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- DRAGCITY U.S.A 05-May-93
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- Copyright (C) Richard Nikula 1991-1993 All rights reserved.
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- Requirements: PC/XT, or PC/AT, PC-DOS / MS-DOS 3.0 or later. (Better
- results are obtained with 8Mz and up PCs.)
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- EGA or VGA with Color Display.
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- If a mouse is present, it will be used. The keyboard
- may be used if don't have a mouse.
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- SHAREWARE
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-
- DRAGCITY U.S.A is NOT a public domain program, it is a ShareWare program.
- If you choose to keep DRAGCITY, you are encouraged to send $10 to:
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- Richard G. Nikula
- 1600 Hertel Lane
- San Martin, CA 95046
-
- If you include you name and address, you will be notified when
- future enhancements are provided. If you have any problems or
- comments, feel free to pass them along (my compuserve ID is
- 70431,1055, my Prodigy ID is SNXN77A). You may copy the
- REGISTER.CTY form to a printer for a standard form. Registered
- users are given preference when evaluating enhancements included
- in new releases.
-
- Please note, if you paid a fee to receive this evaluation copy,
- do not confuse this with registration. Distribution services
- provide shareware for a fee, registration with the author is
- still required.
-
- CHANGE HISTORY
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-
- Version 1.2
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- Corrected problem with mouse support which resulted in mouse arrow
- not showing after completion of a race and on the gears display.
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- Added one more set of high end gears
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- Version 2.0
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- Added multiple player option. Up to 4 players can take turns racing
- either in a friendly race or a single-elimination tournament.
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- Racing time broken down into reaction and elapsed time. Times
- and top speed displayed at end of each run.
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- Added History file which keeps track of 10 top reaction times,
- elapsed times, total times, and top speeds.
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- Accelerator sensitivity is adjustable to improve response for
- different racers.
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- Relocation option for tachometer that moves it closer to the
- christmas tree to make it easier to watch both.
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- Gear adjustment can now be made anytime before or after a race.
- Previously, you could only change after a race.
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- Version 2.1
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- Fixed incorrect month displayed on history score.
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- Added some initial Sound Blaster support for digital sound,
- this is an ongoing process. I would be very interested if
- you have any problems in this area.
-
- Added Color to individual cars when racing in teams. You
- can't change colors yet but that'll be added one of these days.
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- Version 3.0
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- Added the ability to change car colors.
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- In tournament mode, racers alternate from side to side versus
- always being on the right of christmas tree.
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- Added a breakdown option which shows speed and elapsed time at
- 10 checkpoints down the track.
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- RE-DISTRIBUTION OF DRAGCITY
- ===========================
-
- Feel free to give copies of this version of DRAGCITY to your
- friends, family and co-workers. You may also upload it to
- public access bulletin boards as well. However, in all
- cases, the following restriction applies:
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- The following files must be included:
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- DRAGCITY.EXE - The program itself.
- DRAGCITY.DOC - Documentation for DRAGCITY (displayable during execution).
- DRAGCITY.SND - Digital sound file
- README.CTY - This file you are reading.
- REGISTER.CTY - The registration file.
- VENDOR.CTY - Vendor registration info.
-
- The original distribution files must be sent "as is". No
- modifications of any kind may be made to the program, the
- documentation, or the registration form. If the files are
- re-packaged using a utility such as PKZIP, only the original
- files may be included. The name of the packaged file must be
- DRAGC300.xxx.
-
- DRAGCITY may be distributed via shareware diskette services
- under the following restrictions:
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- The distribution files must not be modified (as described above)
- with the following exceptions: 1) Files may be added which are
- standard distribution materials (such as problem reporting forms);
- 2) This documentation file may be augmented with distributor specific
- information as long as the original text file is unchanged and the
- additional information is clearly marked.
-
- Only "shipping & handling" fees may be charged. It must be clear
- to subscribers that fees do not represent registration.
-
- I must be notified of distribution (at the address supplied on
- the registration form) if a fee is being collected. A copy of
- your distribution newsletter is sufficient, you do not have to
- request permission in advance. The author reserves the right
- to request termination of distribution.
-