Computer Life 1995 June/Computer_Life_Magazine_June_1995_Companion_CD.iso/wbridge/readme.txt

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                   Bridge for Windows Readme.txt file


                  Subject                          Page
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                  Shareware...........................1

                  Limited Warrany.....................2

                  Installing Bridge for Windows.......3

                  Operating Procedures................4

                  Technical Support...................4

                  Distributing/Bundling...............4

                  Purchasing the Licensed Version.....5



                          Definition of Shareware

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the
software to an updated program and a printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and retail software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated
below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like retail
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example,
some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may
copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's retail or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you
can try before you buy. And because the overhead is lower, prices are lower
also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.



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                   LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

    THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, FULL
CIRCLE COMPUTING (FCC) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS
REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN
MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR
OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE
IS ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU,
AND NOT FCC OR ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES, ASSUME THE
ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

    THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IS MADE BY FCC ON THIS PRODUCT.
NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY FCC ITS DEALERS,
DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY
INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH
INFORMATION OR ADVICE. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO
STATE.

    NEITHER FCC NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION,
PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND
THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF
FCC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

    This Limited Warranty shall be governed and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.



                           ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

BY USING THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF BRIDGE FOR WINDOWS YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
HAVE READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS'
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE
COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND
SUPERSEDE ALL PROPOSALS OR PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE THE
LIMITED WARRANTY.


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                    Installating Bridge for Windows

To install Bridge for Windows, follow these steps:

  Before you can use Bridge for Windows you have to run the setup program
  from Windows so it will work properly on your computer. You cannot just
  copy the files from the Bridge for Windows disk to your hard disk. The
  files on the distribution disk are packed in a special way to save space.
  The setup program unpacks those files and builds them on your working disk.

  Bridge for Windows installation will pre-install the Visual Basic runtime
  DLL on your system, if you do not already have a version.  Other runtime
  files will be installed in the appropriate directory.  Windows version
  stamping resources will be used to ascertain if a file should be copied
  to your computer.

  1. Make Windows' "Program Manager" the active window.

  2. From Windows' "Program Manager", select "File", then select "Run".  This
     will open the "Run" dialog box.

  3. Place the copy of Bridge for Windows in your floppy drive.
     Now, the dialog box needs for you to type in the command that will run
     the Bridge for Windows installation program.

     * If your floppy disk goes in your Drive "A", type:
              A:SETUP
       Leave the "Run Minimized" box un-selected, and click the "OK" command
       button.

     * If your floppy disk goes in your Drive "B", type:
              B:SETUP
       Leave the "Run Minimized" box un-selected, and click the "OK" command
       button.

  4. Fill in the required information in the dialog box.

     * It will ask you for the "Source Drive and Directory" designation where
       your Bridge for Windows floppy disk is located.  (This is the same
       floppy drive designation you typed in the previous step before the
       word "setup".)

     * It will ask you for the hard disk "Destination Drive and Directory"
       designation on which you want it to install Bridge for Windows.  It
       will suggest a directory named "C:\BRIDGE".

       If you want the Bridge for Windows program files installed on a
       different drive or directory, just click the pointer to the right of
       the characters you want to change, backspace over the ones you want to
       erase, then type in the new designation.

     * It will automatically build a Bridge for Windows icon and add it to
       "Program Manager".  Accept the "Yes" (already selected by default) if
       you do want it to do this.  Select "No" if you do not.

  5. Bridge for Windows Setup will unpack the necessary files and place them
  into the proper directories.

  6. Bridge for Windows Setup will notify you when the installation is
  completed.

Bridge for Windows is installed and ready to use.  Double click the pointer on
the Bridge for Windows icon and try it out!
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                             Operating Procedures

To get started playing Bridge for Windows, see the companion file
BRIDGE.TXT.  Information is also available through the on-line Help facility.



                       Bridge for Windows Technical Support

Technical support for Bridge for Windows can be obtained from:

Full Circle Computing
15 Greenridge Avenue, Suite 19
White Plains, NY  10605-1248
Voice/FAX [phone] (9am to 7pm USA Eastern time)

An attempt was made to cover all situations which may arise, however,
there may well be situations, expecially in bidding and responding, which
are covered incorrectly.  When you find