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                 ABC-WARE Software for Kids!

                       MatheMax v1.0

                 Copyright 1998-99 J. Behling

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Dear parents,

Children are attracted by computers as if by magic. Being strange and 
suspicious to many adults, to children this modern aid is as natural as 
the telephone and the TV. Just the fact that mum and dad use it excites 
the curiosity of the child.


Often the computer unjustly is condemned as being a cause for isolation,
a lack of creativity, an increasing propensity for violence, etc. This 
is not necessarily so. If the computer is used the right way, i. e. with 
the appropriate software and under control of the parents, it can help 
to encourage creativity and communicational skills.

ABC-WARE is software for children *). Under this name programs are 
developed which do not contain violence and have no racist and other 
contents which are liable to corrupt the young. Here you will not find 
any shoot-'em-up games.

ABC-WARE stimulates the creativity and the intellectual and logical 
capacities, supports the imagination of your child and in an enjoyable 
and playful way practises simple tasks as reading, 
arithmetic, etc., either by itself or together with children of the 
same age or with the whole family.

Make sure that your child spends its time at the computer in a useful 
way. Pay attention to ABC-WARE when buying software. This ensures that 
you always choose the right software.


*) There are supposedly even adults who enjoy ABC-WARE!



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Installation

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Start the installation by typing

            abcsetup

The installation program will ask you in which directory MatheMax shall 
be installed. You can either accept the default directory or enter a 
directory of your choice. If the directory does not exist already, it 
will be created by the installation program.

After the installation your target directory has to contain the following 
files:

    Target directory:
        readme.txt      introduction
        MatheMax.exe    main program
        MatheMax.hlp    help file
        order.doc       order form

    Windows System directory:
        msvbvm60.dll    Visual Basic runtime module (distributed
                        separately with online versions)

Attention: This file may also be used by other programs! If you 
want to uninstall MatheMax for any reason, make sure that no other 
programs use this runtime module, before you delete it!

A program group will be created and the icons for Snowman will be added 
automatically.


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Updates

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You'll find the newest version at
http://www.abc-ware.de/

18.10.1999  Version 1.0.233
    * Save sound settings

15.10.1999  Version 1.0.231


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Disclaimer

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MatheMax has been tested thoroughly, nevertheless errors can have 
slipped in. In view of the multitude of possible hardware and software 
combinations, interactions and incompatibilities cannot be ruled out. 
There is no warranty for a faultless operation of MatheMax, the author 
is not liable in any way for any damages which may results from using 
the program. The entire risk as to the use of the software is assumed 
by the user.