To install A Day at the Races, click on the "Start" button and move the
mouse up and over to "Settings" and then select "Control Panel." Double-
click on "Add/Remove Programs" and click on the "Install" button. You
will see the message "Insert the program's first installation floppy
disk or CD-ROM, and then click Next." Click on "Next" even though
the install program is on your hard drive. On the next screen click
on "Browse" and select the directory or disk where your unzipped
program files are (e.g., if you downloaded this program from CompuServe,
select c:\cserve\download, or if the files are on a disk on the a: or b:
drive, select a: or b: ). Double-click on setup.exe, and click on "Finish."
- Once the files have been copied, install will place the program in
Start Menu Programs. To start the program click on the "Start"
button and move the cursor up to "Programs" and over and down to
"A Day at the Races."
UNINSTALL
Click on Start/Settings/Control Panel. Double-click on "Add/Remove Programs". Scroll down the list of programs and click once on A Day at the Races. Click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall this program.
STARTING A NEW RACE
Races may be run without any of the four players betting, or
with only some of the players betting. To run a race, either
select the Race/They're Off! menu option, or simply click on
the RACE button to the right of the racing track. To bet on
a race, a player must first select a player number. To do
so, select one from the 'Player' menu, or click on the
'Player1', 'Player2', 'Player3', or 'Player4' text under the
track. That player number will be highlighted. If an
account is empty no bet may be made by that player. (If all
accounts are empty, you will be asked if you wish to play
another game.) Then choose a wager, horse and finish, in any
order. All three must be chosen before the race can be run.
Choosing a wager will allow you to select an amount to be
bet. Select one from the 'Wager' menu or by clicking on one
of the boxes to the left of the track. Choose one of the
preselected amounts, or use the 'Other' option to select a
different amount, up to $9999. If you choose an amount
greater than that in your account, the wager will be reset to
the account amount. If you started to place a bet, and then
decide not to bet after all, select the 'Other' wager option,
and enter 0, or enter a negative number. Your bet will be
cleared.
To select a horse, either choose one from the 'Horse' menu or
simply click on one of the horses, or click on the horse
name, below the track. The odds are shown next to the horses
on the bottom of the screen, and influence the horse's
performance.
To select a finish, either choose one from the 'Finish' menu,
or click on 'Win', 'Place' or 'Show' to the left of the
track. Select the position in which you think the horse will
finish. The 'Win' option is for a first place finish,
'Place' for second and 'Show' for third. A 'Place' or 'Show'
ticket on the winning horse pays, but at a lower rate than a
ticket to 'Win'. The same holds for a 'Show' ticket on the
horse finishing in second.
Repeat the betting process as many times as you wish for the
four players. Before a race begins, players may change their
bets.
Finally, to run the race, either select the 'They're Off!'
option from the 'Race' menu, or click on the RACE button to
the right of the track. This option will work at any time
except when a bet has been started but is incomplete (You
must select a wager, horse, and finish to complete a bet).
RESET RACE
Before a player is selected, and betting begun, the 'Reset
Race' option in the 'Race' menu allows you to change the
horses and their odds up to three times per race. Selecting
a player number, however, resets the race, if it hasn't been
reset already, and now, the race may not be reset using the
'Reset Race' option.
INQUIRY
Every so often, an inquiry will be made. Sometimes in an
inquiry, the winning horse is disqualified.
WINNING THE GAME
If one or more players win $500.00 they've won the
game. (See Registration below. Order "A Day at the
Races Pro, and you can win up to one million dollars.)
You will be asked if you wish to play again. If you
do, all accounts will be reset to $100.
SOUND
Choose the menu options to turn the voices on and off. The
dimmed option is the one that is currently activated, and
hence, cannot be chosen. Turning voices on and off may be
done at any time during the game.
NOTE: If you have a microphone hooked up to your computer you
can make the game even more fun by recording your own voice
messages. Use the Sound Recorder (a Windows Accessory) to
record voices. See your Windows 3.1 documentation on how to
do this. The voices are in files with a .WAV extension.
Open one of these files using the Sound Recorder. Play it,
and then record your own message, saving it to that same file
name. WARNING: The file names must remain the same. Also
be sure to delete any blank space before or after the actual
voice message using the Edit commands. Otherwise the program
will spend time playing back files containing blank spaces,
which may be large. Eliminating blank spaces will also
decrease the file size.
SPEED
The menu options for speed will cause the race to become
slower or faster. Choose the time according to your
preference. Initially, the speed is set to 20.
Changing the speed may be done only
before a race.
QUIT
The 'Quit' menu allow you to exit the game after a race.
HELP
The 'Instructions' option of the Help menu shows a summary of
this file on screen.
SHAREWARE CONCEPT
"A Day at the Races" is a "Try before you buy" program and is provided
at no extra charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share
it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as
part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software
is to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue
to develop new products. For this reason, A Day at the Races gradually
slows down after the evaluation period of 30 uses.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
LIMITED WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION ONLY, ON AN "AS
IS" BASIS. LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE, INC. 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 LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE, INC. 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 LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE
BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
SUPPORT
The following support of "A Day At The Races" is provided:
LatticeWork Software, Inc. will answer questions and fix serious
bugs during a one-year period after ordering. For
problems involving specific hardware or software environment
or feature, LatticeWork Software, Inc. may choose not to modify the
program. In that case, if a problem is reported within three
months after ordering, then LatticeWork Software, Inc. will
refund the user's order price. You may contact
LatticeWork Software, Inc. at the following addresses:
1) LatticeWork Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 362
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
2) By way of America Online mail to LatticeWrk
3) By way of CompuServe Mail 74453,2112
ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545
Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or
send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
Ombudsman 70007, 3536
ORDERING
This program is shareware. You have a limited license to use
this program for a period of time to evaluate it. If, after
this evaluation period, you wish to continue to use it you are
required to order it. To do so, choose "Order A Day At
The Races" from the "Order" menu, fill in the dialog box and
follow instructions. Or print the file register.wri (using
Windows Accessory Write) or print register.txt from DOS, fill in
the form and mail to:
LatticeWork Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 362
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
SHAREWARE CONCEPT
"A Day at the Races" is a "Try before you buy" program and is provided
at no extra charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share
it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as
part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software
is to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue
to develop new products. For this reason, A Day at the Races gradually
slows down after the evaluation period of 30 uses.
