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INTRODUCTION
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With the gaining in popularity of telecommunications a need
has risen for games to allow competition amongst fellow users.
TeleCards For Windows was developed with this concept in mind.
TeleCards is a suite of 3 different card games: Crazy Eights,
Cribbage, and Gin Rummy for playing against the computer or a
friend. To play another person two IBM compatible PC's are
required running Windows 3.x that are linked together by modem,
a NULL modem serial cable or are attached to a network.
OVERVIEW
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Key features found in TeleCards For Windows include:
* Built in answering and dialing capabilities.
* The ability to send messages back and forth to your
opponent while you are playing.
* A phone book file that contains both hardware specs and
a list of up to 16 opponents with scores and dates called.
* Ability to save and to restart games previously saved.
* Use of different card back designs.
* Support for COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 and baud rates up to 14400.
* The computer as an opponent.
* Network play.
INSTALLATION PROCESS:
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Please use the appropriate uncompressing program to place
the distributed TeleCards For Windows files into a separate
subdirectory.
The following files should be present after installation:
TCW.EXE program to start TeleCards For Windows
README.1ST introduction to TeleCards For Windows
REGISTER.TXT TeleCards For Windows registration form
BTTNCUR.DLL supporting DLL file for TeleCards
PICBDLL.DLL " " " " "
TCW3DCTL.DLL " " " " "
TCWSHARE.DLL " " " " "
START-UP:
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Start TeleCards For Windows by either double-clicking the
TeleCards For Windows icon or highlight the icon and press ENTER.
An additional method to start TeleCards would be to select 'RUN'
from the Program Manager's FILE menu and highlight TCW.EXE from
the appropriate directory.
For additional program information select the HELP button (if
available) or press F1 during a game.
PROGRAM HISTORY:
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July 1994: Version 1.0 released.
August 1994: Version 1.1 released. Added ability to redial
phone after bad connection and change a players
name at start of game against the computer.
October 1994: Version 1.6 released. Added list of modem
initialization strings; switched from .BOK file
to TCW.INI; fixed misc. errors; enhanced HLP file.