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The Presidents of these Fifty States United v2.0
By Daniel Gonzalez
5423 Bakersfield
San Antonio, TX 78228-6514
Copyright 1994/1995 by Daniel Gonzalez
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WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
Shareware is a distribution method in which you "try before you buy" a
software for a period of up to 21 days. At the end of that time, you MUST
register your copy by paying a modest fee to the author. Registered users
receive the latest version of the program along with other bonuses not found
in the Shareware version. By registering a Shareware program, you support
the authors' efforts to create more quality programs that will appear in the
Shareware market.
The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier because you can try
before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee - if you don't use the product, you
don't pay for it.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The President of these Fifty States United v2.0 is a Windows educational
program that teaches children and adults the history of the 42 Presidents
of the United States. This program addresses the following areas:
1. Important events and acts during each president's administration.
2. Cabinet members for each president.
3. Election results
4. Their personal lives before the presidency.
5. Explanation of the president's qualifications, election process, salary,
powers, roles, and other important facts.
6. Facts about the White House.
7. Maps of the United States during each of their presidential term. These
maps displays new territories and states that were admitted, along with
the population of the country at that particular time.
The program also displays each president's profile along with their birthplace,
birthdate, religion, ancestry, parent's names, height, and more. Images of
the White House and presidential seal are also displayed.
The program contains a quiz mode which quizzes students and adults the events
and laws that were passed during each president's term.
The registered version contains interesting facts about each president. For
instance, one of George Washington's nicknames was 'Atlas of America'; Thomas
Jefferson's IQ was 145; A special bathtub that had a capacity of four men was
installed in the White House for President William Howard Taft, who weighed
350 pounds.
Furthermore, the registered version contains more quiz questions, free program
(a Windows educational program that teaches the geography of the United
States), and more.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Presidents of these Fifty States United v2.0 requires the following:
Microsoft Windows 3.X running in standard or enhanced mode.
A 386 or higher microprocessor.
Video board that supports VGA graphics.
4 MB of RAM.
VBRUN300.DLL runtime library.
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PROGRAM INSTALLATION
To install The Presidents of these Fifty States United, copy all files to
your hard disk (in any directory) and add winpres.exe to one of your Program
Manager groups in Windows 3.X. Run it by clicking on the icon. You may also
load the program in DOS by typing WINPRES. The program will automatically
load Windows and run itself.
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REQUIRED FILES FOR DISTRIBUTION
VBRUN300.DLL - Visual Basic 3.0 runtime library.
WINPRES.EXE - Program's executable file.
SSERIFE.FOT - Font used by this program.
README.DOC - Program overview and other pertinent information (this file).
REGISTER.DOC - Registration form for this program.
SCHOOLS.DOC - Site license for schools, school districts, and other
educational institutions.
VENDORS.DOC - Vendors information form for all shareware distributors.
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
Individuals and organizations not requesting a fee for the distribution of
this program are encouraged to share this program with others as long as no
files are altered or removed.
If a distribution fee is charged for this software, then catalog vendors,
users' groups, bulletin board services, online services, and other Shareware
distributors may distribute this program as long as the following conditions
are met :
1. You explain the shareware concept as 'try before you buy' and the price
paid by users for shareware is a distribution charge only.
2. You sell the software for less that $9 and only sell the most current
version of it.
3. No files are modified or deleted.
4. This program requires the VBRUN300.DLL file. This file must be distributed
with this program. No extra charge may be requested for customers to
obtain this file. BBS Sysops must make these files available on-line to
users.
5. If you distribute this program on a CD-ROM, the packaging must contain the
word "SHAREWARE" and/or "TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY". Furthermore, you must send
us a copy of the CD-ROM as soon as it has been manufactured.
6. All previous versions of this program have been withdrawn from shareware.
This version replaces any previous version.
7. Anyone wishing to sell this program in a retail environment must meet all
of the above requirements. In addition, you must send us a copy of your
packaging for this program as soon as it has been manufactured.
ATTENTION CATALOG VENDORS, USER GROUPS, BBS SYSOPS, AND OTHER DISTRIBUTORS
If you wish to receive our latest programs and regular updates, please print
the VENDORS.DOC file. Fill it out and mail it to us. We will periodically
update this program and send out updates only to vendors who fill out this
vendor information form.
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REVISION HISTORY
Version 1.0 - September 4, 1994 - Initial release of this program.
Version 1.2 - September 18, 1994 - Corrected several minor bugs. Added
electoral votes map.
Version 2.0 - December 21, 1994 - Corrected some errors in the quiz mode.
Presidential profiles were enhanced.
Maps of the United States during each
president's term were added. Program
optimized for speed.
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DISCLAIMER
This software is sold 'as is', without any warranty as to performance or any
other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the many hardware
and software environments into which this program may be used, no warranty
of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the
entire risk of using this program. Any liability of the seller will be
limited exclusively to product replacement or the refund of the registration
fee.
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