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- Welcome to Thomas Warfield's Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3!
-
- Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3 is a collection of 120 solitaire
- games, from classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and
- Spider, to original games invented especially for
- the program.
-
- Features:
- *** 120 solitaire games
- *** undo to the beginning of the game
- *** redo of all moves undone
- *** automatic game saving on exit
- *** selectable card backs
- *** automatic card moving
- *** quick mouse shortcuts for easy play
- right click- quick move
- double click- move to foundation
- *** over 2 billion starting positions for each game
- *** win/loss statistics for multiple players
- *** selectable background colors for each game
- *** snapshot position - return to a previously saved
- position
-
- -- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --
-
- Run the program SETUP.EXE.
-
- -- IMPORTANT NOTE --
-
- Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3 requires that the file
- VBRUN300.DLL be in your Windows/system directory.
- This file is available in many places, probably
- including where you found Pretty Good Solitaire. It
- is also available at
- http://www.goodsol.com/download.html.
- If you received this program directly on disk from the
- author, the disk includes this file.
-
- -- OPERATING SYSTEM NOTE --
-
- Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3 is a 16-bit Windows 3.1 program.
- It will run on Windows 95 or 98, but there is a
- Pretty Good Solitaire program designed specifically for
- 32-bit operating systems. Pretty Good Solitaire 98 has
- all the features of Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3, plus many
- more. It contains 200 games. The latest version can
- be downloaded from http://www.goodsol.com.
-
- -- RUNNING THE PROGRAM --
-
- To run the games, run the file GOODSOL2.EXE. To play a
- particular game, click on its name on the main screen. To
- see the rules for a particular game, goto the help menu or
- press F1. In most games, the cards can be moved by
- drag and drop. Also, to quickly move a card, try
- right-clicking on the card. For a guide on how to use
- Pretty Good Solitaire, read the tips provided by the
- program at startup.
-
-
- -- HOW TO REGISTER --
-
- This program is shareware. Continued use of Pretty Good
- Solitaire beyond a 30-day evaluation period requires
- registration. Registration will bring you instructions on
- how to get rid of the registration reminder screens and
- other benefits (see the help file). Some features of this
- program will be disabled after the 30 day trial period and
- you must register to continue use. To register, print out
- the registration form in the help file and send $19 (plus
- $3 shipping if you want a disk) to:
-
- Goodsol Development
- PO Box 9155
- Springfield IL 62791-9155 USA
-
- You can also register with a credit card on the World
- Wide Web at http://www.goodsol.com.
-
- On Compuserve, you can register thru the SWREG service:
- #8322.
-
- European Users in The Netherlands, Belgium, France,á
- Germany and The United Kingdom, may purchase their
- registration from BTSoftware in their own currency via
- local bank transfers or Eurocheques. Order directly
- from the BTSoftware website http:\\www.btsoftware.com
- or send an e-mail to order@btsoftware.com.
-
- -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT --
-
- Technical Support is available by email to
- support@goodsol.com.
-
- -- BUGS, SUGGESTIONS, AND COMMENTS --
-
- If you find any bugs, or have any suggestions for features
- or for new games to be included in the collection, e-mail
- support@goodsol.com.
-
- -- GET THE LATEST VERSION --
-
- The latest version of Pretty Good Solitaire can always be
- found on the World Wide Web at http://www.goodsol.com.
-
- -- RELEASE HISTORY --
-
- Version 1.0 - released 7/19/95 - contained the original
- 5 games, FreeCell Towers, Baker's Dozen, Golf, Fourteen
- Out, and Yukon.
-
- Version 1.1 - released 8/15/95 - added 5 new games to
- bring the total to 10.
-
- Version 1.2 - released 9/25/95 - added 5 new games to
- bring the total to 15.
-
- Version 2.0 - released 11/15/95 - complete re-write of
- all the games, collapsed all the games into one
- executable file, added 15 new games to bring the total
- to 30 and added many new features, such as player names
- and game saving on exit.
-
- Version 2.0a - released 2/15/96 - maintenance release.
-
- Version 2.1 - released 6/20/96 - added 30 new games,
- bringing the total to 60. Also added tours.
-
- Version 2.1a - released 10/20/96 - maintenance release.
-
- Version 2.2 - released 2/1/97 - added 40 new games,
- bringing the total to 100. Added snapshot position
- and tips.
-
- Version 2.2a - released 8/29/97 - maintenance release.
-
- Version 2.3 - released 9/15/98 - added 20 new games.
-
- -- GOODSOL DEVELOPMENT --
-
- Software design and programming - Thomas Warfield
- Order fulfillment and shipping - Anne Warfield
-
- -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
-
- Pretty Good Solitaire was written entirely by one
- person, Thomas Warfield. However, some other people
- had a role in its development. Thanks to Michael
- Calligaro, who was there in the very beginning. Thanks
- to Stephen Murphy for QCARD.DLL. Thanks to my
- beta testers, especially James Simpson, Bob Beauchamp,
- Dennis Guthrie, Danny L. Olson, Jim Reuber and Sherry
- Coombs, and others. Thanks to Brit Hume, whose
- newspaper review brought Pretty Good Solitaire
- enormous exposure. Thanks to my primary tester,
- Diane. And thanks to the people who have registered
- Pretty Good Solitaire- your support has contributed
- to its continued growth.
-
- -- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS --
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- |___|___| MEMBER
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-
- Thomas Warfield is a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). The ASP wants to make
- sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you
- are unable to resolve a shareware related problem with
- an ASP member by contacting the member directly, the
- ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help
- you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for members'
- products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 157-F Love Ave, Greenwood, IN 46142 USA,
- FAX 317-888-2195, or send email to
- omb@asp-shareware.org.
-
- -- LEGAL STUFF --
-
- Pretty Good Solitaire
- Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Goodsol Development
- All Rights Reserved
-
- -- LICENSE AGREEMENT --
-
- You should carefully read the following terms and
- conditions before using this software. Your use
- of this software indicates your acceptance of this
- license agreement and warranty.
-
- Shareware Version -- You are hereby licensed to:
- use the shareware version of the software for a
- 30 day evaluation period; make as many copies of the
- unregistered shareware version of this software as you
- wish; give exact copies of the original unregistered
- shareware version to anyone; and distribute the
- unregistered shareware version of the software in its
- unmodified form via electronic means. There is no
- charge for any of the above.
-
- The software may be not be sold for a fee on diskette
- or CD-ROM, either alone or as part of a collection with
- other products, without prior permission of Goodsol
- Development (with the exception of magazine cover
- CD-ROMs that are sold with a magazine, which require
- no permission).
-
- Unregistered use of Pretty Good Solitaire after the
- 30-day evaluation period is in violation of federal
- copyright laws.
-
- Governing Law -- This agreement shall be governed by
- the laws of the State of Illinois.
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty -- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE
- ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF
- MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
- WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO
- WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
-
- Good data processing procedure dictates that any
- program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data
- before relying on it. The user must assume the entire
- risk of using the program. ANY LIABILITY OF THE
- SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
- PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF
- PURCHASE PRICE.
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