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- Six Pack Card Game for Windows
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- Copyright (c) 1994 P.B.Cook
- Portions Copyright (c) 1991-1994 P.B.Cook
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- Version 1.0
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- 10 April 1994
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- 1. For full documentation see the Windows Online Help file (6PACK.HLP)
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- 2. Shareware
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- The program 6PACK.EXE comprising the Card Games called 'Six Pack' and
- this documentation file is distributed as 'Shareware'. It is a fully
- functioning program. You may evaluate the program for a period of 30
- days, after which continued use of the program requires registration
- with the author.
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- I don't ask much for the registration fee, and will be pleased to send
- you an updated version of the program when you register provided you
- supply a disk and cover my costs.
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- 3. Introduction
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- The Six Pack Card Game is a set of six single pack patience games based
- on games described by David Parlett in his book 'The Penguin Book of
- Patience'.
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- The program is written using Turbo Pascal for Windows from Borland (an
- excellent language product which I can thoroughly recommend).
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- 4. Installation
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- 4.1 Requirements
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- An IBM PC AT or compatible. Microsoft Windows V3+. A mouse.
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- The program has been tested running under Microsoft Windows V3.0 and
- V3.1 using hardware varying from an 8Mhz Tandon AT to an IBM 386DX
- Portable on a range of display adaptors.
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- nb. The Card Deck selection dialog feature will not work in Windows
- V3.0 unless you have the COMMDLG.DLL program.
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- 4.2 Install
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- You should receive this software as a single self extracting archive
- file using the LZH format from Yoshi. (6PACK_10.EXE)
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- 4.2.A To install the software from DOS
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- a) Copy the file 6PACK_10.EXE to the Drive and Directory you wish to
- use for the installation.
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- b) Execute the file 6PACK_10.EXE.
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- c) You will be prompted with a Copyright screen and the option to
- proceed to install the program files.
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- d) The program will then de-archive the files
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- 6PACK .EXE - the Windows Executable file.
- 6PACK .HLP - the Windows Help file
- 6PACK .TXT - this documentation file.
- DECKnnn.BMP - a set of 12 Cards Deck Designs
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- You may include the 6PACK.EXE file in Windows Program Manager or double
- click on its filename in File Manager to launch the program.
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- Once you have run the program and selected from the user definable
- options a further file
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- 6PACK.INI
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- will be found in the Directory containing your Windows Files. Should
- you wish to remove 'Six Pack' from your system at a future date then
- this file may be deleted.
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- Unless registered with the author the program will remind you
- periodically that the 'Good Guys' register their Shareware Programs.
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- 4.2.B To Install from Windows
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- If you have receieved this software direct from me then it came with
- its own Windows Installation procedure (INSTALL.EXE) on the disk.
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- a) Place the distribution disk in drive a: or b:
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- b) From Program Manager select File, Run and key in a:\install.exe
- or b:\install.exe.
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- c) Follow the instructions that follow to install Six Pack or any
- of the other programs spplied on the disk.
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- d) The installation program will unpack the files to your disk and
- install the application into Program Manager if you require.
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- 5. Registration
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- If you like this program and intend to continue using it then you may
- register your ownership with the author and receive your personal
- registration number. This will stop the program nagging you to
- register.
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- Registration costs five pounds sterling (or equivalent in readily
- convertible currency). If in addition you send me a disk with return
- packaging and postage for your location, I will provide the most up to
- date version of the program and copies of other Shareware programs I
- have written for you to try. I can also supply a disk, if you prefer
- not to send your own, for a further one pound and fifty pence (three
- pounds for non UK locations).
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- I may be contacted by Post, Telephone and FAX as indicated in the HELP,
- ABOUT option in the game.
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- Please make cheques (drawable on a UK Bank please) payable to
- Mr. P.B.Cook.
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- Send registrations to
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- Mr. P.B. Cook,
- ( SIX PACK )
- 7 Deaf Hill Terrace,
- Trimdon Station,
- County Durham, UK
- TS29 6BZ
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- See the Help file for full details on Registration.
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- 6. Other Products
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- At the time of writing I can offer for following programs for use with
- Microsoft Windows -
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- 13OUT V3.0 - Single pack patience game.
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- 4ACES V1.0 - Single pack patience game.
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- TERRACE V2.1 - Double pack patience game (5 variants).
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- CARLTON V2.0 - Double pack patience game.
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- WINLHA V1.1 - Fully featured Windows Based Driver for the Dos
- LHA Archive Program from Yoshi (LZH archive files). FREEWARE.
- Shrink all thoses lesser used files... and think of the space
- you can save.
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- DOCARC V1.4 - Data file archiving program, allowing the data
- file to be archived and de-archived and automatically launching
- the files application. (Try it and see).
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- JACKPOT V1.1 - Four Reel Fruit Machine Game with Random Hold and
- Nudge
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- PMPlus V1.4 - Enhances the Program Manager by allowing you to
- nest one Program Group inside another. Adds depth to your
- workspace.
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- TMPlus V1.2 - Windows Task Manager replacement. Includes all the
- functionality of the original and adds a user definable menu
- system to launch your programs as well as a Browse and Run
- facility to access your less used programs.
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- xFA V1.0 - An enhancement to the Windows File Association functions
- that permits a single file type (denoted by the file extension) to
- be associated with multiple application programs. (rather than just
- one application which Windows supports alone).
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- For Programmers - if you are a programmer and use Turbo Pascal for Windows
- then I am also willing to license a couple of Turbo Pascal Units (TPU files)
- which implement all the hard work in the card games. All you need to add
- is the framework of the game plus the logic to implement its rules. Give
- me a ring for more details.
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- Philip B. Cook
- April 1994
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- Update Information
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- V1.0 10 April 1994 First Release Version of Six Pack