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- BATTLES IN A DISTANT DESERT
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- Release 1.9 - August 18, 1994
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- BATTLES IN A DISTANT DESERT (DESERT 1.9) and all additional scenarios are
- Copyright 1993, 1994 - Glacier Edge Technology - All Rights Reserved.
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- DESERT presents small unit land based battles which could have
- occurred during Operation Desert Storm.
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- This basic game and the "Berm Busting" scenario, included in
- bdd190.zip are distributed as shareware.
-
- Please make copies of bdd190.zip, and give to your friends or upload
- to other BBS. Only the basic game and the "Berm Busting" scenario
- are shareware. All additional scenarios and the registered version
- of the game are not shareware.
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- No fees can be collected for the copies of bdd190.zip which you give away.
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- Those companies who distribute shareware, on disks or CD-ROMs for a fee,
- either via mail or rack, please see the distributor note below.
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- Please copy or upload only bdd190.zip and not the individual files.
- Please do not remove or modify any files contained in bdd190.zip.
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- This file which is included in bdd190.zip, must be retained in
- any copies distributed.
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- INSTALLATION
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- DESERT 1.9 is a Windows 3.x application and must be installed
- on a hard disk drive. You should copy the bdd190.zip file to
- a new directory, preferably called \DESERT, before unzipping
- the file.
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- DESERT 1.9 will expect to find it's initialization file, "bdd.ini",
- in the default Windows directory, which is usually C:\WINDOWS.
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- You should copy the "bdd.ini" file to the default windows
- directory.
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- Refer to your Windows 3.x User's Guide for the procedure to
- install the DESERT 1.9 application and icon in the program group
- of your choice.
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- The User Manual is on-line, via the HELP menu item of the main
- menu, and you should read it before attempting to play the game.
- Also each scenario has both INFORMATION and HISTORY, which should
- be read before attempting to play a scenario.
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- SOUND SUPPORT
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- DESERT 1.9 will provide sound support for the standard PC speaker
- or for Microsoft Multimedia Audio compatible sound boards under
- Windows 3.1 or greater.
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- If you have Windows 3.0, you should upgrade to Windows 3.1 to
- receive the best sound effects.
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- SHAREWARE
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- The shareware version of the game BATTLES IN A DISTANT DESERT:
- "Berm Busting", will only play 25 turns of the 50 turn scenario.
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- If you do not wish to register DESERT 1.9, but wish to finish the
- "Berm Busting" scenario, then send $5.00 (plus shipping, see below)
- to the Glacier Edge Technology address, and we will send you a disk
- containing a shareware version of DESERT 1.9 which will be able
- to play all 50 turns of the "Berm Busting" scenario.
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- If you wish to register your copy of this game, you can do so
- and receive ONE or THREE scenarios depending on how you register.
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- The registered version of DESERT 1.9 will be able to play all
- 50 turns of the "Berm Busting" scenario.
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- Send $10.00 plus shipping and receive:
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- "The Streets of Khafji" - Command the infantry and artillery
- defense of this northern Saudi resort town as the Iraqis attempt
- to storm and take control of the town. Or control the Iraqi
- attack and see if you can take Khafji.
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- Or send $20.00 plus shipping and receive "The Streets of Khafji"
- scenario and:
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- "The Al Zibayir Road" - The war is lost for the Iraqi Army in
- Kuwait, and the escape is underway. Led by elements of the
- armored divisions occupying Kuwait, the Iraqi Army attempts to
- return to Iraqi with great amounts of equipment and plunder.
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- Or send $25.00 plus shipping and receive "The Streets of Khafji"
- and "The Al Zibayir Road" scenarios and:
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- "Kuwait Beach Party" - The amphibious assault that never
- happened! Control the Marine amphibious landing on the
- beaches south of Kuwait City, opposed by Iraqi Infantry
- and Armor.
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- All registrations must be either in the form of a check drawn on
- a USA bank or in USA dollars.
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- Shipping add $3.00 for USA destinations or $5.00 for outside the USA.
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- Send your registration to:
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- Glacier Edge Technology
- 4820 East Kentucky Ave. Suite E
- Glendale, Co. 80222 USA
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- Please indicate 5.25 inch disk or 3.5 inch disk preference and
- capacity with your order.
-
- The additional scenarios and the registered version of the game
- are not SHAREWARE, and may not be copied or distributed.
-
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- ****************** DISTRIBUTORS PLEASE NOTE **********************
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- If you are a shareware distributor, and would like to distribute
- DESERT 1.9 on media which you resale, then you must register the one
- copy you use for a master in order to obtain written permission to
- distribute the DESERT 1.9 game on your media.
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- The vendor registration is $15.00 plus applicable shipping.
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- You will receive a special version of the shareware version of DESERT
- 1.9 which contains an advertisement for your distribution service on
- the title and closing screens of the game.
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- You will then be authorized to distribute the shareware version of
- game. If you do not register, then you do not have permission to
- distribute this game, and would be violating U.S. Copyright laws if
- you were to distribute this game.
-
- Those who develop SHAREWARE products need the support of the
- users and distributors of the SHAREWARE products in order to
- continue developing new SHAREWARE products for your use.
-
- This particular product took over a year, full time, to develop
- and to become available for your use and enjoyment.
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- Your support of this SHAREWARE product will be greatly appreciated.
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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- DESERT 1.9 is a huge Windows application, and accordingly so, places
- a large demand on your system. We recommend that you have a minimum
- of 4MB of RAM, and nothing else running (just Windows 3.x) at the
- time, also we recommend running DESERT 1.9 from a hard disk.
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- If you experience any problems with the game or scenarios, please
- write down the configuration of your system, the scenario you were
- playing, what you where trying to do when the problem occurred,
- and a detailed description of the problem as best as you can,
- and send it to the Glacier Edge Technology address. If possible
- save the game (*.svg) and mail it on a disk or E-Mail it.
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- If you have any questions or comments about DESERT, you can send
- them to the Glacier Edge Technology address above or if you prefer,
- you can send E-Mail to:
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- Compuserv - 70621,160
- INTERNET - edybs@ix.netcom.com
-
- Those who develop SHAREWARE products need the support of the
- users of the SHAREWARE products in order to continue developing
- new SHAREWARE products for users to use. This particular product
- took well over a year, full time, to develop and become available
- for your enjoyment.
-
- Your support of this SHAREWARE product will be greatly appreciated.
-
- We hope you enjoy playing BATTLES IN A DISTANT DESERT!
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