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- CHINESE CHECKERS
- Version 2.2
- April 1, 1994
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- Copyright (c) 1994, ImagiSOFT, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
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- ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS
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- QUESTION: How do I install Chinese Checkers to my hard drive?
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- ANSWER: Chinese Checkers comes with a simple installation utility.
- 1. Insert the diskette into the floppy drive you want to
- install from.
- 2. At the DOS prompt type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) then
- press [Enter].
- 3. Follow the instructions as they appear on your
- screen.
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- QUESTION: How do I run Chinese Checkers under Microsoft Windows?
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- ANSWER: Although Chinese Checkers is not a true Windows product,
- our installation utility will install it for you:
- 1. In the Program Manager press the ALT-F for the "Files
- Menu".
- 2. Press R for "Run".
- 3. Enter A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL)
- 4. Follow the directions as they appear on your screen.
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- QUESTION: My mouse works in Microsoft Windows, why doesn't it work in
- Chinese Checkers?
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- ANSWER: Windows has special built-in drivers to support mice. Our
- software looks for a Microsoft compatible mouse driver
- which is loaded when you turn on your computer. A diskette
- should have come with your mouse which contains MOUSE.SYS,
- MOUSE.COM or similar files. Try placing the command
- MOUSE.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file or the command MOUSE.COM
- in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. These are the files that DOS
- executes when you turn on your computer, and if your mouse
- is Microsoft compatible, your mouse should now work.
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- QUESTION: I get the message "VGA Monitor required." when I try to run
- Chinese Checkers. What I do?
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- ANSWER: Your IBM compatible PC doesn't have a VGA monitor. If you
- want to run Chinese Checkers, you will have to go to a
- computer store to see it run. Maybe you'll decide that
- it's time to get a new computer!
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- Some VGA monitors fail our VGA monitor test. If you know
- that you have a VGA monitor try running this command:
- CHINESE /M.
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- QUESTION: Can I run Chinese Checkers from a floppy drive?
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- ANSWER: Yes, by entering the command CHINESE, but if you have less
- than 1 megabyte of memory, the game will run MUCH slower
- than it would on a hard drive. On most 386 computers
- Chinese Checkers runs just fine from a floppy disk.
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- QUESTION: I get the message "Not Enough Conventional memory" and my
- program doesn't run. What can I do?
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- ANSWER: DOS 6.0 and DOS 6.2 provides a utility called MEMMAKER
- which is designed to free up as much conventional memory as
- possible. If you have DOS 5.0 run the MEM /C command from
- the DOS prompt. If your computer has less than 550000
- bytes free conventional memory, CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT
- is loading up a memory resident program which is taking up
- memory. Locate a knowledgeable person and ask him/her to
- help you load these programs into upper memory instead.
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- QUESTION: I don't understand what "shareware" is. Why do I have to
- order Chinese Checkers if I already have a copy of it?
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- ANSWER: Because you haven't paid for it. If you "bought" Chinese
- Checkers from a shareware vendor, you only paid for the
- disk, not the actual program. At the opening screen of
- Chinese Checkers press the F1 key. A detailed explanation
- about the shareware concept will appear for you there.
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- To reward those who actually register Chinese Checkers we
- have included extra "bonus" features which are not in the
- shareware version. See the order form for details.
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- QUESTION: What is the name of the cute Chinese character who acts as
- "host" for Chinese Checkers?
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- ANSWER: Wai Fu Kan. We don't actually know who named him that, but
- one day we mysteriously started getting "junk" mail under
- that name. After checking with an authority on the Chinese
- language, the name stuck.
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- Thank you for playing Chinese Checkers! We hope you get hours of
- enjoyment from our program. If you have any further questions or
- problems, please contact us:
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- ImagiSOFT, Inc. Toll Free: (800) 767-1978
- Computer Games Division Outside USA/Canada: (505) 275-1920
- P.O. Box 13208 CompuServe: 70632,1177
- Albuquerque, NM 87192 Prodigy: FSWM11A
- FAX / BBS: (505) 275-9697
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