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- THE MASTERY SERIES (tm)
-
- *** README.DOC for the UNREGISTERED version ***
-
- (C) 1992,94 WORKWARE CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
-
- POKER CALCULATOR, VEGAS PRO, AND WORKWARE
- ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE WORKWARE COMPANY, LAS VEGAS, NV
-
- OTHER TRADEMARKS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
-
-
-
- - TABLE OF CONTENTS -
-
- > INTRODUCTION
- Your License to Use the program
- How to contact the WorkWare company
- System Requirements
- What you need to know to read the instructions
- > GETTING STARTED
- Making a backup copy of the program's disk(s)
- Installing the program
- Starting the program
- Getting Help
- Overview: Where to start looking
- > LAST-MINUTE ADDITIONS (IF ANY) TO THE PROGRAM
- > FILE LIST
- > OTHER PROGRAMS FROM WORKWARE
-
- =========================================================================
- =========================== I. INTRODUCTION =============================
- =========================================================================
-
- YOUR LICENSE TO USE THIS MASTERY SERIES (tm) PROGRAM
-
- This is your License to use this Mastery Series program. The
- program is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. All rights
- include the look and feel of the program. The WorkWare Company
- grants you a limited license to use the program. Your use of
- the program signifies that you agree to the terms of the license.
- The license is as follows:
-
- FOR ALL USERS (LICENSEES):
- ─ You accept the program "as is," and you are responsible
- for determining what use the program has for you.
- ─ You may not alter any part of the program or documents.
- ─ The WorkWare Co. makes no representations or warranties
- for the program except that it is entertainment.
- ─ You hold The WorkWare Co. harmless from any assertions
- or claims that may arise from your use of the program.
-
- IF YOU ARE USING THE REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL PROGRAM:
- ─ You may copy the program to your hard disk or to a
- floppy disk for YOUR USE ONLY. DISTRIBUTION IS ILLEGAL.
- ─ You may have only one copy of the program in use at any
- one time. USE OF ANY COPY ON A NETWORK FILE SERVER OR
- ON A BULLETIN BOARD IS SPECIFICALLY FORBIDDEN.
-
- IF YOU ARE USING THE UNREGISTERED (DEMO/SHAREWARE) PROGRAM:
- ─ You may use the Unregistered (demo/Shareware) version for
- 30 days to see if this is the poker program you want to
- lay down your money for. After 30 days, you should
- discontinue use or get yourself a REGISTERED version to
- play here legally.
- ─ You may copy and distribute the Unregistered version
- on a disk or on an electronic bulletin board.
- ─ You may not sell or license the program itself. You
- may charge recipients for your handling and shipping
- the physical-disk copies, or for bulletin-board fees.
- ─ Your distributed copies must include all files named
- under FILE LIST in this README.DOC.
-
-
- HOW TO CONTACT THE WORKWARE COMPANY.
-
- Write to
-
- The WorkWare Company
- 5130 E. Charleston, Ste. 5-158
- Las Vegas, NV 89122
-
- or call 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Pacific Time
-
- (502) 524-1183 ORDERS & TECH SUPPORT*
- (702) 387-7871 ORDERS ONLY! NO TECH SUPPORT.
-
- *PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNLESS YOU HAVE:
- 1) PURCHASED A COMMERCIAL VERSION OF THE PROGRAM OR
- 2) REGISTERED A SHAREWARE VERSION!
-
- NO-CHARGE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS FOR REGISTERED CUSTOMERS ONLY!
-
- THE NO-CHARGE SUPPORT IS LIMITED TO THIRTY MINUTES. OUR PROGRAMS
- ARE SO EASY TO USE, NINE OUT OF TEN CUSTOMERS NEVER CALL. IF YOU
- HATE TO READ MANUALS, YOU CAN PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
-
- SUGGESTIONS: PLEASE SEND SUGGESTIONS TO US IN WRITING INSTEAD OF
- CALLING ABOUT THEM. WE KEEP WRITTEN SUGGESTIONS IN A NOTEBOOK AND
- CONSIDER THEM WHEN UPDATING THE PROGRAMS.
-
- BUG REPORT: WHEN POSSIBLE, PLEASE SEND ANY BUG REPORT TO US IN
- WRITING INSTEAD OF CALLING ABOUT IT. WE ACT ON ALL SUCH LETTERS.
- IF YOU REPORT A BUG IN WRITING, WE WILL SEND YOU AN UPDATED DISK AT
- NO CHARGE. WHEN THE SUSPECTED BUG OCCURS, PLEASE TRY TO SAVE THE
- GAME-STATE (.PKR) FILE TO DISK AND SEND US A COPY OF IT. ALONG WITH
- ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE:
-
- YOUR NAME
- ADDRESS
- PHONE NUMBER
- PROGRAM'S NAME AND VERSION NUMBER
- A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUG (A PRINTOUT OF THE SCREEN MAY HELP)
- ANY ERROR NUMBER OR ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARED ON SCREEN
- BRAND NAME AND MODEL OF YOUR COMPUTER
- VERSION OF DOS (OR OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM) IN USE
- NAMES OF ANY RAM-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS
- KIND OF MONITOR AND VIDEO CARD
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- The Mastery Series programs require the following:
-
- 1. IBM or Compatible computer with DOS 2.0 or higher.
- 2. 512K RAM
- 3. Any monitor (real-looking cards need EGA/VGA monitor)
- 4. Hard drive or high-density floppy.
-
- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
-
- In the instructions, brackets have special meaning...
-
- <> ANGLE BRACKETS MEAN
- Type in the text between the brackets and press ─┘ (Enter).
- WARNING: Do NOT type in the angle brackets!
-
- Example: To start 7 Card Stud, enter < MSSTUD >.
-
- [] SQUARE BRACKETS MEAN
- Press the letter, or one of the letters, between the brackets.
-
- Example: Continue [Y/N]? Press Y or N for Yes or No.
-
- All instructions assume that you know PC- or MS-DOS's simplest commands,
- COPY, CHDIR or CD (change directory), MKDIR or MD (make directory). If
- you do not, you should read your DOS reference for such commands now.
-
- In instructions or help on screen, you may see the ^ before a key.
- The ^ stands for the Control key, or, as it appears on your keyboard,
- the Ctrl key. So, ^ means "hold down the Ctrl key and press the next
- key." For instance, ^F5 means "hold down Ctrl and press F5."
-
- In instructions or help on screen, you may see the @ before a key.
- The @ stands for the Alt key. So, @ means "hold down the Alt key and
- press the next key." For instance, @F5 means "hold down Alt and press F5."
-
- In instructions or help on screen, there are several words that denote
- the kind of information provided, as follows:
-
- The following words denote kinds of information provided in help for
- the program:
-
- ACCESS: This gives you the route to the feature. For example,
-
- ACCESS: Menu\Table Rules\Betting FROM GAME: Ctrl F7
-
- This means from the Game Menu, choose Table Rules, then
- Betting, or from the Game section, press Ctrl F7.
-
- ENTRY: This tells you what kind of entry or what range of entries
- you can make, for example:
-
- ENTRY: 0.00 to 999999.99
-
- This example tells you to make an entry of 0.00, 999999.99,
- or anything in between.
-
- =========================================================================
- ========================= II. GETTING STARTED ==========================
- =========================================================================
-
- MAKING A BACKUP COPY OF THE PROGRAM'S DISK(S)
-
- Uses your ordinary backup procedures, for example, DOS's COPY or XCOPY
- commands.
-
- REMEMBER THAT UNDER YOUR LICENSE TO USE THE PROGRAM, AND UNDER
- FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAWS, THE UNREGISTERED VERSION IS THE ONLY VERSION
- THAT YOU MAY COPY AND DELIVER TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL
- VERSIONS MAY BE COPIED FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE ONLY!
-
-
- INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
-
- Keeping the program and its files together is the only requirement of
- installation.
-
- The program uses several kinds of files, those ending in: OVR, PKR,
- PKX, HLP. You should keep the program and its associated files
- in one subdirectory.
-
- STARTING THE PROGRAM
-
- Log onto the drive that contains your installed program.
-
- Example: If the program is on a disk in drive A:, enter < A: >.
- If the program is on a hard drive C:, enter < C: >.
-
- Change into the subdirectory that contains the program.
-
- Example: If the program is in a subdirectory named POKER,
- enter < CD \POKER > or < CHDIR \POKER >.
-
- To start the Mastery Series 7 Card Stud game:
-
- enter < MSSTUD >.
-
- To start the Mastery Series 7 Card Stud HiLow Split game:
-
- enter < MSSTUDLO >.
-
- To start the Mastery Series Texas Hold'em game:
-
- enter < MSTEXAS >.
-
- START-UP SWITCHES
-
- When you start the program, you can follow its name with one or more of
- the following switches:
-
- -S or /S Use [S]low screen writes (BIOS), avoiding direct writes
- to the video RAM. The -S switch may be necessary for:
-
- * Not-so-compatible Compatibles.
-
- * Multi-tasking environments.
-
- * Running the program in a DOS emulator on a non-IBM-
- compatible machine.
-
- -B or /B Force [B]lack and White for composite monitors or
- monochrome monitors with color-graphics cards. If you
- have a laptop or notebook computer with a flat (e.g.,
- LCD) screen, you may need to use this -B switch.
-
- -C or /C Force the recognition of a [C]olor monitor. The program
- can automatically detect most color cards and monitors.
- If you have a color system, but the program is coming up
- in monochrome, then do one of the following:
-
- * Try this -C switch.
-
- * Use DOS's command MODE before starting the program,
- that is, enter:
-
- MODE CO80
-
- MODE is an external DOS command, that is, it exists
- as a file. So, you must be in the subdirectory that
- contains MODE.COM, e.g., C:\DOS, or your PATH must
- include that subdirectory. See your DOS manual.
-
- -EGA or /EGA Force the recognition of an [EGA] card. Use this if you
- have an EGA card and a color monitor, but the program is
- running in monochrome. Some EGA cards are hard to detect.
-
- -VGA or /VGA Force the recognition of a [VGA] card. Use this if you
- have a VGA card and a color monitor, but the program is
- running in monochrome. Some VGA cards are hard to detect.
-
- -Ofile_name Force the program to recognize "file_name" as the overlay
- file. Ordinarily, the overlay file's name consists of the
- file name of the program with a file-name extension of
- ".OVR", and the overlay file resides in the same directory
- as the program. If the overlay file has a different name
- or a different directory, you must inform the program using
- the -O switch. The "file_name" in the switch must be a
- complete path and file name, including the drive name.
- For instance, suppose you have the Stud program on
- drive A: and you want to put the overlay file on drive B: in
- a directory named \POKER\STUDHI. Then you must start the
- program as follows:
-
- MSSTUD -OB:\POKER\STUDHI\MSSTUD.OVR
-
- NOTES:
- (1) There is no space between the "-O" and the full
- path and file name.
- (2) Your disk may not have a separate overlay file with
- the extension ".OVR".
- (3) There is no reason except your limited disk space to
- move the overlay file away from the program's directory and
- use the -O switch.
-
- EXAMPLES:
-
- * If you have a VGA card and color monitor and the program is running
- in monochrome, then start the program as follows:
-
- program_name -VGA
-
- where "program_name" is the name of the program you are using,
- for instance, MSTEXAS, or MSSTUD.
-
- * If you are using a laptop or notebook computer with a flat (LCD)
- screen, try starting the program as follows:
-
- program_name -B
-
- OR
-
- program_name -B -EGA
-
- OR
-
- program_name -B -EGA -S
-
- * If your laptop/notebook has a VGA, substitute -VGA for -EGA, as in:
-
- program_name -B -VGA
-
-
- GETTING HELP.
-
- There are three ways for you to get help. In the order of increasing
- detail, they are:
-
- 1) Look at the bottom line and any other text on screen.
-
- There is always help on screen--just read what is in front of you.
- The bottom line usually contains help. It tells you which keys to
- press to access main functions.
-
- 2) Press the F1 key.
-
- For context-sensitive help, press F1 anywhere in the program.
- On-line help consists of pointed, summary information for your
- current activity in the program. This help pops up on screen.
-
- 3) Read the Manual.
-
- The typeset manual is included with the Registered/Commercial version.
- The manual includes detailed help on all subjects. It includes an
- alphabetized reference section, overviews, tips, and appendices.
- The manual covers several subjects that are not covered elsewhere.
-
-
- OVERVIEW: WHERE TO START LOOKING
-
- There are 2 main sections of the program, from which you can access all
- the hundreds of features. The 2 main sections are: the Game area, and
- collectively, the various report screens.
-
- You enter the Game section when you first start the program. (You
- may have to press the ESC, escape, key to pass a sign-on or license screen.)
- To access the Game (Main) Menu, press ESC or F10. Read the help on screen
- or press F1.
-
- From the Game section, you enter the reports section by pressing F4, F5,
- or F6. Deeper levels of reports are available for some report screens:
- try the F7 and F8 keys once your are in the reports section. Read the
- help on screen or press F1.
-
-
- ========================================================================
- ======================== LAST-MINUTE ADDITIONS =========================
- ========================================================================
-
- When you get the REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL version, you get complete
- documentation for all the latest additions to the program.
-
-
- ========================================================================
- ============================ FILE LIST =================================
- ========================================================================
-
- MSSTUD EXE The 7 Card Stud game.
- WWCARDS IMG Some images for playing in EGA/VGA graphics.
- MS4HELP HLP The help file needed for context-sensitive Help.
- MSSTUD PKR A game-state file, containing settings and reports.
- README DOC This file.
- ORDER DOC A file to help you order WorkWare products. See
- the description for README.EXE below.
- README EXE A file that helps you read or print README.DOC. Just
- type in README and press Enter. To read or print
- ORDER.DOC, type in README ORDER.DOC and press Enter.
- 7ANLYZ EXE Analyze any situation. REGISTERED version only.
- 7ANLYZ HLP Help for 7ANLYZ.EXE. REGISTERED version only.
-
- The following file-name extensions denote files that you create with
- the program:
-
- * PKR Game-state files, containing settings and reports.
- * PKX Extended-Report files, including Hole-card details.
-
- ========================================================================
- ================= OTHER PROGRAMS FROM THE WORKWARE CO. =================
- ========================================================================
-
- In the Vegas Pro Poker Compiler (tm) series, the currently available
- games are:
-
- Texas Hold'em 2.02
- Texas Hold'em HiLow Split 2.02
- Omaha Hold'em (High) 2.02
- Omaha Hold'em HiLow Split 2.02
-
- The WorkWare Co. publishes several programs under the series title "The
- Mastery of Poker." The programs, all sold separately, are:
-
- 7 Card Stud Game & Analyzer <---|
- 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split Game & Analyzer |
- Texas Hold'em Game & Analyzer <---+- "MASTERY OF POKER" series
- Hold'em Pro Analyzers (Tx & Omaha) <---|
-
- The WorkWare Co. also publishes "Vegas Pro Video Poker Pro Pak,"
- simulations of the five-card-draw poker machines in Las Vegas casinos.
- The Pro Pak includes 3 separate games:
-
- Video Poker 5 Card Draw <---|
- Video Poker with the Joker Wild <---+- "VEGAS PRO" series
- Video Poker with Deuces Wild <---|
-
- For Blackjack players, WorkWare publishes "Vegas Pro Blackjack." This
- powerful program enables you to test any system against any other. And
- when you have found the system that works for you, the program tutors
- you with it.
-
- System requirements: IBM or Compatible with DOS 2.0 or later.
- Programs need 512K RAM. All programs run on any monitor. A hard
- drive or a high-density floppy is needed.
-
- TO ORDER BY CREDIT CARD, C.O.D., CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR INVOICE, SEE
- THE INFORMATION AND COUPON IN THE FILE ORDER.DOC ON DISK. TYPE IN
- "README ORDER.DOC" AND PRESS ENTER.
-
- IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS, THAT IS, A REAL-MONEY, PLAYER, AND YOU DON'T KNOW
- WHICH PROGRAM TO ORDER, JUST CALL FOR HELP. MOST OF OUR CLIENTS ARE
- SERIOUS PLAYERS, MANY ARE PROS. WE CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE SOFTWARE TO
- STRENGTHEN YOUR GAME. CALL (502) 524-1183 TO GET HELP OR TO ORDER.
-