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- MAZE MASTER
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1992 by
-
- The Flatirons Group
- 1550 Kalmia Ave.
- Boulder, CO 80304-1817
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- TOPICS:
- Introduction
- Files
- Installation
- Un-Installation
- Quick Start
- Systems Supported
- Change History
- Definition of Shareware
- Disclaimer - Agreement
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- INTRODUCTION:
-
- Maze Master is a classic maze solving game, with a computer twist. The
- computer can solve the tough mazes, too! You are the mouse, peeking
- over the maze to study it, getting down on all four legs to run through
- it some, then peeking again!
-
- Start with the easy mazes, then move all the way to the very tough
- Monster mazes! Then raise the walls so you can't peek!
-
- You get points for solving the maze, and bonus points if you solve it
- quickly. Score enough and you can make the list of the top 5 all-time
- players!
-
- This program is SHAREWARE, and is not FREE! It is a copyrighted
- program. After a couple of weeks of usage, you are obliged to register
- the program or remove it from your computer(s). You are encouraged to
- pass it along to a friend, but you must include this file and the
- registration form as well. Registration entitles you to certain support
- and update privaleges detailed in the Help for the program. So please
- register the program so I can continue to develop others!
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- FILES:
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- WinMaze.exe The Maze Master Game
- WinMaze.hlp The help file for Maze Master
- WinMaze.frm Simple ASCII registration form
- BWCC.dll DLL for the great Borland buttons
- ReadMe.txt This file!
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- INSTALLATION:
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- Put the WinMaze.* files in your favorite Windows games directory.
- Follow your Windows instructions for creating an icon for the
- WinMaze.exe in a program group of your choice.
-
- Move the BWCC.dll file to your Windows\System directory. If one is
- already there, keep the newest one! The included copy of BWCC.dll
- supports both Windows 3.0 and 3.1.
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- UN-INSTALLATION:
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- While I hope it will never happen, I do believe you should be able to
- un-install a program. Maze Master does not modify Config.Sys,
- AutoExec.Bat, Win.Ini, nor System.Ini. It does not create a new
- Program Group for itself.
-
- Besides the files listed above, it will create a private Ini file,
- WinMaze.Ini, in the \Windows directory.
-
- To un-install, simply erase this file and any files named WinMaze.*
- on your disk. I suggest keeping the latest copy of BWCC.dll, but
- you could delete it and later download it from CompuServe's BCPPWIN
- forum if you needed it.
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- QUICK START (if you are impatient like me):
-
- In Maze Master, you are the mouse! You must trace your way from through
- the maze, starting at the left and leaving the maze on the right.
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- The mouse shape helps you. Normally, the mouse is standing to scan the
- maze. But when you press the left mouse button, your mouse gets down
- on all fours at the beginning of the maze.
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- You can rest at any time by releasing the mouse button. Your mouse
- peeks up study the maze. Pressing down on the left mouse button again
- moves you back to all fours at the point you left off.
-
- The amount of the maze you can see varies with the size of the walls
- of the maze. With low walls, you can see the whole maze before you
- start (but the walls are still too high to climb). With high walls,
- you can only see the walls in front, to the sides, and in back of you.
- If you declare yourself a blind mouse, you can only feel the walls
- around you. And if you dare, make the walls glass! With glass walls,
- you can't see them, only bump your nose into them!
-
- If you get frustrated, let the computer solve the maze by selecting
- the Solve option under the Maze menu.
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- SYSTEMS SUPPORTED
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- Maze Master has been tested under Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1 with DOS
- 4.0 and 5.0. It has run on PS/2 Microchannel machine, Dell ISA
- machine, and Zeos notebook. It has run on LSD VGA screens, color VGA
- screens, and 8514 256-color screens.
-
- Maze Master requires a 286 or higher processor.
-
- If it trips on your system, I would be very interested in knowing the
- pariculars. Please send a note to CompuServe 70053,3600. Thank you.
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- CHANGE HISTORY
-
- V1.0 - First version released.
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
- using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- Users of Maze Master must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "Maze Master is supplied as is. The Flatirons Group disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The Flatirons Group assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
- quential, which may result from the use of Maze Master."
-
- Maze Master is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. 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 Maze Master and continue to use
- Maze Master after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment of $15 to The Flatirons Group. The $15
- registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
- computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
- a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
- being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
-
- Commercial users of Maze Master must register and pay for their
- copies of Maze Master within 30 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by con-
- tacting The Flatirons Group.
-
- Anyone distributing Maze Master for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact The Flatirons Group at the address below for authorization.
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of Maze Master along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
- will receive a copy of the latest version of the Maze Master
- system and support for a year.
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