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- *** B-BALL ***
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- Pro Basketball for the Computer
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- SINGLE GAME VERSION - READ ME FILE
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- Copyright (C) 1989 - 1993 by BOBBALL, Inc.
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- Data and programming files copyright (C) 1989-93 by BOBBALL, Inc.
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- All Rights Reserved
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- 1 - Program Installation Instructions
- 2 - General Game Information
- 3 - Shareware Version of B-BALL
- 4 - Beginning the Program
- 5 - Software License Agreement
- 6 - Warranty Disclaimer
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- 1 - PROGRAM INSTALLATION
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- B-BALL is designed to be played from one high density floppy diskette (1.2M
- 5.25" or 1.44M 3.5"), or from a hard disk where all of the game files are
- copied into one subdirectory. It cannot be played from one 360K or one 720K
- floppy diskette as the executable SGV.EXE file is too large and the team
- statistics files accumulate in size rapidly. You will also need at least
- 512K in memory (RAM) to run the B-BALL program.
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- To install B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer onto your computer hard
- drive simply copy all of the files from the floppy diskette(s) to a single
- subdirectory on your hard drive. Simply insert the B-BALL disk into your
- floppy drive (here we'll assume the A: drive), access the B-BALL subdirectory,
- and type "install" at the DOS prompt. The install program will ask you if it
- can install the program into a directory called "bball". Type "Y" for yes if
- that is acceptable. If you do not want the directory name to be "bball", type
- "N" for no. The install program will then allow you to install all of the
- program and team files to a directory name of your choice.
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- If there is any problem with the install program, simply copy ALL of the files
- from the B-BALL disk to a single subdirectory of your root directory on you
- hard drive (here the subdirectory is called "bball"). Then repeat this for any
- other B-BALL disks that you may have (such as extra team disks). Use DOS
- commands similar to:
- A:\> md c:\bball
- A:\> copy a:*.* c:\bball
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- assuming a: is the floppy drive you are copying from and c: is your hard drive.
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- 2 - GENERAL GAME INFORMATION
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- In purchasing B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer you have obtained the most
- statistically accurate user friendly computer pro basketball game available
- today for IBM and compatible personal computers. In using B-BALL you can
- play any pro team against another, play pro teams from different seasons
- against each another, even play teams composed of players that you draft from
- the different pro teams (even players from different pro seasons drafted onto
- the same team) against the actual pro teams or against other draft teams.
- Entire leagues composed of teams of drafted players can also be formed (great
- for play-by-mail basketball leagues) with up to 28 teams in any single draft
- team league.
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- When playing B-BALL you have three different options on how to play any single
- game. First, you can have the computer play both teams, with either the
- play-by-play narrative text pausing after each team possession so it can be
- read or with the narrative text scrolling continuously so games can be played
- quickly (in a few seconds on most PCs). Second, you can play a team manually
- (human coach) versus a computer played team, where you, as the team's coach,
- can make player substitutions, assign a man-to-man defense, press full court,
- even double team opposing players. Third, you can play both teams in a game
- manually. When playing a team manually you even have the option of deciding
- who to pass the ball to in many situations (dependent on your players ball
- handling abilities) or you can let the computer dictate the passing based on
- how often the players actually handled the ball in real life while you still
- coach the team.
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- At the end of a game you have the option of saving both the game box score and
- also the game statistics. All of the game box scores for any league can be
- saved for viewing at a later time and all game statistics can be saved to
- accumulate total player and team statistics. B-BALL has an extensive stats
- compiler that shows four full screens of statistics for each team including per
- game stats and single game highs and lows, and also lists league standings,
- league leaders in eight different categories (scoring, FG%, 3PT FG%, FT%,
- rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots), a team's game scores, and the
- top ten single game performances by all players in points, FGM, FGA, 3PFGM,
- 3PFGA, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, assists, steals, turnovers,
- and blocked shots for all of the games played in a single league.
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- But most of all you will find that the statistical accuracy of B-BALL closely
- reflects just how the pro players actually performed in the previous season,
- moreso than in other computer games. B-BALL was designed specifically with this
- intent in mind. In terms of the game's playability and user friendly features,
- we are ALWAYS willing to listen to your ideas on how to improve the game. Any
- comments or suggestions on B-BALL are most welcome. Most of the game's user
- friendly features were originally suggestions from customers that have since
- been incorporated into the game so please do not hesitate to let us know your
- ideas. Please call Bob Chaikin at 216-291-9243 with your comments (or if you
- have any problems with the program) or write to
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- B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer
- BOBBALL, Inc.
- 1523 Felton Road
- South Euclid, Ohio 44121 U.S.A.
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- for any further information, including how to obtain future revisions of the
- B-BALL program and also disks containing pro teams from earlier seasons. Teams
- from the past that are presently available include those from the following
- seasons - the 1977-78 season through the current 1992-93 season, and the ABA of
- 1975-76. Other past seasons are currently being completed and play tested.
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- 3 - SHAREWARE VERSION OF B-BALL
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- For those of you who have obtained the B-BALL Single Game Version through
- shareware, the price of the B-BALL software is $29.95 with each additional
- season selling for $9.95. To register the software please remit this amount
- to BOBBALL, Inc. at the above address using either a check or money order.
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- There is no difference between the shareware version of B-BALL and that
- purchased directly from BOBBALL, Inc. The shareware is a complete working
- version of the B-BALL software with the 1987-88 pro teams included.
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- One nice feature of B-BALL is that for up to one year after you purchase it,
- you can obtain for FREE the latest version of B-BALL by simply sending a
- formatted floppy diskette and sufficient return postage (and an envelope
- large enough to hold the floppy) to BOBBALL, Inc. We will then send the
- latest version to you.
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- NOTE: As of 9/93 B-BALL is also looking for corporate sponsorship and/or a
- distributor. Any interested parties please contact Bob Chaikin at the
- above phone number and/or address.
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- 4 - BEGINNING THE PROGRAM
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- To begin the program, switch to this newly created subdirectory ("bball" if you
- did not change the name) on your hard drive, type "bball" or "onegame", and
- press the <ENTER> key. Use DOS commands similar to:
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- A:\> c:
- C:\> cd\bball
- C:\BBALL> bball
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- Once you are in the program please type the letter "I" to read and/or print out
- the game instruction manual or "L" to choose a league (i.e. a season) to select
- teams from. The B-BALL game instructions will also follow this batch file.
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- To start playing games, type "C" for choose league, then type in a 7 character
- code of a league (such as PRO9192 if you have the 1991-92 pro teams). Then type
- "H" to choose a home team, type a 3 letter code of a team, then type "V" for a
- visiting (away) team and another 3 letter team code. Choose the game as a home
- ("H") or neutral ("N") court game, and then type "G" to start the game.
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- 5 - THE B-BALL LICENSE AGREEMENT
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- The B-BALL data and programming files (i.e. the software) are owned exclusively
- by Bob Chaikin and BOBBALL, Inc. You as the end user are bound by this legal
- license agreement to use the program and data files as a single end user. You
- can make copies of the program for your own personel use only. As the program
- and data files are copyrighted you as the single end user may not make copies
- of the program and/or data files for distribution, sale, rent, or lease to
- other individuals or organizations. You may use the data and programming files
- on only a single computer at any one time and not on a network system or more
- than one computer at the same time. You may copy the software from one computer
- to another so long as it does not reside on more than one computer at any one
- time.
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- 6 - WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
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- This software is sold "as is" and without warranties as to performance of
- merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because
- of the various hardware and software environments into which this program may
- be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. Good data
- processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-
- critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of
- using the program. Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to
- product replacement or refund of purchase price.
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