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UPDATES TO WIN$BIG
24 May 88 -- Version 5 Released in WIN$BIG5.ARC
Version 5 includes all changes introduced in WIN$BIG4.ARC, WIN$REV1.ARC
and WIN$REV2.ARC, as well as all data for the Florida Cash 3 and
Florida Lotto games through the Lotto drawing on 21 May 88 and the Cash
3 drawing on 22 May 88, and this Updates file.
Also, INSTALL.EXE was revised and now looks for the proper run-time
module file name. (In early versions of WIN$BIG, the run-time module
was given a different file name and, when the file name was changed in
later versions, Install.Exe was not changed to look for the new file
name.) Install.Exe also now includes additional introductory remarks to
remind the user of its limited purpose, i.e. to create an additional
data base for additional lottery games. (Some users failed to read the
documentation and assumed that Install.Exe had to be run to install the
system initially.)
Also, W$ANALYZ.EXE was revised to correct a display error in the
"Suggested Numbers" section of the analysis chart. Digits that
repeated in one-number games were not being shown as suggestions.
Finally, W$STATUS was revised to correct a minor display bug that
resulted in the printing of an extra parenthesis on some lines of the
overall status chart.
18 May 1988
The following item was resolved in Revision 2 to WIN$BIG4.ARC.
(Revision 2, distributed as WIN$REV2.ARC, included a replacement
version of the program W$SELECT.EXE and an Updates file.)
-- The number-wheeling utility was identifying digits in incorrect
order of frequency when any number drawn included a leading
zero.
--- Fixed. I'd also like to take this opportunity to remind
users that, while the number-wheeling utility for one-
number games shows the digits in the order of frequency
selected by you (i.e. descending or ascending order),
some digits are drawn an equal number of times as other
digits and the utility looks at the digits in numerical
order. Thus, for example, if 6 is shown as the most
frequent first digit and 8 is shown as the next most
frequent first digit, it is possible that 8 was drawn as
the first digit an equal number of times as 6 was, since
8 comes after 6 numerically. In these cases, to verify
the exact number of times that each digit appears in each
position, you may want to review all numbers drawn in
that game, using the Status program (Item 5 on the Main
Menu, then item 4 on the Status Menu). To verify how
often any digit was drawn, without regard for position,
use the Analysis program (Item 2 on the Main Menu, then
item 5 on the Selection Menu).
17 May 88
The following items were resolved in WIN$BIG4.ARC and later in revision
1 thereto. (Revision 1, distributed as WIN$REV1.ARC, included replace-
ment versions for the programs W$ANALYZ.EXE and W$STATUS.EXE and an
Updates file.)
1. Problems with numbers with leading zeros in one-number games:
a. The display became garbled in number selection, bet
selection and other displays because leading zeros were
not displayed.
-- Fixed. Leading zeros are still not shown, but
numbers with leading zeros are indented and instruc-
tions clarify that numbers with fewer than the
required number of digits should be assumed to have
one or more leading zeros. Leading zeros ARE shown
on the analysis chart's display of the number drawn.
b. On analysis chart, 1's and 0's were counted together
under "1" and there was no provision for leading 0's.
Even after version 4 fixes, leading zeros caused inaccu-
rate count of zeros, innaccurate display of numbers
drawn, inaccurate count of zeros repeated within a number
and innacruate sum of digits.
-- Fixed. Zeros are now counted separately on analysis
chart, display of numbers drawn includes any leading
zeros, and all counts and sums correctly take into
account any leading zeros.
2. Overall Status Display Showed Inaccurate Bet Count and Counted
Ficticious Bets:
-- Fixed. Bets counted include only bets for which an
amount larger than 0 was entered as the amount bet,
and the count is now accurately maintained. The fact
that a bet was made, even if ficticious ($0 as amount
bet), is still recorded for other purposes.
Note: The only change made to W$STATUS.EXE, distributed in
WIN$REV1.ARC, was in the display showing all numbers drawn. That
display now properly indents numbers with leading zeros (instead of
showing the leading zeros -- see above), as is the case in other
displays. The changes in W$ANALYZ.EXE corrected several counting
problems caused by leading zeros (1b above).
Prior Versions:
Versions before the release of WIN$BIG4.ARC resolved minor bugs and
modified the entire system to allow it to handle playing-card lotteries.
Items not resolved:
1. You can't select or bet on 000 and can't enter 000 as a number
drawn.
2. WIN$BIG cannot handle a Lotto or Keno type game in which the
lowest number that can be drawn is 0. The lowest number able
to be handled for such games is 1. However, WIN$BIG now can
handle the 0 digit in one-number games and can handle these
and any other types of games in which the lowest number is 1.
3. The Analysis Chart (Main Menu Item 2, Selection Menu Item 5)
will not show 0 as a repeated digit in one-number games.
The 0 digit is counted as a repeat, however, when that occurs.
Also, although the Analysis Chart counts and displays how
often all digits/numbers repeated, including 0, it may not
display all of the specific numbers/digits that repeated
because of space limitations. Use the "View Numbers Drawn"
utility (Main Menu Item 5, Status Menu Item 4) to confirm
whether and how often 0 or any other digit repeated within
numbers drawn in one-number games and which numbers repeated
in consecutive drawings of Keno and Lotto type games.
4. When entering the latest number(s) drawn, any numbers "bet on"
will be displayed, but the numbers shown as "bet-on" may be
numbers previously bet on, not necessarily the latest numbers
bet on. Thus, unless you enter a new bet, even a ficticious
one ($0 for the amount bet), before entering the latest
number(s) drawn, you may encounter two problems:
a. The auto-match utility will compare the number(s) drawn
with the displayed number(s) bet on, even if they are not
the latest ones you bet on.
b. You will find then that you cannot enter the amount won
because you didn't enter a bet first ("Catch-22" instruc-
tions displayed).
The solution in either case (as described in the "Catch-22"
instructions on-screen when you try to enter an amount won
when no new bet was made) is to go back and enter the latest
bet that you made, if any, or enter a ficticious bet, and then
return to use the auto-match utility and/or enter the amount
won (even if it's $0).
This problem can occur because the auto-match utility was
designed so that you could use it over and over for the same
drawing. This feature was included for those who don't have a
printer and, hence, can't save the auto-match results on
paper, and for those who just like to see the auto-match
utility do its thing without having to wait for another
drawing.
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