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- README.TXT
- ==========
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- Soccer Scorecard is Copyright (c) 1995 - A & K S McKay
- All Rights Reserved.
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- Contacting The Authors
- ======================
- The authors may be contacted as follows:
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- Compuserve 100025,1566
- FidoNet 2:252/21.23
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- Address 17 Arun Way
- Walmley
- Sutton Coldfield
- West Midlands
- B76 2BQ
- UK
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- Registration
- ============
- Soccer Scorecard is released as SHAREWARE. The shareware version may be
- freely distributed for evaluation purposes. Shareware is not freeware.
- Users may install and evaluate the product for a period not exceeding 30
- (thirty) days from first installation, after which they must discontinue
- using it - or pay the authors the required registration fee.
-
- Users are reminded that the shareware concept is not a means of
- distributing and obtaining free software - it is simply a low-cost
- distribution method which benefits both the authors and users alike.
- With its intrinsic low operational overheads shareware authors are able
- to offer quality software at reasonable cost, which cannot be matched by
- more commercially orientated methods. Furthermore users are able to
- satisfy themselves that the software meets or exceeds their personal
- needs without having to pay for the product up-front. With commercial
- software it is usually the case that the full purchase price is required
- in advance, usually the decision is made against just a published
- specification, and at best it is typically difficult to return the
- software for a refund once the disk seals are broken.
-
- Please support the shareware concept - only by people registering will
- the authors feel committed to enhancing their products further.
-
- Registration will provide the following benefits:
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- * A personalised registered copy of the latest version on a diskette
- * The non-transferrable right to continue using the product
- * The latest available league tables for use with the application
- * Saving/loading from an unlimited number of data files
- * Import supported up to 250 fixtures per file
- * Export supported up to 250 fixtures per file
- * New leagues can optionally be auto-generated from existing league
- * The copyright screen will automatically terminate itself on first startup
- * The copyright screen will not randomly re-appear
- * Support from the authors
- * Future updates of league tables, according to availability
-
- Refer to file ORDER.FRM for specific details of pricing and ordering.
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-
- Revision History
- ================
- Version 4.04
- * Added ability to export fixtures to external file
- * Fixed bug which was eating Windows resources
- * Added confirmation message box when importing data
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- Version 4.03
- * Added ability to import from text files
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- Version 4.02
- * Hot/cold coupon number analysis added
- * Added grid around printed prediction report
- * Added progress meter for lengthy operations
- * Prediction report now prints both sort orders
- * Print dialog allows setting of number of copies
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- Version 4.01
- * All functional user dialogs now identical in size
- * Added recent team form summary to main dialog
- * Ditto for printed league report
- * Added goal difference column to printed league report
- * Current season totals now shown on printed league report
- * League report now prints each division on separate page
- * Added new CLEAR button to prediction dialog
- * Perm config sliders can now optionally snap to position
- (new setting SliderSnap in SOCCER.INI)
- * Perm configuration file renamed from PERMS.PRM to PERMS.DEF
- (version 4.xx file not compatible with earlier versions)
- * Increased perm title from 25 to 40 characters
- * Unregistered version now supports up to 50 perm tests
- * Added new statistics information to prediction report
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- Version 3.01 (not publicly released)
- * Fixed problem with minimize button not displaying correctly
- * Main dialog now instanced directly on startup - was sub-classed
- * Added ability to set date range for main dialog league table
- * Scores dialog expanded to show 13 fixtures per screen
- * Scores dialog now shows fixture/coupon number
- * Registration available through Compuserve [SWREG id = 4036]
- * Perm test results can now be optionally dumped to text file
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- Version 2.05
- * User can now set cursor unbusy delay via SOCCER.INI
- * Cursor is not busied during fixture dialog list box updating
- * Fixed internal problem with user-button class not updating
- * User-selectable decimal place on main dialog via SOCCER.INI
- * Various buttons converted to give 3-D effect
- * Modified layout of 'About' dialog slightly - no functional change
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- Version 2.04
- * Perm test graph now shows inaccessible points when printed
- * Shareware message box advisory text was incorrectly spaced
- * Upgraded installation routine to version 1.3
- * Improved graphing to ignore values way outside of normal distribution
- * Fixed bug where main dialog would blank when prediction button pressed
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- Version 2.03
- * Shareware version now supports up to 25 perm test cycles
- * Registered version now supports up to 250 perm test cycles
- * Shareware version informs user of test cycle limitation
- * Perm test cycling speed doubled by not re-drawing controls
- * Perm test cycle now set by button push rather than edit control
- * Bug-fix for perm configuration, where focus change lost title
- * Introduced query override for auto-fill feature in SOCCER.INI
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- Version 2.02
- * Bug-fix for team sorting problem
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- Version 2.01
- * User-configured perm support introduced
- * Multiple perm support introduced
- * Additional user-feedback presented on prediction dialog
- * Pools submission columns widened from 8 to 12 columns
- * Prediction configuration dialog enhanced and completely re-designed
- * Automatic randomised pools entry generation introduced
- * Automatic repeatable testing of perms introduced
- * New graphical testing methodology to compare different configurations
- * New information button added to copyright dialog
- * Team points represented with one decimal place
- * New match type VOID added
- * Added team sort capability, by division.
- * Changed installation utility, which auto-installs Windows group
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- Version 1.04 - first public release
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- $Revision: 1.20 $
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