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- CHAINLINK - version 1.2.3
- MyCat Software
- Copyright 1997-99, Lucie Dorais
-
- A brand new card Solitaire game for the PC, was a smash hit with
- TI-99/4A Home Computer users for many years.
- Move all cards to the Top by building Chains of cards of the same
- Suit. Use the mouse or the keyboard. Big card design option.
-
- Win 3.1, Win 95 compliant.
- Minimum requirements (286, VGA)
- Needs VBRUN300.DLL to run.
-
-
- New in version 1.2:
- ------------------
- . database of winnable games, WinDb
- . slower speed option for fast machines
- . second choice of card deck for non cat-lovers...
-
- New in version 1.2.1:
- . Internet access in the About form
- . print ORDER.TXT from the Registration form
-
- New in version 1.2.2:
- . moves on the tableau are counted
- . Register online with RegNet link in the About form
-
- New in version 1.2.3:
- . Statistics keep track of lowest Moves for won games
-
-
- To Install:
- ----------
- Move all files in the directory of your choice (you don't
- need the WAV files if you don't have a Sound Card); all files must
- be in the same directory, so you can use Help and hear the sounds.
- The CHAINLNK.INI file will be created in your Windows directory
- the first time you play CHAINLINK.
-
- If you don't already have VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows\System
- directory, you must get it before you can play CHAINLINK.
- It is a must for any program written is Visual Basic 3.0, and
- is available on the majority of BBSs and commercial online services.
- On CompuServe, look for VBRUN3.ZIP in Library 1 of the WinShare
- Forum, or go PCFF and search for file VBRUN3.ZIP.
-
- I leave to you the joy of adding the program to one of your
- Program Manager's Groups or Start/TaskBar menu.
-
- Windows 3.1: select a group, click on File Menu, then New,
- select "Program Item", add the proper description (like
- "Chainlink") and command line (path of directory you placed
- the program in, plus filename: "C:\dir\subdir\CHAINLNK.EXE"),
- then press the OK button. The icon will appear in your Group.
-
- Windows 95: Select Settings/Taskbar and click the Start Menu
- Programs tab, then click the Add... button, use Browse to
- find the CHAINLNK.EXE file.
-
-
- To uninstall:
- ------------
- Just delete all files in the directory where you placed CHAINLINK,
- and delete the file CHAINLNK.INI from your Windows directory.
-
-
- Registration:
- ------------
- CHAINLINK will run for 30 days. After that, you should be addicted;
- to continue playing you need to... Register!
-
- Registration is only $15 US (or $15 Cdn if you live in Canada and pay by
- snail-mail).
-
- Register on the WWW via REGNET:
- Their page for CHAINLINK, ID 2323: http://www.reg.net/product.asp?ID=2323
- or from my Web site: http://www.cyberus.ca/~ldorais/mycat.htm
- Cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, Am. Express, Discover, Eurocard
- By phone: 1 800 WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) or (805) 288-1827
-
- You can use the file ORDER.TXT to register via snail-mail. Don't
- forget your e-mail address if you have one! Your registration key
- will come much faster.
-
- American users can send a cheque. If you live outside Canada or the US,
- and the charges for a bank draft or money order are out of this world,
- you can send the equivalent in your country's money (bank notes only);
- although it might not be as safe, I have had no problem so far.
-
- The shareware version is not crippled in any way, I am the optimist
- type... (except for the trial period). And, being mostly homebound
- (and not working) due to illness, I avoid trips to the Post Office.
-
- Please send any mail to:
- Lucie Dorais
- 603 - 222 Guigues
- Ottawa, Ont.
- K1N 5J2
- Canada
-
- CompuServe: 76440,623
- e-mail: ldorais@cyberus.ca
- 76440.623@compuserve.com
- www: http://www.cyberus.ca/~ldorais/
-
- What you will get: a registration key, a nice thank you letter, a free
- conscience, and my eternal gratitude. And that nagging screen will
- disappear forever!
-
-
- License:
- -------
- CHAINLINK is a Shareware program and is provided at no charge to
- the user for evaluation. You may evaluate it for 30 days; after
- that trial period, CHAINLINK will stop running (but will still allow
- you to enter the registration number if you got one).
-
- Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give
- it away altered or as part of another system. And please don't
- give them your registration number! The essence of "user-supported"
- software is to provide personal computer users with quality
- software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
- programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this
- program useful and find that you are using CHAINLINK and continue
- to use it after a reasonable trial period, you should look deep
- into your pocketbook and make an effort to register it (see
- above). This will entitle you to the right of running one copy of
- the program on one computer at a time.
-