with the hottest thing to come down the pike since a
Mark Wohlers fastball!  Strat-O-Matic CD-ROM Baseball Version 1.0 (for
Windows and Mac users) offers a brand new gaming experience to the
Strat-O-Matic world.  There are too many features to list in this short
mailing, but we'll give you some of the highlights, just to whet your
appetite...

There's a long fly ball...Way back...
Over 10,000 lines of play by play!  That's right, we didn't misplace the
comma, ten thousand.  And not just quantity, but quality.  How about play
by play that keeps you up to date on the out of town scores?  Or play by
play that's smart enough to know when an all-time record has just been
eclipsed?  Play by play so interesting that every once in a while it will
share a baseball anecdote with you, or ask you to answer one of thousands
of trivia questions.  This play-by-play is so good you've got to see it
to believe it!  In addition, we offer an optional team specific play by
play disk (only $5) that will add greatly to your enjoyment.   This optional
disk adds the names of managers, coaches, owners, mascots, etc. and also
has highly specific details about each stadium.

Can you imagine a statistician on steroids?...
"Extended-Stat" mode is ready to flex it's formidable muscles, so move
over you pencil-neck geeks!   With a single click of the mouse you can
activate the most powerful database in the gaming world.  Full statistics
can be maintained for Home/Road, Day/Night, by each  Month and for each
Team Vs. Every Other Team in the league!

Could it possibly be this easy?...
League commissioners will just love our new "Game Results" files and the
"Automated Import" function.  Simply drag all of the game files into the
"import" directory and fire away.  Then sit back while CD-Rom Baseball
does the rest.

Show off your speed by dragging one...
CD-Rom Baseball features drag and drop throughout.  Want to trade a player?
Simply drag him to his new team.  Bring in a reliever?  Just drag him from
the bullpen to the pitching mound.  Don't like where we put the scoreboard
on the game screen?  Drag it anyplace you choose, even off the game screen
and onto the border (if your monitor supports greater than 640 x 480
resolution).  If hitting a curve ball was this easy we'd all be in the
major leagues!

A picture is worth a thousand words...
So we dispatched a professional photographer to every major league ballpark
and told him not to return until he had all the stadiums done.  After
tasting 28 varieties of the local bratwurst he returned with all new
stadium shots that will give our competitors heart burn.  We include
28 black and white (256 shades of gray) free with the game and offer
optional color day and night shots described below.

If you're a Regular guy...
The Regulator is now ready for your gaming pleasure.  Extensive code and
testing has been put into this feature which performs the seemingly
impossible.  That is, an "arcade" type feature (hitting only) that does
not affect the statistical accuracy of the game.  How do we do it?  That's
our secret, but we'll put you on notice right now - don't bother trying
to cheat the Regulator, it's too smart for you.

What do you mean I can't run this game on my Commodore-64?...
Sorry, but there are some minimum system requirements.  For IBM systems
you'll need Windows (3.1 or '95), a CD-Rom drive and 8 Megs of Ram.  Mac
users will need system 7.5, a CD-Rom drive and 8 Megs of Ram (16 Megs if
you wish to use the Regulator).

Stop drooling all over your computer...
It's not good for the electronics.  So calm down, CD-Rom Baseball is just
around the corner.  We anticipate shipping at the end of July (this date
might be adjusted if testing dictates it).  The game costs $66 and includes
the 1995 teams right on the CD-Rom.  And it's totally compatible with
Version 6.2 statistics, so if your replay is already underway you can switch
over to the new game right away.  Orders will be shipped on a first come,
first served basis.

The best things in life are optional...
And we offer several options at exceptionally low prices.  The optional
play by play disk described above is only $5.  We also offer a stadium
disk that has day and night shots for all 28 stadiums in 256 brilliant
colors, and the cost is just $28.  Finally we offer an old-time ballpark
disk which features 24 stadiums drawn  in 256 colors (this is similar to
our old 16-color versions but of much higher quality), for just $20.  We
highly recommend all of the above options as they bring our game to the
"next level".  (Note: Stadium pictures used with the Version 6.2 game are
not compatible with the CD-Rom game as the size of the screen has changed).


NEW ITEM: VERSION 6.3  AND 1996 SEASON AVAILABLE FOR DOS AND MAC
The DOS Version 6.3 game is the same as last year's Version 6.2 except it
has been updated to allow you to play with the 1996 and 1960 seasons.
Minimum requirements for this game:  IBM: 640K, Dos 5 or higher, smartdrive,
10 megs free disk space, 2 to 4 megs RAM, 580,000 bytes conventional free
memory.  MAC: System 7 or later, 10 megs free disk space, 2 megs RAM.  This
product is part of our older product line.  IMPORTANT: While we plan to
continue releasing season roster disks for this product line, we highly
recommend that you purchase the CD-ROM game if your computer meets the
minimum system requirements (see the CD-ROM Game Order Form for more
details).  All future development efforts will go towards improving the
CD-ROM game.

NEW ITEM: 1960 "RE-CREATED" PAST SEASON DISK
Seventh game of the World Series.  Bottom of the 9th.  Now the pitcher
rears back and tries to fire one past you, but you connect.  The arch of
the ball tells you all you need to know.  You've won the World Series on
a home run!  Who amongst us hasn't dreamt of that moment?  Yet only one
has lived it, Bill Mazeroski on October 13, 1960.  Even though you can't
live the moment, you can re-live it with Strat-O-Matic's latest masterpiece,
the 1960 season.  This exciting set features sluggers Aaron, Banks, Mantle
and Maris.  Speedsters Wills and Aparicio.  Fireballer's Drysdale and
Bunning.  And many more greats such as Mays, Mathews, Clemente, Killebrew,
Spahn, Ford and Wynn.  Concerning the  pennant races, New York rolled past
Baltimore and Chicago by winning their final 15 games.  While in the NL
Pittsburgh beat back Milwaukee and St. Louis en route to winning 95 games.
This outstanding Strat-O-Matic season includes all Super-Advanced features.
Requires Version 6.3 or CD-ROM Version 2.0 to play.

UPDATED THROUGH 1996: CAREER HISTORICAL DISKS - $35 FOR THE ENTIRE SET!
Strat-O-Matic's "Career Historical Disks" contain every player who has ever
appeared in a major league game!   Approximately 15,000 players' life-time
averages are represented in this complete collection.  (NOTE: Ratings are
for the most part based on statistics rather than on typical Strat-O-Matic
research).  Previously $99 for the set we have decided to alter our
marketing strategy and price them so that anyone can afford them!  Each
year a new set will be sold that is current through the previous season.
(Note: due to this new pricing policy we no longer sell individual decade
disks or offer upgrade disks for this product).   A hard-drive and Version
6.3 or CD-ROM Version 2.0 is required to use these disks.

PREMIUM "RE-CREATED" PAST SEASON DISKS
Here, in all their glory, are the Strat-O-Matic "Re-Created" past season
disks.  These disks represent the ultimate in computer baseball realism.
In fact, they put all lesser efforts to shame!  It takes over 1,500 man
hours of research to bring you each one of these fantastic seasons, and
we're sure you will appreciate the work that goes into them.  We are the
only company in the world that offers actual lefty/righty statistics for
the seasons prior to the 1980's.  That's because we're the only company
dedicated enough to wade through every single box-score in a given season
to extract this information.  And we don't stop there - we do tons of
reading to come up with our subjective ratings so that when you  play with
one of these disks you can be assured of their realism.  Think about that
for a moment.  The only place where you can find out if Ted Williams was
better vs. left-handed or right-handed pitching is on a Strat-O-Matic
"Re-Created" disk.  PLEASE SEE THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION OF OUR LATEST RE-CREATED PAST SEASON,  1960.

You should know that there is no accurate way to determine some ratings
through statistical formulas, the method used by all of our competitors.
For instance, sometimes the player who leads his league in outfield assists
might have one of the worst throwing arms on the planet!  The reason he
gets so many assists is that the other teams run on him every chance they
get.  All other games would rate this outfielder as having a "rifle" arm.
Only on a Strat-O-Matic "Re-Created" past season disk would he be rated
properly.  The difference is clear - these disks are the next best thing
to being there!

WORLD SERIES WINNERS DISKS
These two disks contain World Champions for the years 1967 through 1993.
The first disk contains all World Series winners from the years 1967
through 1979.  And the second disk contains all World Series winners
from 1980 through 1993.  Every one of the teams contained on these disks
are champions which make these disks great for running tournaments.

ALL STAR GAME DISKS
These two disks contain the All Star games, ready to play,  for the years
1967 through 1994.  The first disk contains every All-Star game for the
years 1967 through 1980.  And the second disk contains every All-Star game
for the years 1981 through 1994.  The disks have lineups pre-programmed in,
so all you have to do is fire up your machine and you'll be ready to relive
some of your best baseball memories immediately!

SCHEDULE DISK
This disk contains the "as-scheduled" schedule for the following seasons:
1927, 1930, 1941, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962  and 1968 through 1993.
Please note that the other season disks we sell (such as 1934 and 1964)
already include an "as-scheduled" schedule.  This disk is a great time
saver and it costs only $15.

28 STADIUMS IN 256 COLORS
These 256-color renditions of our digitized stadium photos will add greatly
to the graphical appeal of your game.  The digitized photos included with
the game are reduced from 256 to 16 colors and then retouched, while the
256-color version looks much more like a photograph.    Current through the
1994 season.  REQUIRES AN EXTENDED-VGA GRAPHICS CARD AND 4 MEGS ON YOUR
HARD-DRIVE.

VGA OLD-TIME BALLPARKS DISK
A companion item to our popular past-season disks, the old-time ballpark disk contains
16-color VGA drawings of 24 classic ballparks.  Playing a game in these
ballparks will surely transport you back in time.  Imagine seeing Babe
Ruth stride to the plate in Old Yankee Stadium, or Jim Palmer twirling a
gem in his old haunt, Baltimore's Memorial Stadium!  If you enjoy baseball
history at all then this is a "must have" disk.  Only $20.00 for all 24
ballparks.

42 OLDTIMERS & 80 HALL OF FAMERS (BASIC ONLY)
Our famous 42 oldtimer teams and Hall Of Fame sets A&B are all included on
this one disk.  The 42 teams represent some of the best teams of all time.
The 80 Hall Of Famers are included twice each - with both their best season
and career totals.  These players come in "basic only" style without
lefty/righty breakdowns and they are an exact duplicate of the cards that
have long been a popular item.

NOTE: CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You can contact technical support between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at [phone].