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- VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 18-Mar-1997
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition Windows Gin Rummy Card Game
- Version: 1.17
- Version Date: 18-Mar-1997
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions
-
- Product Description: Dynamic Gin 1.17 (32-bit). Classic Gin Rummy
- card game for Win 95. Play against computer
- opponent that adapts and learns as it plays.
- Select from 3 Gin variations, 8 cardbacks, 4
- skill levels. Drag/drop cards for flexible
- hand layout. Load bitmap images to the
- background for stunning user interfaces.
- Resume previous games. Save configurations of
- different users. Play & evaluate free for 36
- days or 30 sessions. $12. <ASP>
- Reason for version: New features, performance improvements--see
- README.TXT or HISTORY.TXT
-
- Category: Games; Card games
- Keywords: Gin Rummy Cards Games Artificial Intelligence
- Windows
- Required Packages: D32GN117
- This Package: D32GN117
- Registration Fee: 12.00 (U.S. Dollars)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
- Minimum OS: Windows 95
- Standard RAM: 6000K
- Hard Drive Space: 2000K
- Required:
- Hard drive
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Won't Work With:
- Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
- Hercules Graphics Card
- Tandy Display Adapter
- Color Graphic Adapter (CGA)
- Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA)
-
- Orders:
- Address: CyberSym Technologies
- P.O. Box 127
- Providence, UT 84332
- U.S.A.
- Toll-Free Phone: (888) 223-7796
- Phone: (801) 753-8384
- FAX: (801) 753-8384
- AmOnLine: CyberSym
- CompuServe: 70621,3373
- Internet: smartsym@cybersym.com
- Other E-mail: http://www.cybersym.com
-
- Support:
- Address: CyberSym Technologies
- P.O. Box 127
- Providence, UT 84332
- U.S.A.
- Phone: (801) 753-8384
- FAX: (801) 753-8384
- AmOnLine: CyberSym
- CompuServe: 70621,3373
- Internet: smartsym@cybersym.com
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- WELCOME TO DYNAMIC GIN!
-
- Dynamic Gin (TM) is a computer version of the classic Gin Rummy card
- game. The Dynamic Gin display shows cards for your hand, an opponent's
- hand, a discard pile, and a stock (unused portion of the deck) much
- like you would see them in a real Gin Rummy card game. There is also a
- rectangle where you deposit your final discard when you are ready to
- end a hand (knock).
-
- Dynamic Gin is easy to play. You simply use the mouse to select and
- drag cards between the stock or discard piles and your own hand or to
- rearrange cards in your hand. You can also take and discard cards using
- context menus (right mouse button). The status bar at the bottom of the
- Dynamic Gin window indicates whose turn it is and what play options are
- available.
-
- If you've never played Gin Rummy, it's not hard to learn. The Dynamic
- Gin on-line help contains descriptions of the object of the game,
- rules, terminology, and scoring. (Remember that in Help, you can click
- on any highlighted (colored, underlined) text at any time to jump to
- that topic.) You can probably also figure out how to play without using
- Help if you watch the instructions on the Dynamic Gin status bar.
-
- There are a number of different variations of Gin Rummy. The variation
- many people know is Simple Gin. Dynamic Gin includes two other
- variations: Standard Gin and Oklahoma Gin. Simple Gin is probably the
- easiest variation to learn, but we recommend you try all the
- variations.
-
- Many people who play Simple Gin ignore the normal rules about passing
- at the beginning of a hand. If you're not familiar with passing, pay
- close attention to the Dynamic Gin status bar and/or look at the
- discussion of passing in Dynamic Gin Help. Alternatively you might want
- to try playing with the Eleven/Ten dealing method, which you can select
- under Options, Dealing.
-
- Dynamic Gin Version History
- =============================================================
-
- 1.00: Initial release.
-
- 1.05: Added 4th (expert) difficulty level, options for automatic
- sorting of hands, and optional eleven/ten dealing method.
- Made minor documentation changes.
-
- 1.06: Fixed several minor bugs. "Sort by face value after deal"
- preference is now retained between sessions. Scenery now loads
- correctly under Windows 95 High Color (16-bit) display mode.
- Selection of non-standard sizes for certain Windows 95 interface
- objects no longer causes a truncated Dynamic Gin window.
-
- 1.10: Added more extensive play statistics, including game point
- totals for both user and computer in each Gin variation.
- Improved loading performance and made several user interface
- enhancements. Fixed two very rare internal bugs. Added
- installation support for Windows NT 4.0. Documented toll-free
- order number for customers in the USA or Canada.
-
- 1.14: Added context menus (right mouse button) for taking cards,
- discarding cards, and knocking. Also added support for taking
- the upcard or stock card by single (or double) clicking. Revised
- menu and button bar organization to make clearer the distinction
- between starting another hand and starting a new game. Added
- options to sort your cards by face value in either ascending
- or descending order. Implemented a list of laid off cards that
- appears at the end of any hand where there are lay offs.
- Introduced measures to skirt a system-dependent problem that
- caused some users to occasionally see incorrect card images.
-
- 1.17: Improved the overall learning rate, and slightly increased the
- competitiveness for the expert difficulty level. Fixed several
- very rare or minor bugs. Made minor user interface enhancements.
- Dynamic Gin now gives a warning prompt if you start a new game
- while an existing game is in progress.
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
-
- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
- following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
-
- Filename Size Date Time CRC32
- FILE_ID.DIZ 443 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 636DD54C
- DGSETUP.EXE 923388 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 33909765
- HISTORY.TXT 2102 18-Mar-1997 01:17a C089F456
- LICENSE.TXT 3612 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 5B9A9261
- ORDER.TXT 6545 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 2159E6FC
- README32.TXT 24238 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 21AF275D
- VENDOR.TXT 216 18-Mar-1997 01:17a 13796CEE
-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- To install Dynamic Gin on your computer:
-
- 1. First locate the Dynamic Gin installation program DGSETUP.EXE.
- If you are installing from a CyberSym Technologies installation
- disk, make sure the disk is inserted in your disk drive. If you
- have obtained the Dynamic Gin installation package from some
- other source (e.g. a shareware CD-ROM or an online forum), you
- may need to decompress the package with a decompression utility
- before you find DGSETUP.EXE.
- 2. From the Windows 95 shell interface Start Menu, select Run.
- 3. Type the full path for the DGSETUP.EXE file. (If you are
- installing from an installation disk, this is A:\DGSETUP.EXE
- where A is the letter of your disk drive).
- 4. Choose OK.
- 5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
-
- The installation program will let you choose the location where you
- want Dynamic Gin on your hard drive. The install program searches for
- any previous installation of Dynamic Gin. If you have a previous
- installation (either 16-bit or 32-bit) we recommend you install
- Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition into the same location as the previous
- installation. You will automatically retain any Dynamic Gin
- registration that you had previously activated. You will also retain
- any player configurations you might have established under the
- previous installation (see "Configuring Dynamic Gin for More than One
- User"). If you elect to install Dynamic Gin 32-bit Edition into the
- same location as a previous installation of Dynamic Gin 16-bit Edition,
- the install program will next ask if you want to remove the 16-bit
- edition. Under most circumstances, it is best to remove the 16-bit
- edition. However, if you regularly run an older version of Windows
- in addition to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 on your computer, you might
- want to keep the 16-bit edition of Dynamic Gin to run under the older
- version of Windows.
-
- If you install the new Dynamic Gin version into a different location
- and had previously registered Dynamic Gin, then you may need to
- activate the registration for the new Dynamic Gin installation. To do
- this, start the new version of Dynamic Gin, go to Options, Activate
- Registration, and enter the registered user name and user authorization
- code you received when you originally registered Dynamic Gin.
-
- Once you have completed the installation, you do not need to keep the
- DGSETUP.EXE installation program on your hard disk. It is however a
- good idea to keep a backup floppy disk copy of the Dynamic Gin
- installation package (or the original installation disk), including
- DGSETUP.EXE.
-
- There are a couple of other things to note about the installation:
-
- a. Folders/sub-folders created during installation do not appear in
- the Windows Explorer until you select the View, Refresh option in
- the Explorer.
-
- b. If you so choose, the installation program creates a program folder
- (of whatever name you choose) containing several icons. This folder
- appears wherever you designate on the Start menu. However, in
- the Windows 95 shell interface, program folders don't automatically
- stay on your desktop. If you want the Dynamic Gin folder to always
- appear on your desktop (as opposed to just on the Start menu),
- follow these instructions:
-
- --In the Explorer, find the folder (Dynamic Gin or whatever name
- you chose during installation) which is typically located inside
- the Programs folder inside the Start Menu folder inside the
- Windows folder.
-
- --Using the mouse secondary (right) button, drag this Dynamic
- Gin folder to your desktop.
-
- --Release the folder and select Create Shortcut(s) Here on the
- popup menu that appears.
-
- --When the folder appears on your desktop, select the title
- underneath, and edit the text title to be whatever you want.
-
- During the installation process, the install program creates a file
- called INSTALL.LOG in the Dynamic Gin main directory. DO NOT move,
- edit, or delete this file if you ever intend to upgrade or uninstall
- Dynamic Gin.
-
- When you first start Dynamic Gin after installation, under a few
- conditions, you may get a warning message about a "Dynamic Gin
- Backdrop Scenery Error". If so, Dynamic Gin runs with a default
- background after this message appears. In this case, you should either
- select Options, Scenery to load a backdrop scenery image, or you can
- check the Disable Scenery option under Options, Preferences to keep
- scenery off and disable this message in future sessions.
-
-
- Visit our Web site (http://www.cybersym.com) for the latest Dynamic Gin
- versions and information.
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- DYNAMIC GIN IS PROVIDED BY CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS"
- BASIS. CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF DYNAMIC GIN FOR ANY PURPOSE.
- TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CYBERSYM TECHNOLOGIES
- DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
- INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR OPERATION
- OF DYNAMIC GIN, OR FROM INABILITY TO USE DYNAMIC GIN. THE USER ASSUMES
- THE ENTIRE RISK OF EVALUATING AND USING THE PROGRAM. THE SOLE LIABILITY
- OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT OR REFUND
- OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.
-
- THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH. IF
- ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE HELD TO BE INVALID OR
- UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THE REMAINING PROVISIONS SHALL CONTINUE
- TO BE VALID AND ENFORCEABLE. IF A COURT FINDS THAT ANY PROVISION OF THIS
- AGREEMENT IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, BUT THAT BY LIMITING SUCH
- PROVISION IT WOULD BECOME VALID OR ENFORCEABLE, THEN SUCH PROVISION
- SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE WRITTEN, CONSTRUED, AND ENFORCED AS SO LIMITED.
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- COPYRIGHT. The Dynamic Gin software (including any and all images and
- text incorporated into Dynamic Gin) is owned by CyberSym Technologies
- and protected by United States copyright law and international treaties.
- You may not make or use copies of Dynamic Gin except as expressly
- permitted under the Distribution and License provisions of this
- agreement. All other rights not expressly granted here are reserved by
- CyberSym Technologies and its assigns or successors.
-
- DISTRIBUTION. You are free to distribute Dynamic Gin as shareware to
- others, provided you distribute all original files without modification,
- and provided you accept no compensation. No one may distribute any
- Dynamic Gin user authorization code to any other individual or group,
- with the sole exception that a valid owner of a registered license for
- Dynamic Gin may transfer that license and its user authorization code to
- another individual. When such a transfer is made, the original owner must
- transfer or destroy any copies of Dynamic Gin that use that
- authorization code.
-
- In addition, the accompanying VENDINFO data file (VENDINFO.DIZ in the
- installation package or DYNGIN.DIZ or DYNGIN32.DIZ in the directory where
- Dynamic Gin is installed) is hereby incorporated by reference. Any
- distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in
- that data record is hereby authorized.
-
- SHAREWARE EVALUATION LICENSE. Dynamic Gin is shareware. Before
- purchasing Dynamic Gin, you are entitled to use and evaluate one (1)
- copy of Dynamic Gin for free during one (1) evaluation period of 36 days
- or 30 sessions, whichever is longer. (A session cannot exceed 24
- hours.) Use of Dynamic Gin beyond this evaluation period constitutes
- copyright infringement unless you have obtained a valid registered
- license for Dynamic Gin.
-
- REGISTERED LICENSE. Upon purchase of Dynamic Gin, you receive a
- registered license and a unique user authorization code. The registered
- license gives you nonexclusive permission to make and load as many
- copies of major version 1 of Dynamic Gin (16-bit and/or 32-bit editions)
- or any of its minor version revisions on as many computers as you own,
- provided that no more than one of those copies of Dynamic Gin is ever in
- use at any one time.
-
- APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY. This Agreement shall be governed by
- the laws of the State of Utah. If any provision of this Agreement shall
- be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining
- provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds
- that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but
- that by limiting such provision it would become valid or enforceable,
- then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and
- enforced as so limited.
-
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