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The Presidents of these Fifty States United v1.2
By Daniel Gonzalez
5423 Bakersfield
San Antonio, TX 78228-6514
Copyright 1994, Daniel Gonzalez
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WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
Shareware means 'try before you buy' for a period of 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.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The President of these Fifty States United v1.2 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.
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, some of George Washington's nicknames were 'Atlas of America' and
'Hero of American Independence'; 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, information
about the president's cabinet (with their respective seals), and certificates
will be printed for top scores on the quizzes.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Presidents of these Fifty States United v1.2 requires the following:
Microsoft Windows 3.X running in standard or enhanced mode.
A 386 or higher microprocessor.
Video board that supports VGA graphics.
2 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 pres.exe to one of your Program
Manager groups in Windows 3.X. Run it by clicking on the icon.
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REQUIRED FILES FOR DISTRIBUTION
VBRUN300.DLL - Visual Basic 3.0 runtime library.
PRES.EXE - Program's executable file.
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.
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
Shareware vendors, BBS sysops, Users' Groups, and other individuals are
encouraged to distribute this program if 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. No files are modified or deleted.
3. 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.
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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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OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FROM THIS AUTHOR
Learn USA Geography - a Windows educational program that teaches the history
and geography of the United States. This program features 6 different maps
of the U.S. - current, regions, territorial expansion, famous routes, and
more. Graphs and various quizzes are included.
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SUPPORT
If you find any problems with this program, please do not hesitate to contact
me. I will investigate the problem and do my best to find the solution.
Furthermore, I would also like to receive any comments and suggestions you
may have concerning this program. Please forward any questions to the
following address :
Daniel Gonzalez
5423 Bakersfield
San Antonio, TX 78228-6514
Please register this software. Your honesty pays.
Thank you for trying this software.