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- Dots version 1.3
-
- by A.C. Barentyne
- ⌐ 1997, Paradigms Lost
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- Contents of the zip:
-
- The zip file Dots.zip should contain the following files:
-
- Dots.exe : Main program file
- dots.hlp : Help file
- Dots.txt : This file
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- Installing the program:
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- This program is distributed as a Zip compressed file. Unzip the file,
- using WinZip, or some other PKZIP compliant decompression utility, into
- any directory.
-
- You can freely move the program around, just keep the Help file along
- with the main program.
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- Uninstalling the program:
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- Should you decide to delete this program, simply delete the files
- listed above. That's all there is. No registry entries. No .dll's.
- Nothing hidden going on here.
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- System requirements:
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- Any computer running Windows95 or WindowsNT 3.51 or later should have
- no problems running the dots program. If you do have any problems,
- please let me know. See 'Questions, comments, and bugs' below.
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- Instructions:
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- See the help file for information on how to use the program.
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- Questions, Comments, Bugs?
-
- If you have anything to say, please do so. My email address is:
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- baren@ix.netcom.com
-
- I'd be particularly interested in any bugs you may come across. But my
- email box is also open to any glowing praise or suggestions for future
- versions you care to share with me.
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- Distribution:
-
- This program is Shareware. As such, you may distribute it to as many
- people or machines as you choose, just so long as this document goes
- with it. I would prefer if you were to distribute it in its original
- format (i.e. the Zip file).
-
- If you like the program, and decide to keep it, please register it, by
- sending five US dollars ($5), along with your Name and Email address,
- to:
-
- A.C. Barentyne
- 479 Reed St.
- Apt. 2
- Kalamazoo, MI 49001
-
- Please help support shareware by registering.
-
- This program is Copyright 1997, Paradigms Lost. Paradigms Lost main-
- tains all rights protected under US Copyright laws.
-
- You may not charge to distribute this program without explicit perm-
- ission from the author. If you wish to distribute it on a BBS or a
- commercially available CD-ROM, or other charged medium, please
- contact me.
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- Version info:
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- This is officially version 1.3 of the Dots program. There are no
- known bugs in this release.
-
- Updates since 1.2
-
- * Added registry support to remember settings between sessions.
-
- * Improved the AI's ability to handle enclosed figures. A few users
- had discovered a flaw in the system, which this should fix.
-
- * Mopped up a few details in the AI, and improved performance a bit.
-
- Updates since 1.1.1
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- * Made the program Windows NT friendly.
-
- * Improved the AI's ability to handle enclosed figures.
-
- * Made the program 256-color friendly (Grr...)
-
- * Updated the About box with a masked logo, so your system colors
- will show through properly.
-
- Updates since 1.1:
-
- * Fixed a loophole in the AI which allowed the player to take advan-
- tage of the computer's 'take-back' strategy in the early stages of
- the game.
-
- Updates since 1.0:
-
- * Long computer moves no longer block user input. Dots will now run on
- any Windows 95-style machine without problem.
-
- * Player selecting dots while the computer is moving is now checked
- for. You can place a circle, but you'll never complete a line when the
- computer is moving.
-
- * There was a problem that might have possibly come up under extreme
- circumstances involving scores going backward. That will never happen
- now.
-
- * Status bar is now updated after each computer line, rather than all
- at once after the entire move.
-
- * Updated the About box with my keen new logo
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- Standard disclaimer:
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- This program is provided "As is", with no guarantees of usefulness or
- productivity. The author, A.C. Barentyne, and Paradigms Lost Software
- bear no responsibility for damage to your system resulting from the use
- of this program. If you do not agree with these terms, do not install
- the program. Use of the program implicitly means you have agreed to
- these terms.
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- Thank you very much for trying out this program. If you like it, you
- may want to check out the other software available at my web site:
-
- http://www.netcom.com/~baren/
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- A.C. Barentyne -- Paradigms Lost
- 7/21/97