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- Notice for 2.0 and 1.0 users:
- Your current Options will be changed the
- very first time you run Release 2.1
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- Mah Jongg Wall
- A Mah Jongg Tile Game by Russell Wilson
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- Release 2.1 - July 1998
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- Shareware Registration Fee: US$19.95
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- Did you ever play those Chinese tile removal games,
- where you remove matching pairs of ancient tiles from
- the Chinese game of Mah Jongg? Mah Jongg Wall adds
- more mystery, strategy, challenge, and a beautiful
- set of ancient looking game pieces including tiles
- with bone faces dovetailed into bamboo backs, wind
- discs, bone counters, and Chinese dice. Plus, oriental
- paintings and music add to the ancient atmosphere.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- 486, Pentium or better with Windows 95
- 8MB of free RAM, 5MB of hard drive space
- 256 colors on a 640x480 screen
- (looks better in 800x600, game remains 640x480)
- Sound card for music and sound effects
- Internet connection for online registration and use
- of the www menu (browser and more memory needed)
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- HOW TO INSTALL
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- In Windows Explorer, double click Setup.exe in the
- folder you unzipped to and follow the instructions.
- Or, select Run from the Start menu, click Browse and
- find the folder you unzipped to, click Setup.exe,
- click Open, click OK and follow the instructions.
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- HOW TO UNINSTALL
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- From the Start Menu, select Settings, then Control
- Panel. Double-click on 'Add/Remove Programs,' click
- on 'Mah Jongg Wall,' click on the Add/Remove button,
- click Yes if you are sure.
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- HOW TO REGISTER
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- Current registration options are available via the
- www menu's Current Registration Options or at:
- http://www.cypresslane.com/mahjongg/register.html
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- You can also see 'How to Register' in the Help file
- for options available with this release.
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- BENEFITS OF REGISTERING
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- No more ugly nag boxes
- FREE minor and major upgrades
- FREE email support
- Change Options:
- Witness The Preliminaries
- New Game At Startup
- "No More Moves!" Notice
- "Begin Casual Play?" Warning
- Fortune Cookie With Exit
- More oriental playing mats
- Saved 'official' games Open as 'official'
- 200+ proverbs from Master Chen Hai Yang
- Fortune cookies with exit from game
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- WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 2.1
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- New lower price! US$19.95
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- 2.0 bug fixes:
- 'No More Free Pairs!' notice came up at the wrong time
- 'Helpful Mouse Pointer' declared Joker free when it was not
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- Mostly 'cosmetic' changes to the graphics
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- Strategy menu item in popup menu
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- Enhanced Help file
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- WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 2.0
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- Help menu/file
- FAQs menu item
- Special Moves menu item
- Preliminaries' Help buttons jump to correct sections
- Options menu
- Game Sets
- Ancient - old, used looking (as in 1.0)
- Modern - new looking
- Bigger Tiles (see Help FAQs)
- How-to change display mode via Help file
- No More Free Pairs! Notice
- For current Prevailing Wind only (not game over)
- Winnable New Games
- Each stack contains all different tiles
- Helpful Mouse Pointer
- Mouse pointer changes to a hand over free/selectable tiles
- Left hand for those with their buttons reversed
- Popup menu
- Tile names, etc. in top item if mouse is over them
- Keyboard equivalents for Restacking A Tile direction buttons
- Nice for laptop users
- Notice for trying to make Special Moves when all have been used
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- 1.0 bug fixed (after registering, File menu painting was
- replaced with same one in the www menu)
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- CONTACT INFORMATION
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- Free technical support for registered users only:
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- Email:
- support@cypresslane.com
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- Snail mail:
- Tech Support
- Cypress Lane Diversions
- 624 County Road 16
- Fayette, AL 35555 USA
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- Online support via FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- is available in the Help file and at:
- http://www.cypresslane.com/mahjongg/support-faq.html
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- KNOWN BUGS & BUG REPORTING
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- There are two known bugs on some 486 machines:
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- 1. Background music crashes computer at random times
- on some 486s and old motherboards. Some users should
- just use "Tile Clicks & Thumps"
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- 2. "Hide Me Now!" will not turn off background music
- in 256 color mode on some 486 machines
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- For the latest information or to report a bug go to:
- http://www.cypresslane.com/mahjongg/bug-report.html
- Or, while playing the game, you can select "Bug
- Reporting & Notices" from the www menu if you are
- connected to the Internet and have a web browser.
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- DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
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- CD-ROM vendors please see VendInfo.DIZ file and check
- http://www.cypresslane.com/mahjongg/index.html
- to make sure you have the current version.
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- You can also get the latest version info by emailing
- versions@cypresslane.com (auto-responder)
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