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- Matchem 2.0
- SparTech Software
- http://www.flash.net/~spartech
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- INTRODUCTION
-
- Welcome to Matchem 2.0!
-
- Matchem is a colorful board game where the object of the
- game is to match all the pieces on the game playing board
- (similar to the card game `Concentration').
-
- Some of the features included in Matchem are...
- - User selectable Game Piece graphic types (Letters,
- Numbers, or Graphical pictures.
- - User customizable background music
- - Lively sound effects including vocal pronunciation of letters and
- numbers.
- - User selectable number of game pieces
- - Colorful visual indicators of your games progress
- (gauges, status bar) - you select the gauges you wish to
- display
- - Game Timer feature (try to beat the clock!)
- - Full context-sensitive online help
- - Game statistics upon completion of game
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- The game environment is highly customizable allowing the
- player to specify settings such as the type of game piece
- graphic, number of game pieces to place on the board, game
- timer limits, sound/music options, suppression of various
- messages, gauges, etc.
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- The game playing environment features sound, lively music,
- and colorful graphics making it especially attractive to
- small children. And the ability to initiate a 'timed game'
- with a variable number of game pieces will provide a
- challenging game playing environment for older players.
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- Complete online help is available via the Help menu option,
- or by pressing F1 at most screens.
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- MINIMUM MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
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- Hardware
- 386-XX
- 4-MEG RAM
- VGA
- Windows 3.1
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- Disk Space Required
- Matchem Files - 600K
- Sound Files - 800K
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- INSTALLATION - PLEASE READ
-
- Please read over the PACKING.LST to assure that all of the
- files were included in the distribution copy you received.
- If there are files missing Matchem will not install
- properly.
-
- Matchem should have been distributed in a 'Zipped' file
- format and thus requires the PKUNZIP utility to
- uncompress the files. To install Matchem, simply create a new directory
- (/MATCHEM would be nice) and unzip the MATCHEM.ZIP file into
- this new directory.
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- The first time you run Matchem, it will
- automatically configure itself and ask you to resize the main
- Window. Resize the window and placement to your liking (do not
- resize the window by maximizing the window, but rather by clicking
- and dragging the edges of the window). This size and placement will be saved
- now and any time in the future that you resize or move the
- Matchem window.
-
- To uninstall Matchem simply delete the Matchem directory and
- delete the MATCHEM.INI file from your \WINDOWS directory.
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- QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/REGISTRATIONS
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- We welcome any questions or comments you have concerning
- SparTech Software programs. Questions or comments can be
- directed (via Internet) to SparTech@flash.net or via US Mail
- at SparTech Software, 1309 Windy Meadows Dr. Burleson, Tx
- 76028. You may also reach us via our Web page at
- http://www.flash.net/~spartech.
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- Please direct all `bug' reports to the address(s) above, preferable
- via our Web page where you bill find an online Bug Report form. We
- welcome any bug reports (no matter how small the bug) as it
- only serves to improve the quality of our software.
-
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- REGISTRATION PRICING STRUCTURE
-
- Matchem 2.0 $8.95
-
- Postage/Handling of $1.00 is required if user name, serial
- number, and pass code must be returned to you by US Mail.
- There is no handling charge if the registration packet is
- sent to you via EMail (Internet).
-
- Registration entitles you to a 50% DISCOUNT on Matchem
- upgrades and 20% DISCOUNT on other SparTech software.
-
- To register Matchem, print the registration form from the
- Matchem Help-About menu. Complete the form and send
- it along with your check payable to BRIAN F. HADDOCK
- (complete details are in the Matchem online documentation).
- Your registration will be promptly processed and you will be
- sent a registered user name, serial number, and pass code
- which you then enter in order to 'register' Matchem.
-
- If you cannot print the registration form, simply send us your name,
- address, and EMail address along with your check or money order for
- $8.95 ($9.95 if you wish to recieve your registration packet via
- US Mail) payable to Brian F. Haddock to the address listed above.
-
- To print the Matchem registration form and for further
- information about registrations (including the many BENEFITS
- of registering this software), please see the online
- documentation.
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- DEVELOPMENT NOTES
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- Tools Used
- -- Matchem was programmed using MS Visual C++ exclusively.
- -- Graphics created using Resource Workshop, WinCut
- (SparTech Software shareware utility), PaintShop
- Pro (shareware), and Graphics Workshop (shareware).
- -- Help Engine created using Word 6.0/Word 7.0, Help Project Editor,
- and SHED.
-